freshelectrons

links for 2008-01-01

• A More Open Congress
  This is what libraries do best, and why they are special: they defend public interests; they make information widely available; and they ensure its permanence.
  (tags: carlmalamud public.resource opengov opengovdata archive.org libraries)
• 2008 Web Predictions - ReadWriteWeb
  several lists. notable: "Closely related, Yahoo's Hack strategy (see ReadWriteTalk's podcast with Bradley Horowitz) will start to bear fruit and things will look much more optimistic in Sunnyvale this year."
  (tags: web2.0 predictions trends year-end)
• Micro Persuasion: 2008 Digital Trends Part I: Media Battle Advertisers for Eyeballs
  (tags: advertising media rubel trends content edelman marketing)
• WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: Social Technology Top Ten for 2007
  jon lebkowsky
  (tags: social_media social apps)

links for 2007-12-31

• Rant: P2P Is More than Cheap Bandwidth « NewTeeVee
  by janko roettgers
  (tags: p2p cdns torrents community)

notes from Zen Training

"When a poet plunges himself deep into his language, he reaches a condition o f mental lucidity and serenity. This might be called a sort of positive samadhi. ... Language samadhi figures a great deal in Zen."
What is the samadhi of particle after particle? Rice in the bowl, water in the pail.

links for 2007-12-29

• Shifting Coupons, From Clip and Save to Point and Click - New York Times
  (tags: advertising coupons online)
• FlickrFan: Dave Winer's New Photo Viewing Software - ReadWriteWeb
  (tags: flickr flickrfan davewiner)
• FlickrFan public beta
  (tags: flickr mac RSS apps davewiner)

links for 2007-12-28

• Lemony Meyer Lemon Curd | figswithbri.com
  (tags: lemoncurd recipe)

links for 2007-12-23

• BravoNation | little. yellow. different.
  (tags: next bravos bravonation)

links for 2007-12-22

• Quantcast - Open Internet Ratings Service
  (tags: alexa advertising audience data demographics intelligence)
• A Student's Guide to the Medical Literature
  (tags: medical reference readme)
• Five Years Later: Blogs Beat NYT in Google but Everything More Complicated Than Expected - ReadWriteWeb
  winer vs nisenholz
  (tags: longbet longnow news google blogging)

links for 2007-12-21

• The New York Times Magazine - Features - Columns - Style - The New York Times
  via waxy
  (tags: ideas)
• Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask allows you to take photos/videos underwater hands-free | Krunker
  to launch at CES
  (tags: photography underwater)
• Waxy.org: Daily Log: Exclusive: Yahoo! Brickhouse launches BravoNation
  (tags: bravos bravonation waxy)

links for 2007-12-20

• Why Nobody Likes a Smart Machine - New York Times
  photo frames
  (tags: interface design)
• << artomat >>
  (tags: art commerce vendingmachine)

links for 2007-12-18

• 23andMe - Genetics Just Got Personal.
  from the google-in-law. via esthr's flickr stream
  (tags: lifehacks genes DNA information)
• john geraci’s blog » The Deal With Yahoo
  (tags: culture yahoo innovation havihoffman)
• evhead: Will it fly? How to Evaluate a New Product Idea
  (tags: product productdevelopment)
• Summize - Discover reviews and blogs on millions of products
  mining sentiment in the review-o-sphere
  (tags: reviews sentiment)