A Few Interesting Articles I Enjoyed From Around the Net

I had a little time this weekend and found these articles that I thought were pretty good. Let me know what you thing

• My Kind of Town, Chicago Is:  The New York Times

Great article on Josh Metnick and Chicago.com and his monetization of the domain.

• How Startups Get Their Name: The Next Web

Get past the fact that most of the names aren’t that good, it’s a very interesting look into the practice of picking a name by startups.  Almost all of them are based on whether or not they can get the dot com

• Google (Not Provided):  Practical Ecommerce

Google is try to protect personalized search and the return is your analytics is returning a (not provided) for many of your visitors, leaving you wondering what brought your customers

• The 12 Year Old App Developer: TED Talks

As a parent of a 12 year old I know this kid is mature beyond his years.  At the same time I feel a “forced” adulthood in his speech and he seems to be trying to copy Steve Jobs.  But he is still amazing for his age

• Time Magazine’s Best 25 Websites of 2007: The Domains

I love looking back at the past and this isn’t too far back.  Some are still going strong and others……….not as popular as they were in 2007

• How Much The Biggest Shareholders Will Make if Facebook’s IPO is North of $100 Billion (hint Zuckerberg $24 BILLION):  Huffington Post

Numbers are too big for me to even dream about.  I like to think I can make a few million but in reality I’m not going to create the world’s biggest social platform so I just smile when I read it.

• 5 Reasons Why Money CAN Buy You Happiness:  Cracked

People that say that money isn’t the key to life usually have plenty of it