links for 2006-10-17

• Products promoted on blogs: Sushi pillows
  Popular blog BoingBoing says it loves these sushi pillows. What’s the impact on sales from the blog’s endorsement?
• Products promoted on blogs: Space Invaders cufflinks
  Second of three products I will highlight that have recently been endorsed by popular blog BoingBoing.
• BoingBoing’s book review – Play Money: memoir of a year selling game-gold
  Final of three products I am highlighting that have recently been endorsed by BoingBoing.
• Telegraph Blogs: News from nowhere – a survival guide
  How do media organisations, specifically newspapers, remain relevant when readers have more choices and less time?
• Regional breakdown of MySpace and YouTube audiences
  MySpace is very US-centric (92% users are in US) whereas YouTube is more balanced globally.
• The Guardian: Can Britain produce a success like YouTube?
  New dotcom entrepreneurs are lacing together bright ideas with shoestring budgets. Sam Sethi is interviewed, and Benchmark Capital says there’s plenty of time for Brit dotcom millionaires.
• Business 2.0 – “I want social media”
  “The editor of Business 2.0 is asking every journalist at his magazine to create a blog.”