Thinking Interactive

1. Citizen Coverage of the Attacks in Mumbai

While the attacks were both saddening and tragic, the use of Twitter, Flickr, Wikipedia and Facebook to provide first hand coverage and keep open lines of communication between loved ones was not only fascinating, but also prompted some lively debate about citizen journalism and the role of social media.

More links:
With Twitter, a Desperate Need for Context
Following Mumbai Attacks via Social Media
Twitter and Streaming Coverage Make Debut in Mumbai Coverage
 

2. A History of US Government Bailouts

Pro Publica provides a nice perspective on the history of US government bailouts (spoiler: they usually turn out better than you would think).

3. Art of the Title

Ian and Alex do an awesome job exploring title sequences.

4. The Grumpy Owl

I stumbled across this blog through Twitter somehow and I like it. Ryan Oakley vents his rage in clever and well-written prose. Check out A Selection of Weaponized Umbrellas.

5. Boxee

Fred Wilson is calling this “the Firefox of media software”, which you can take with a grain of salt given that it is one of Union Sqaure Venture’s portfolio companies, but all you need to do is check out the video below to see that it definitely has potential.

quick intro to boxee from boxee on Vimeo.