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Posted by Rob Walker on June 9, 2009
Posted Under: Non-Daily Linkpile

The 3/50 Project: Pick three local businesses you would hate to see close. Spend $50 at each.
Amid hard times, an influx in real superheroes: “Everyday folks are taking on new personas to perform community service, help the homeless and even fight crime.” Well. That’s interesting.
New iPhone impact on ‘citizen journalism’: “A new video recording function will turn millions of the company’s phones into video cameras & includes a send to YouTube’ option. … The possibilities for on-the-scene videos of breaking news are profound. The iPhone isn’t the first platform with this option, but it is the most popular, and it will very likely lead to increased uploading of eyewitness video.”
Old Coupons: Flickr set. Via Coudal.
More specific drug ads, labels would help consumers, a study reveals: Studies reveal things that are obvious, a study reveals.
New Netpix Service Sends Unlimited Photographs For Monthly Fee: “It’s so convenient. You get a photo in your mailbox, look at it for a while, and then drop it in the prepaid envelope and send it back,” Houston resident Jonathan Collins said. “I’ll never look at pictures the same way again.” Onion story.
Photo: iPhone Launch Versus Palm Pre: Amusing.