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Sunday’s Top Links (6.5.2011)

In this week’s links meet Peter Thiel’s Whiz Kids, observe your connection timeline, get advice from entrepreneurs, enjoy a new kind of graphic novel, and understand the value of the internet on the economy. Enjoy!

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Tron Legacy

Welcome to this week’s links!

1. Peter Thiel Gives Whiz Kids $100K

… to quit college and start businesses. Peter Thiel’s program “20 under 20″ is designed to give students funds to startup new businesses instead of stay in college. A bit extreme, but its definitely making a statement about issues with the education system.

2. LinkedIn Connection Timeline

The latest tool from LinkedIn Labs comes in the form of a connection timeline. Now you can watch how you built up your network over the years, which is pretty cool to see if you have an established network already.

3. Ten Videos Every Entrepreneur Should Watch

These ten YouTube videos cover some of the great thought leaders of our time and useful advice for all entrepreneurs. Learn from Steve Jobs, Seth Godin, Muhammad Yunus, Warren Buffet, and more.

4. Tron: Legacy HTML5 Graphic Novel

Disney decided to spend some cash and come out with the first graphic novel via HTML5 for the movie Tron: Legacy. The novel is very well put together and using HTML5 really brings the story to life.

5. The Internet is 20% of Economic Growth

In a recent McKinsey report released for the eG8 forum, we get more insight into just how big of an economic driver the internet has become. There’s also a number of charts and graphics that convey the most important information from their report, which is also available.

And if you missed last week’s links check them out here.

What’s In A Professional Name?

Recently LinkedIn examined their network to get a better understanding of how your name relates to your status in the professional world and came up with some interesting results. If you want your child to be a CEO name him/her Peter or Deborah.

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Linkedin Insights

Recently LinkedIn examined their network to get a better understanding of how your name relates to your status in the professional world and came up with some interesting results. If you want your child to be a CEO name him/her Peter or Deborah.  Four letter names also increase your chances of being a CEO. Overall it’s an interesting way to look at things, but does it really mean that much? I don’t think so.

What’s more interesting is the potential LinkedIn has with its network to make even more intriguing analyses into the professional lives of its users. I’m excited to see what else comes from them in the future. Check out the full infographic below.

Linkedin Insights

And thanks to LinkedIn Insights for the infographic!

Sunday’s Top Links (3.20.2011)

In this week’s Sunday Links we explore mindfulness, understand the human body, discover how smart people are stupid, uncover a customized news service, and differentiate between patents and innovation.

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Welcome to this week’s links!

1. Nine Mindfulness Rituals

Mindfulness or being aware of your self and your surroundings is an important skill to practice regularly. This article from Zen Habits goes over 9 simple rituals that you can practice to implement mindfulness into your everyday routine.

2. Google Body

Ever wanted to explore the human body, level by level? From the skeletal structure to the nervous system? Well this new development from Google Labs allows you to see each system and explore the body as a whole.

3. Eight Stupid Mistakes Smart People Make

Even smart people can be stupid at times and these are 8 great examples of how they are. Some examples are confusing being busy with being productive and striving for perfection. For details and the other 6, check out the article.

4. LinkedIn Today

There’s tons of information available at our finger tips nowadays, but the hard part is finding content that is relevant to you. LinkedIn recently launched LinkedIn Today, essentially a customized e-newspaper that has your interests at heart.

5. Patent Filings Do Not Equal Innovation

An insight from the Patent Director makes it clear that patent filing is not the same as innovation. He states that it is essential that we find a better way to measure innovation in real terms. The question is, how do you measure innovation?

And if you missed last week’s links, check them out here.

Sunday’s Top Links (2.27.2011)

In this week’s top links we explore the future of education, a rating system for LinkedIn, the possibility of a second dotcom bubble, the value of expertise, and the power of the handshake.

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Welcome to another, slightly belated edition of Sunday’s Top Links!

1. The Khan Academy: Future of Education

An article from Singularity Hub talks about how the Khan Academy has changed the game when it comes to education for the future. Its interesting to see the rise of digital education, but I wonder if it can be just as effective as the real thing. Either way, the Khan Academy is a simple, creative model to educate the world.

2. mixtent

An interesting tool for LinkedIn allows you to rank people in your network, as a way to uncover their talents. It essentially compares people in your network and who you would prefer to assume the role for a certain task. Could be very intriguing if enough people are rated.

3. The Second Dotcom Bubble?

Do we really learn from our mistakes? Well it seems like we could be finding out sooner than we’d like, as many are predicting the coming of the second dotcom bubble. This article from The Guardian further explores the likelihood of this happening.

4. How To Use Experts

In a TED Talk, Noreena Hertz tells us the pros and cons of experts and when to use them. This is a very interesting perspective from an expert herself and she makes some great points on the danger of relying on experts and how expertise needs to be democratized.

5. In Praise Of The Handshake

A recent post from Dan Ariely talks about the power of the handshake and its value as a social contract. Nowadays contracts are being passed out like candy (nondisclosure agreements is a great example), so its interesting to explore the downsides to such behavior.

And if you missed last week’s links, check them out here.

Sunday’s Top Links (1.30.2011)

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Last one for January, enjoy!

1. LinkedIn Maps

Ever wanted a way to visualize your LinkedIn network? A development from LinkedIn Labs brings you Maps, a visualization of your network and their connections. It does a surprisingly good job of forming clusters of your network, definitely worth a look.

2. 3 Ways To Boost Your Curiosity

Author Dan Pink shares some insight into how we can all boost our curiosity. He also introduces a new book from Tom Kashdan entitled Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient To Fulfilling Life.

3. Do Nothing For 2 Minutes

I love the concept behind this site, essentially getting us to just stop our days and be in the moment for just 2 minutes. Its funny that this is the best way to bring forward the value of mindfulness and taking a break in the day, but if it works then why not.

4. Will.i.am Named Director of Creative Innovation

Very interesting strategy here by Intel, but I question how well Will.i.am can fill this role. I’m sure he understands the music industry pretty well, but even so, I feel like there’s a lot more to it for such a position. Earlier this year we saw Lady Gaga assume a similar position for Polaroid, so maybe we’re seeing a new trend.

5. Philanthroper.com

There’s been a huge craze focused on coupon sites, such as Groupon and Living Social, and here’s a new take on things in Philanthroper. It follows the same model of the other coupon sites, but instead of deals on things to buy, it’s giving you deals on ways to give/donate money to a wide variety of causes that usually wouldn’t get this type of exposure.

And if you missed last week’s links, check them out here!

Sunday’s Top Links (1.9.2011)

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Welcome back to Sunday’s Top Links! I’m posting this from my mobile phone while on a road trip to Raleigh, gotta love technology.

1. 20 Predictions for the Next 25 Years

From The Guardian (UK) we get 20 telling predictions of what will happen in the next 25 years, both the good and the bad. Predictions include politics, energy, gaming, nature, transport and more.

2. Create a PDF Resume from LinkedIn

Need to make a resume? Why not utilize a new service from LinkedIn that allows you to use your profile to create a quick and easy resume and avoid all that tedious formatting. This one of many new features being rolled out by LinkedIn, who are making the most of their business social network.

3. 10 TED Talks for Entrepreneurs

Need some inspiration for your next startup? Check out this compilation of 10 TED Talks focused on entrepreneurship, including talks from Seth Godin, Derek Sivers, and Gary Vaynerchuk.

4. Ten Questions For Game Changers

A preview from the new book Practically Radical, we see ten questions that anyone who wants to be a game changer must be able to answer. Questions include being able to identify opportunities and assessing your customer loyalty.

5. Vimeo Video School

Interested in learning how to create videos? Vimeo has launched a Video School through their website that teaches you everything you need to know, from the basics to much more advanced techniques.