Welcome to the second instalment of our social media roundup ‘Thank f*&ck it’s Friday’. This is our new weekly slot to share with you the best stories related to social media and our favourite video of the week. Just a bit of light reading as it’s nearly the weekend so it’s probably all we can manage on a Friday afternoon! And we promise you won’t find a single mention of wave, we’re pretty sure there’s been other stuff happening too

@Drew gets a website

Last week we reported that @Drew was auctioning off his Twitter username, to raise $1 million for Livestrong. Now there’s a website where you can track Drew Carey (U.S. tv host) who’s pledged to donate $1 million for the username if he reaches 1 million followers by the end of 2009. Why not show your support at milliondollardrew.com ?

Twitter release lists

Twitter recently announced their plans to introduce ‘lists’ and last night they began rolling this out to selected users. Lists are a quick way to find new recommended followers. You can quickly create lists from within the Twitter interface. For those who are lucky enough to have this feature (I’m not) there’s a full guide on how to create lists here

First Direct launched a new social media site

First Direct have launched a brand new consumer feedback site, that’s centered around social media. The site pulls in customer feedback from social networks and tracks the sentiment. On the site you can share with the bank just what you think of them. At the moment this is (unfortunately) not part of First Direct’s main site, but an interview with First Direct’s Lisa Wood suggests this might soon change.

Channel 4 signs content deal with Youtube

Youtube and Channel 4 have just signed a deal which will allow the broadcaster’s content to be available in full, free of charge. The content will be available in the UK and is a significant challenge to the BBC iPlayer. Channel 4 is the first broadcaster in the world to offer such a service. You can read the full press release here. There’s no announcements yet on when the content will be available outside of the UK.

Access Facebook on your Xbox

Microsoft is now taking applications to trial its beta service which allows you to access Facebook, Twitter and Zune on Xbox Live. Users can enter into a trial for the service by completing a survey on Microsoft Connect. Just make sure your region is covered by Xbox Live before you take part!

And now for a bit of fun…

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