The Age of the Essay, by Paul Graham – how the “gift economy” of blogs benefits the writer at least as much as the reader. “An essay is something you write to try to figure something out…Just as inviting people over forces you to clean up your apartment, writing something that other people will read…more

The Crying Bar – I don’t understand Asian culture, I’ve tried.

Rushkoff on blogging as a gift economy– “I believe the greatest power of the blog is not just its ability to distribute alternative information …but its power to demonstrate a mode of engagement that is not based on the profit principle.”

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InfoDesign: Understanding by Design – News – good information design resource