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Twitter to wring revenue from Starbucks, Dell, Whole Foods? | VentureBeat

// June 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

Finally, Twitter is talking about how it will bring in revenue. Sort of. In an interview today, the company still …

Singletasking: The Next Trend in Web Working?

// June 19th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

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Written by Darrell Etherington.

We freelance web workers multitask like it was going out of style. Question is, is it actually going out of style? Some people think so, and they look to singletasking as the next trend in how we work.
Singletasking is …

Mass Arrests and Detentions Signal Increasing Repression

// June 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

“A purge of reform-oriented individuals….”
(17 June 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today that several dozen notable figures including Saeed Hajjarian, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Behzad Nabavi, and Abdolfattah Soltani…

Mass Arrests and Detentions Signal Increasing Repression

// June 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

“A purge of reform-oriented individuals….”
(17 June 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today that several dozen notable figures including Saeed Hajjarian, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Behzad Nabavi, and Abdolfattah Soltani…

Hillary Clinton defends Twitter efforts for Iran – Los Angeles Times

// June 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

Hillary Clinton defends US efforts to keep Twitter available for Iran protesters. Tehran had complained. http://bit.ly/15uevW #iranelection [more]Tweets: 157 [RETWEET]Source: www.latimes.comCategory: newsTags: #iranelection, available, helped, know, pr…

How to decide where to live

// May 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

Three years ago, I made a decision to move from New York City to Madison, WI based purely on research. I put economic development research together with positive psychology research. Then I combed the Internet for city statistics, and I moved. (If you …

Creative Commons Facebook App Licenses Your Facebook Content [Social Networking]

// May 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

Ever since Facebook unveiled its new terms of service, users have been concerned over content ownership issues. For those still concerned, the Creative Commons License Facebook application can help….

5 Lessons Celebrities Can Teach Us About Facebook Pages

// May 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

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Dan Schawbel is the bestselling author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 09), and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog.
Celebrities have officially taken over social networks and are using them to …

75+ Truly Remarkable Typography Resources | Hi, I'm Grace Smith [ www.gracesmith.co.uk ] [shared by 41 people] (Social Reader popular stories)

// May 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reading Picks

Great Typography is not just about choosing your typeface, setting it’s properties and forgetting about it. Typography can add life, character and interest into a design.