Stay tuned to read my January recap and see if I managed to repeat the success in December. Meanwhile, here’s my recommended reads for this weekend:

Problogger updates on the Adsense Referral payment changes. Before jumping back on the bandwagon of Adsense referrals, think how significant these changes really are.

When Digg takes down the top users pages hoping for more decency from their side, the rivals from Netscape recognize the opportunity of finally looking like “the better guy”.

SEOmoz wrote about how StumbleUpon was their top referrer this week. While the post mainly consists of graphs and comparisons, some tips are given towards the end of the post.

“The Probabilist” Johan Holmberg writes about the top 10 misspelled words that spell-checkers can’t correct. A must read.

I Will Teach You To Be Rich tells the story of his 3 friends, their expensive spending habits, and why he doesn’t have a problem with them.

Throttle is a Wordpress plugin that you wish you needed. It’s a great troubleshooter for those with highly trafficked blogs that often cause server issues.