It’s Friday, so that means it’s time to have a look at what people are talking about this week. We scoured the web in search of interesting blog posts and while they are plentiful, we had to narrow it down to just five. Whether you’re looking for some Internet marketing tips or a nice chuckle to start your weekend, we’ve got you covered.

Courtney Tuttle is a guy that wants to help you make money online for free. Court has some great advice in his own blog, but he also realizes that he simply cannot be the definitive source of money making information. As such, he’s hand selected the top 7 Internet mentors you can trust. Why is John Chow not on the list? Because he’s an evil panda killer, that’s why.

Darren Barefoot says that he never has a shortage of topics to blog about, but he just doesn’t have the time to write them all. As such, he’d rather spend the time reading what you have to say in the 55 more blog posts he hopes you write. There’s quite a few topic suggestions there that would certainly make for some interesting reading. Now hop to it.

Aldian Prakoso reminds us that we should definitely focus on the long tail niche. He takes a case study of a 17-year-old girl who is pulling down $70,000 a month from Adsense alone, thanks to her hugely popular site filled with free MySpace layouts for teenage girls. I guess she really understands that demographic.

Think Referrals attempts to explain the American subprime mortgage crisis to Canadians. We’ve heard about the real estate crash in the States and how so many homeowners are facing foreclosure, but what does it all mean and where did it all come from? Before you ask, no, subprime does not refer to getting a mortgage rate at less than prime.

The Bird Man’s Blog is providing the comic relief to this edition of In The Sphere, discovering a rather interesting promotional product. The Bird Man calls it the sexy towel. Who knew that some cotton stitched together with an interesting print could be prove to be so funny.