Coals to Newcastle: The Donald Hands Out Free Money on the Upper East Side

Donald Trump’s people hand out free money outside the Barnes & Noble at 5th Avenue and 46th Street, to promote Mr. Trump’s new book, Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life.


New York Observer

"Anti-Social Networking" Sites Mock Web 2.0 Trends

Two parody sites, Enemybook and Snubster, mock what they see as the superficiality and cheerfulness of online social-networking sites like Facebook.

Wired

AdReady Lets You Create Tacky Home Loan Ads Too

Display ads have generally been the purview of larger brand name companies who can afford the cost of creating highly visual or dynamic ads. However, Aaron Finn and his team at AdReady want to bring banner advertising to even the little guys.

TechCrunch

73 and Loaded With Friends on Facebook

It's no secret that Facebook, which started as a networking playground for college kids, is graying.

New York Times

Facts Prove No Match for Gossip, It Seems

Why do we gossip? Evolution may hold some surprising answers.

New York Times

Two, Deux, Dos: Heavily Used Words Evolve More Slowly

Why do some words evolve rapidly, while others hardly evolve at all?

New York Times

Green = Modern

A carbon-neutral green-development zone in Libya may serve as a model for environmentally friendly design.

New York Times