Super Jellyfish

• MobileCrunch » Spinvox Makes Mobile Messaging Hyper Efficient
  (tags: cool wireless)

• Big Deals Are Sequels to Tradition In Hollywood [WPO]
  New ways of financing movies
  (tags: film)
• Gladwell comments on The Dog Whisperer
  (tags: interesting pets behavior)
• ABC News: MYTH: More Foreign Aid Will End Global Poverty
  Great article. I just reserved the book “White Man’s Burden” at the library. Should be good reading!
  (tags: socialventure poverty)
• DEVONthink: An appreciation of “smart groups” | 43 Folders
  (tags: software interesting brain)
• When Gifts Come Back to Haunt You - David Sedaris
  (tags: gifts interesting newyorker)

Wow, YouTube is so cool!

• MySpace will play host to a free magazine issue | CNET News.com
  Rupert Murdoch is a genius!
  (tags: mediatech)
• Wrigley’s Sweet Share-Payout Deal [WSJ]
  I think this is a great idea.. shareholders who keep their shares longer SHOULD have more say over corporate governance! How else can you get people to think long-term??
  (tags: governance business)
• Al Gore: The Come-Back Kid — New York Magazine
  (tags: politics)
• Mojizu - A Contemporary Character Design Community - Moji Shop
  Another cool t-shirt company…
  (tags: cool threads)
• Mojizu - A Contemporary Character Design Community
  Really cool
  (tags: cool animation fun)
• Renkoo - neat event planning site
  Sort of cool.. useful for times when you’re trying to plan a dinner but are flexible on date, time and location… I have LOTS of email threads in my email like this!
  (tags: cool interesting people)
• An Introduction to Backdating of Executive Stock Options
  Very instructive. Agent/principle problem at work!
  (tags: incentives economics interesting)

• Board Art [simplehuman]
  Some interesting board art
  (tags: art)

I love it! Wikipedia!

• In Tokyo, the New Trend Is ‘Media Immersion Pods’ - New York Times
  (tags: interesting society culture media)
• Cafe Hayek defends his assertion that service sector jobs are more desirable
  Makes me think of the book the ‘Millionaire Next Door’ - most millionaires in the book wanted their children to become lawyers and doctors
  (tags: labor)
• Distribute for free, or sell affordably? - PSD Blog
  A point of view on malaria-preventing mosquito nets. Give them away or sell them?
  (tags: socialventure)
• Private equity and emerging markets - PSD Blog
  A take on the recent Global Private Equity Conference
  (tags: pe business)
• What’s the connection between the number of parking tickets unpaid and corruption by nation?
  Interesting!
  (tags: culture)
• Google Notebook
  Hmmm… I think I would love this except for (1) the fact you have to download something in order to clip pages and (2) privacy concerns — what if Google gives away your private thoughts?
  (tags: interesting internet google)
• The Becker-Posner Blog: Are CEOS Overpaid? BECKER
  Great analysis!
  (tags: economics)
• Creating talent (kottke.org)
  Kottke comments on the creation of talent… agreed!
  (tags: talent psychology)
• Does beginning a career in investment banking mean one will work in finance for years?
  … or will he simply do so until the next downturn? MBAs and Investment Banking Careers. You need a login for this one, but it’s very interesting
  (tags: interesting business banking)
• An Alarm Clock That Just Might Work
  It flies around the room sputtering until you get up and put it to death
  (tags: gadgets)

• gladwell.com: U.S. versus U.K.
  Gladwell makes a great point that health is very much affected by stress
  (tags: health healthcare economics)

• A Star Is Made - New York Times
  My favorite column - the authors of Freakonomics discusses new research that dispels the idea that hard work and training do not matter
  (tags: psychology sports talent)
• Money Changes Everything - New York Times
  Gosh, how true these social situations are…
  (tags: psychology money status)

• forallofthis: join in the global boycott against ticketmaster
  Why does Ticketmaster have such a monopoly on concert venues? I imagine Ticketmaster pays giant fees to concert venues for “exclusives”. Since fans just want to see the bands, they have no choice. And bands need a place to play
  (tags: business)
• Money isn’t all that matters - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  A view from an economist
  (tags: interesting economics)
• NPR : Finding Happiness in a Harvard Classroom
  Six tips for happiness
  (tags: happiness psychology)
• Etsy - Your place to buy and sell all things handmade
  Kind of cool
  (tags: shopping interesting)