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links for 2007-10-22

• Broadband: What’s All the Fuss About? | Pew Internet and American Life Project
  The fuss about broadband extends beyond access to information to active participation in the online commons as people with shared interests or problems gather at various online forums to chat or collaborate.
  (tags: internet onlineoffline pew research toread)
• To Clarify Sloppy Signage, Airports Hire ‘Wayfinders’ | WSJ.com
  As early as 2001, officials at the Miami International Airport saw troubling signs — in this case, the kind of signs that are intended to guide travelers swiftly through the airport, but had instead multiplied into a hodgepodge of confusing and often out
  (tags: design travel airport signs ia toread via:freakonomics)
• Survival of the Fittest | best of craigslist
  “Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels.”
  (tags: candy craigslist food humor via:swissmiss)
• Tortilla Franchise Growing Up | washingtonpost.com
  Quirky Cal-Tort expands quickly but with caution
  (tags: food restaurant mexican arlingtonva)