Congratulations - you've (almost) successfully completed the month of August! Before back-to-school fever takes over, and before putting your holiday business plans in motion, take a break now and get caught up on this month's most important Web business topics. Website Magazine has assembled its top 20 content items - posts and magazine articles - for the month, based on what you found most compelling and listed them below. It's an excellent roundup of what's been happening online this month and what you need to know heading into September.

Website Magazine's Top Twenty Content Items for August '09 is below:

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1. The LA Times' User-Centric Redesign
2. Outright Bookkeeping Available for eBay Merchants 
3. The Problem(s) With IT Web Marketing Today 
4. Google's Bid Simulator Now Live
5. Free Flash eCommerce Website Builder
6. Page Speed @ Google Code
7. Eight Great API’s For Your Next Website or Application
8. Merchant-Friendly Affiliate Networks 
9. LinkShare Opens Pay-Per-Call, Turns Heads
10. Most Popular Twitter Clients 
11. Holistic Marketing Encourages Conversions
12. August Hiring Trends From Elance
13. Measuring Video Engagement 
14. Network Hippo: Social Networking CRM
15. SEO vs. PPC: The Engine Ready Study 
16. For The Ladies; SheBlogs Launches 
17. NewEgg - Accessibility in Action
18. Facebook and FriendFeed Mean Business 
19. Ask.com's Carla Borsoi on the New Search Landscape and More
20. Shutterstock Affiliate Program Earns High Praise