Friday Link Love 4/4

I am glad this week is over. I’m just starting to feel like myself after battling the flu last week and my throat has stopped randomly catching on fire. But now that Friday is here I can relax and unwind. I have two precious days of freedom where I pretty much set my own schedule and make my own rules (as long as I okay it with my beautiful wife first).

So without further delay, here is this week’s Link Love. I hope all of you have a very happy and safe weekend!

Computing in 2020: Erasing the boundary between human and PC
With technology advancing so fast, it’s cool to think that one day we’ll have vast amounts of information at our fingertips (even more so than today!). The possibilities are endless!

Naked Book Reading: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
I think I’ll let this one speak for itself. Although, I will say that I have never tried naked book reading myself.

Amazon’s 50 Product Page Features
It’s no accident that Amazon sells a lot of products. Next time you’re on one of their product pages, see if you can identify all the features listed in the post. It’s all about merchandising.

Unreal cities
The city where fiction takes place can be an important part of the story. Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between real and fictional cities.

e-reads i-Wash
I can finally continue reading War and Peace as I bathe, thanks to this waterproof ebook reader!

Who Profits From Your Content When You’re Dead?
None of us will live forever, but your online content just might. So who will benefit from the content you put your heart and soul into after you’re pushing up daisies?

My hazy return
A look at how books are sold in the UK, where they appear to have book vending machines. I’m so jealous!

A Wedge Between Writers and Readers
Are writers actually pushing away potential readers by the literary high-brown material they produce?

What does creativity mean to you?
This post features some very interesting ideas about what creativity means.

Life Coding: 9 Ways to Fight Feature Creep in our Lives
How many "features" does your life have? A cell phone? Computer? Multiple social network accounts? Email? A blog? While all of these can make our lives more simple and convenient, they can also rob us of valuable time. This post list some great ways to counter "feature creep".

Fiction Writing: Research is Just a Road Trip
If you write fiction to avoid research, then you might never be able to write a good novel. Okay, that sounds kinda lame. But read this post and you’ll be surprised how a little research can open up new realms of possibilities in your fiction!

Random Post from Brad’s Reader
Here’s a hint: Reading this random post can score you a cool $30 Amazon gift card!

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