Daily Deal Services « Yipit Blog -
Spreadsheet of the more than 300 “daily deals” offers that exist in the US. This data clearly shows how the competitive field around Groupon is large and growing— and brand development is important.
Being Human, 09.02.10 » Leo Burnett Blog - Leo Burnett Worldwide -
A number of articles and stories on “being human”— who we are, what we do, how we think developed by the Leo Burnett Info Resource Center (a genuinely smart group of pseudo-librarians at the…
100 Helpful Photography Tutorials for Beginners and Professionals -
Ultimate photography resource - definitely a ‘save for later’ link.
Philip H. Howard | Soft Drink Industry Structure -
The entire soft-drink ecosystem. All major brands (excluding private-labels from big-box retailers).
ReadWriteWeb: Poligraft Tracks Influence on Government -
Poligraft.com brings politics and influences together in just one click. As Luigi Montanez explains at the Sunlight Labs blog, “Poligraft takes in a block of text, parses it for entities like…
Local Newspapers Killing Themselves With Lack Of Local Focus -
A sound criticism of hyperlocal news: don’t feature stories written thousands of miles away from the community the story is supposed to serve.
Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection >> Home -
Very comprehensive historical Chicago photo archive.
Media Nation » Hard times working the Patch -
Some additional thoughts on the hyperlocal journalism startup Patch..
A really nice presentation of teaching HTML5 *IN* html5. Definitely a bookmark-for-later kinda resource
A/B Split Test and Multivariate Testing Software - Visual Website Optimizer -
A potential (low-cost) tool for smaller brands and marketers to use when wanting to optimize their site with low-tech multivariate testing… A nice entry-level tool to trial.
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn - The Local – Fort-Greene Blog - NYTimes.com
Childhood Cancers - National Cancer Institute -
A summary of the top questions & answers regarding childhood cancers.
Interview with Alan Taylor of The Big Picture -
Behind the “Big Picture” creator Alan Taylor.
Monocle - Books in the browser -
Browser-based readable format for books and other digital content.