Social Media Now 09.22.08

Here are just a few of the interesting bits of social media goodness we read last week. Missing something? Add your own links in the comments, or email your favs for the next round of social media now.

Blog World 08 kept everybody hopping last week. See the Tweetstream at #BWE08 to see what people were/are tweeting.

Podcamp Montreal took place on the 20th and 21st in, you guessed it, Montreal. Dave Fleet posted a iGoogle dashboard of events here.

Technorati released their State of the Blogosphere / 2008 report with some fascinating info on blogs.

Adele McAlear wrtote about Yammer winning the TechCrunch 50.

Sarah Perez posted her thoughts on Socialmedian’s new “Replize” tab.

PodTech posted a video interview with Spencer Tall of Allegis Capital about what VC’s are investing in these days.

Bright Shiny Objects

• BudURL launched another link shortening service, but with a twist. This one can return “click stream” stats on your link.
• Dwigger launched a cross between Digg and Twitter. Post your links to Twitter from their site and get them “Dwigged”.
• Scribblar launched a new multi-user whiteboard and sharing service based in the UK.
• Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop got a spiffy new look and feel, making it even easier to find out what’s hot.