links for 2009-10-27

"Paper is dead, ink is drying up, the newsstand is a wasteland and the future will be backlit, animated and user-generated. That may be if you’re a tech entrepreneur riding around on your Segway in Marin Country and you’ve bet a small fortune launching a new media device that will be a shortwave, broadsheet, TV and cassette player/recorder all in one. It all sounds like a load of nonsense, however, if you’re a press baron in Hamburg with a view of the container ships silently gliding up the Elbe laden with reels of glossy paper bound for printing plants all over the Federal Republic."

"Here’s a collection of articles discovered in the last year that have shaped my opinion on what makes successful youth marketing."

"Welcome to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2009 report, which will be released in five consecutive daily segments."

"When you flip a light switch, pick up your phone or watch a movie, it is thanks to the genius and vision of Thomas Edison. And now you can visit Edison’s workshop, the place where the first sound was recorded and the light bulb was perfected."

"The following is a dialogue between Steve Portigal and Dan Soltzberg about the importance of being aware and the advantages of tapping into your “super-noticing power” in practicing design and specifically in user research."

"Trippy is a Google Wave Extension that helps you plan a trip with your friends using Lonely Planet's award winning content."