autorave/internet

Pretty good list of 27 websites that became books. It would be interesting to see how they transfer their blog material onto the printed page. I have some of them, its mostly reposts, old material. Good for hardcore fans or noobs.

Transition officials call it Obama 2.0 -- an ambitious effort to transform the president-elect's vast Web operation and database of supporters into a modern new tool to accomplish his goals in the White House. If it works, the new president could have an unprecedented ability to appeal for help from millions of Americans who already favor his ideas, bypassing the news media to pressure Congress.

A good list of best Internet marketing blogs in the industry ranked according to various criteria like Alexa, Compete, Pagerank, Technorati, Yahoo links and RSS subscribers.

From the page: "Facebook has been infiltrated by Nigerian scammers and other cyber criminals who use compromised accounts to con users out of cash.

Now that even non-tech savvy internet users know not to respond to, or click on links in, emails from strangers, online thieves have turned to social networks and are finding it is easier to trick people when posing as their friends."

New toolbar from Reddit. Not a fan of toolbars in general but this looks pretty cool, will give it a try.

The leaders of the most wired country on Earth are seeking to curb online anonymity and debate, with laws that many say will fail