Welcome, again, to another entirely subjective selection of 15 links, humanely culled from my week's online reading and roughly collated under the seven broad categories seen below:
Selected Highlights from Guardian Technology (Because otherwise I just don't get around to reading it now it's no longer in the print edition).
The internet's cyber radicals: Aleks Krotoski begins a new fortnightly column on how the internet is changing our world (reader contributions to each column are invited at the link).
Facebook 'one of several threats' to the principles of the web, says Tim Berners-Lee.
'Cloud gaming' services enabling users to play games beyond the spec of their own machines.
Earth as Art: an online gallery of US Geological Survey satellite images.
Has the Times increased profits with its paywall? The latest figures tell us nothing, says Cory Doctorow.
Social Media
Serendipity and human connections: the new sites following in the wake of Chatroulette.
The Viral Spiral: 'the most shared video ads from each of the years 2006-2010.'
Books, Writing & Storytelling
Three book industry experiments with online crowdsourced funding.
Lulu Titlescorer: find out whether your novel has the title to become a bestseller.
Useful Apps, Utilities & Downloads
Feather: Aviary's superb suite of online design tools now includes an embeddable photo editor, thanks to HTML5.
Music
Spotify still planning US expansion - with or without major labels - despite £16.6m losses in 2009.
Games & Other Distractions
Entries to the latest jayisgames.com Casual Gameplay Design Competition are now available to play online.
Miscellaneous
Lessons learned by The New York Times's David Pogue in his 10 years of writing about technology.
The US embassy cables: what Washington thinks of the rest of the world, as divulged in 'the biggest intelligence leak in history'.
Bad publicity can get you top ranked in a Google search, but is it a long-term business model?
Selected Highlights from Guardian Technology (Because otherwise I just don't get around to reading it now it's no longer in the print edition).
The internet's cyber radicals: Aleks Krotoski begins a new fortnightly column on how the internet is changing our world (reader contributions to each column are invited at the link).
Facebook 'one of several threats' to the principles of the web, says Tim Berners-Lee.
'Cloud gaming' services enabling users to play games beyond the spec of their own machines.
Earth as Art: an online gallery of US Geological Survey satellite images.
Has the Times increased profits with its paywall? The latest figures tell us nothing, says Cory Doctorow.
Social Media
Serendipity and human connections: the new sites following in the wake of Chatroulette.
The Viral Spiral: 'the most shared video ads from each of the years 2006-2010.'
Books, Writing & Storytelling
Three book industry experiments with online crowdsourced funding.
Lulu Titlescorer: find out whether your novel has the title to become a bestseller.
Useful Apps, Utilities & Downloads
Feather: Aviary's superb suite of online design tools now includes an embeddable photo editor, thanks to HTML5.
Music
Spotify still planning US expansion - with or without major labels - despite £16.6m losses in 2009.
Games & Other Distractions
Entries to the latest jayisgames.com Casual Gameplay Design Competition are now available to play online.
Miscellaneous
Lessons learned by The New York Times's David Pogue in his 10 years of writing about technology.
The US embassy cables: what Washington thinks of the rest of the world, as divulged in 'the biggest intelligence leak in history'.
Bad publicity can get you top ranked in a Google search, but is it a long-term business model?
