As Buzzcloud ends a crazy-busy week in PR land, Friday is feeling fabulous, and here are just a few reasons why.

SOPA IS DEAD. Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA, said on Friday that he is pulling the bill “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”

Love this post on Pinterest and hot tips for brands. It’s awesome to see a variety of brands (and media too) — West Elm, Whole Foods, The Travel Channel, The Today Show and more — already hopping on the pinning bandwagon. The social networking/brand experience continues to evolve in powerful and creative ways.

Speaking of Pinterest, the art of curation is certainly the hottest web topic with so much content and so little time to filter and customize what is showing up in our news feeds and social streams. Check out this article about Twitter’s acquisition this week of Summify. Interesting space to watch.

And, this truly gives us something to sing about. Go, Barry!

Happy Friday, all!