Occupy George
A stroke of genius: turning money itself into the carrier for infographics on wealth distribution in America.
Tags: economics
The Super-Rich Super-Heroes Respond To
I got your 1% right here.
Russell M Davies: Make things, not media platforms (Wired UK)
A rallying cry from Russell, urging us not to rely too much on the intangible.
Big Questions Online
A site that aims to ask and explore the Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality, with a focus on science, religion, markets and morals.
What's Wrong With 'X Is Dead' - Science and Tech - The Atlantic
An excellent long-zoom rebuttal by Alexis Madrigal of the whole "The web is dead" guff on Wired right now.
Media: A world of hits | The Economist
The challenges of the long tail.
Social Networks Aren't Good Businesses - washingtonpost.com
An interesting take on the business models of social networking sites.
The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine
A great article about the rising prevalence of "rough consensus and running code" in the real world.
Internet Users in Developing Countries Drag on Sites’ Profits - NYTimes.com
A sobering article on the cost of being a truly global website. This gives some context to Last.fm's recent pricing model decision.
Sad Guys on Trading Floors
The cumalative effect of these captioned pictures will ease you through any financial crisis.
wrapping up 2007 (28 December 2007, Interconnected)
A brilliant braindump by Matt Webb examining the weave of the Web and the nature of reality. Set aside some time to soak this up.