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It's a festive podcast this week. Your top pods and blogs as usual and something a bit special for the season in the back half.
If we mentioned a place that you would like to visit online, then you can find all the links right here:

• To start we take a look at politics. Alberto Nardelli tells us how we can act politically on Twitter via Is your MP there?
• Charity work is highlighted in the season of giving. John Green, one of YoutTube's Vlog Brothers joins us to describe .
• Jingle all the way this week. tells us how he has turned online video competitions into a way of life.
  
• The festive season would not be the same without reindeer, but how much do you reall know about these animals and the people who care for them? Philip Burgess joins us from the .
• Keeping the skies safe for specific reindeer on their journey, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is tracking Santa.
• Our very special guest this week is a man who was no doubt busy but still had time to talk to us. came to Pods and Blogs. Fingers crossed we made it onto the nice list!


Happy holidays to all our listeners and don't forget to drop me a line.



If you have seen a blog or heard a podcast that you think we should know about, drop me a line at podsandblogs -at- bbc.co.uk I'd love to hear from you.

Take a moment of calm, the podcast is ready and waiting and this week we have more curious tales from the web for you.
If there was something in the show that you missed and a link would come in handy - they're all right here for you:

• First up Greg Galant explains how the allow us to vote for our favourite tweeters on Twitter.
• Great photographers don't often come on four legs. is a cat photographer. Michael Cross, Cooper's owner explains all.
• Cameras in odd places all round this week. Have a listen to the Not everyone thinks about embedding a tiny camera in their eye, but Rob Spence has been matched up with Omni Vision in a way that may make him able to record almost everything he could see. Please note if you follow this link there is surgery footage that may not suit the faint hearted.
  

The podcast is poised and waiting for you to listen up!
If there was something in the show that you missed and a link would come in handy - they're all right here for you:

• Should citizen journalists have full press access to Olympic events? Dave Olsen, community evangelist of in Canada thinks so and explains why.

The podcast is ready and waiting for you! This week we take a look at the online side of the attacks in Mumbai from the shape of data to the aid on the ground. If you would like to follow up and visit the sites you heard in the show, here's where you can find them:

• Gaurav Mishra is the Yahoo fellow in communications technology and intermational values at Georgetown University - he primarily does on developing countries and talks about the shape of information online during crisis reporting.


• Kamla Bhatt is the host and producer of an award winning syndicated online radio about life, people and ideas. She tells us her online decisions as events unfolded.


• Peter Griffin is a journalist, blogger and is part of a of people who try their best to organise aid, provide support and help those affected in a crisis.

December 1st was also World Aids Day so we dropped into Second Life to chat with Jenaia Morane who is helping to create a special place for support and celebration.






If you have seen a blog or heard a podcast that you think we should know about, drop me a line at podsandblog -at- bbc.co.uk I'd love to hear from you.