Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2007-10-03

• Social networking | Geekipedia | Wired
  The social networking boom made Rupert Murdoch nervous enough to spend half a billion bucks on a startup. Here's the 411 on the most noteworthy narcissism enablers.
  (tags: socialnetwork humor myspace facebook via:swissmiss)
• 1-800-GOOG-411
  "Google's new 411 service is free, fast and easy to use. Give it a try now and see how simple it is to find and connect with local businesses for free."
  (tags: google search cellphones sms)
• Caffeinated power napping | core77
  Whether you're drowsy from last night's (extended) happy hour or just being that dedicated, hard-working designer that we know you are, a quality power nap could definitely up your alertness.
  (tags: productivity freelance)
• Correspond with Whimsy | Whimsy Press
  Want people to know how sweet, thoughtful, witty and wise you are? Then start sending these small occasion cards from Whimsy Press.
  (tags: stationary humor via:swissmiss shopping)
• Wall Street Journal Redux | Design View / Andy Rutledge
  "While the print edition is a well designed and smartly laid-out publication, the main page of the online edition lacks most of the design soundness and all of the panache of the print version ... This page fails badly because of simple details."
  (tags: design webdesign review wsj onlinenews journalism color via:dnelson)