While many use the festive period as a time of reflection and rejuvenation, you can rest assured that our favourite internet innovators were using the time to prepare for a launch into another year of exciting online developments. Delve into the bigmouthmedia newsletter to have a look at the last digital stories of 2009 and the first headlines of 2010 to immerse yourself in the exciting online arena once again.
The build up to the holidays saw reports that one of 2009's biggest continuing and sometimes baffling success stories - microblogging site Twitter - would end the year in profit. However, Twitter wasn't the only social sharing site to have good news over the holidays. News that Facebook pipped Google to the position of most visited site at Christmas must have had the social networking site rocking around the tree.
Another unwelcome gift came the way of the Mountain View giant as Google lost a domain name case to a Canadian company with the moniker Groovle.com. However, the search giant's disappointment was surely augmented by the news that Chrome is now the world's third most popular web browser, suggesting that the browser wars are only set to intensify in 2010.
The year ahead also looks as though it will see a continued surge in the number of people making use of the mobile web and enjoying the ability to surf their favourite sites on the go. The much discussed potential unveiling of the Nexus One handset today has Googlephiles salivating, while some providers are making waves by producing apps for more basic handsets.
This will surely only flame the fires of Apple's iPhone ambition and rumours that Apple is poised to buy mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless indicate the dukes of design are not willing to wait around. What's more, at the end of the year we heard that the iconic brand was in talks with CBS and Disney, sparking rumours of a TV takeover for Apple.
Whatever 2010 holds, from a boom in augmented reality to the monetizing of the big social brands, you can rest assured that it will be one hell of a ride - so strap yourself in and let the bigmouthmedia newsletter guide you through the twists and turns of the headlines ahead.
Apple to buy mobile ad firm Quattro?
Apple looks as though it's launching into the mobile ad sector by acquiring the global advertising company.
Apps crossing over to 'feature' phones
With the tech world abuzz over the latest iPhone applications or the next smartphone set to take on the market, many consumers have felt left behind with their basic handsets. However, this looks set to change.
Is Google's Nexus One on the brink of release?
Speculation about the possibility of the search maestro unveiling the Nexus One phone this week has been rife.
Chrome is world's third most popular web browser
Google's web browser has overtaken Apple's Safari to become the world's third most popular browser.
Google loses domain name case
The search giant has lost a case it filed against Canadian website Groovle.com, a domain name it claimed was too similar to its own.
Facebook is most visited website this Christmas
The social networking site has taken Google's crown as the number one website in the United States for December 25.
Augmented reality set to boom in 2010
Software that allows smartphone users to overlay data onto a real view of the world will enter the mainstream next year, according to analysts.
Twitter ends 2009 in profit
The microblogging site's deals with search giants Google and Microsoft bagged $25 million for the internet startup.
Ready to iTune in: Apple to transform TV?
Apple is reportedly in talks with content providers, such as CBS and Disney, in order to establish a new, subscription-based TV service
