I thought about calling this week’s edition of links “Around the Creative World (Holiday Purgatory)”…but figured that might be a bit depressing. You know the time of year though: in between Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve. It’s a blah time of year. If you are lucky enough to be off work, you might still be enjoying yourself. If not, you are counting down the days until the new year so you can move on. At least, I know I am.

But there is one good thing about this time of year. Almost every single media outlet, in every medium, is releasing lists of the “Best of the Year.” And in this case, “Best of the Decade.”

• Avatar has just barley been release, and already AFI is singling it out as one of it’s eight significant moments of 2009.
• In case you were wondering, yes, Virginia, Facebook was the most visited site on Christmas. (Oh…your name isn’t Virginia?)
• Here are the 10 most-read AdFreak posts of the year.
• Do you want to know where digital marketing is going in 2010? Advertising Age thinks they know…
• And, Mashable has five things you need to know about mobile advertising for 2010.
• AdvertisingAge: Looking for a Second Career? Consider Being a Community Manager
• Do you have what it takes to apply for the position of “Twitter Genius“? I think I do…but I’m not sure that I want that title.
• In closing, here is Jack Bauer interrogating Santa Claus. (Also featured in The Rundown.)

Brian Laesch wishes you and yours a Happy 2010.