Links – 28/03/08

Blog-related:

• Is FriendFeed the Youtube/Facebook/Twitter of 2008?
• How the design of top websites has changed over 10 years (Wake up later)
• Social media starter guide (Chris Brogan)
• Fallon social media presentation (Slideshare) via Lee
• Rick Astley on the rickrolled meme (LA Times)
• Anthropological argument for not having a boss (Paul Graham)
• Youtube award winners
• Computer games sold with t-shirts (Boingboing)
• Google trying to host websites via search within search? Publishers displeased (New York Times) NB: I assume this only works with the cached pages?
• All South Park episodes available for legal streaming NB: I only ever saw the first two series. This has persuaded me to go back
• Are feed readers being squeezed out by Twitter and Alltop? (interesting blog at everydotconnects)
• Case study of Dell’s Regeneration campaign (Web-strategist)
• The world’s most dangerous geek (Rolling Stone) NB This is a few years old
• McDonalds’ turnaround (Business Week)
• Is a glass ceiling at Pixar causing staff to leave? (LA Times)
• The 25 most valuable blogs (24/7 Wall Street)
• The future of marketing (great presentation from Paul Isakson)

Random:

• Nazis attempted to convert the Sun into a weapon (Damninteresting)
• Longest words in the English language (Writinghood)
• 10 TV shows that changed the world (Mental Floss)
• The new tallest building in the world? (Bldngblog)
• The worst foods in America (New York Times)
• 1950s Congressional investigation of comic books (New Yorker)
• Project Prostitute (interesting art project)
• Favourite typefaces of 2007 (Typographica)
• How food really looks vs. its packaging (Pundo3000) NB: A German site but graphical
• Joe Queenan on the worst film ever (Guardian)
• Tantra fails to kill rationalist (Rationalist International)
• Free e-books from Night Shade

This week I would particularly recommend

Blog-related section: Social media starter guide, Anthropological argument for not having a boss, Case study of Dell’s Regeneration campaign and The future of marketing

Random section: Nazi attempt to convert the Sun into a weapon, How food really looks vs. its packaging and Joe Queenan on the worst film ever

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