Here are this week’s best links collected from my daily scouring of the Internet. Share your favorites in the comment section.
E-books and Readers
- Kobo keeps pushing boundaries. Techland
- Kobo will offer magazine service on their devices starting in October. Good Ereader
- Does it make sense to bundle print and e-books? Publishing Perspectives
- The Oxford English Dictionary is not for sale (in e-book) but you can rent it. The Guardian
Apps and Tech
- The paradox of wearable technology: can devices augment our activities without distracting us? Technology Review
- Three apps to help declutter your work and life. Aliza Sherman
- Five apps to help you dress for fall. AppNewser
Social Media
- J Crew put their catalog on Pinterest a day before it was available elsewhere. BusinessWeek
- Twitter will allow retailers to sell products and services within tweets. Bloomberg
- Shoppers are turning to YouTube for product research before buying. AdWeek
- Alexis Madrigal deconstructs the new blogging platform Medium. The Atlantic
- How to choose a hashtag for your campaign [infographic]. All Twitter
- How to get your client’s content into Google’s new “In-Depth Articles” PR Newser
Media and Publishing
- NewsHour at a crossroads. CJR
- Al Jazeera America began broadcasting last week. Here’s how to measure their success. Poynter
- Al Jazeera America’s launch ratings. TV Newser
- Four journalist secrets every PR person should know. Cision
- Slate launched an LGBTQ blog, Outward. June Thomas is heading up the effort. Slate
Writing and grammar
- 50 plain-language substitutes for wordy phrases. Daily Writing Tips
- Eleanor Henderson on the beauty of a character’s backstory. Poets & Writers
- Sarah Gerard on keeping a keeping a notebook. Paris Review (Part I; Part II)
Lifehack and Business
- Shut down your browser tabs by accident? If you’re using Chrome, here’s a keyboard shortcut for full recovery. Slate
- 5 ways to perfect an author reading. Huffington Post
- Four steps to creating a documented procedure for delegation. Michael Hyatt
- Public speaking lessons learned from touring college campuses. Fast Company
- Four things to do before the end of each work day. MediaJobsDaily
- LinkedIn etiquette. Good.co
Podcasts
- NPR reviewer Glen Weldon talks about the books he’s read and is reading. What Are You Reading?
Misc.
- 35 innovators under 35. Technology Review
- Three bookstores got into a Twitter fight. BuzzFeed
- 101 best writers, reporters, and thinkers on the Internet. Wired
- Five websites for your photojournalism fix. CJR
- Are tech firms the new pop culture villains? GigaOm
- 20 online talks that will change your life. The Guardian
