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April 6th, 2009 I wrote this article for Smashing Magazine and it was published last Friday on their site. I’m re-publishing it here for your reading pleasure. http://www.aisleone.net/2009/design/8-ways-to-improve-your-typography/

8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography In Your Designs | AisleOne

With a new year on the horizon, it’s time to pack away the old, worn web designs and prepare for the brave, new face of tomorrow. Although trends don’t start and stop on January 1st, there is a definite shift from what we craved at the beginning of the year to what we are seeking tutorials for at the end of the year. Most of the time, this shift is subtle.

Web Design Trends for 2010 | Web Design Ledger

http://webdesignledger.com/tips/web-design-trends-for-2010
It's November 2009 and we're nearing the end of a decade.

Top Internet Trends of 2000-2009: Democratization of News Media

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/democratization_of_news_media.php
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Resources and tools for a Location-Independent, Digital Nomad En

I thought it’d be helpful to compile a list of resources—consisting of books, tools, blogs, links, and guides which have helped me learn to brand myself, build an extensive network, travel around the globe, and design a business that I can run from anywhere in the world.

The Three Waves of Enterprise 2.0: Climbing the Social Computing

http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/enterprise/2009/11/the_three_waves_of_enterprise.php As organizations begin to embrace social tools to collaborate, connect workers together, capture knowledge, and drive innovation they soon encounter a phenomenon that they weren't necessarily expecting. As critical mass is achieved and general participation rises, there is a subsequent, and often dramatic, increase in the volume of information that is visible on the local intranet.
David Spinks is the Community Manager for Scribnia , where the world’s bloggers and columnists are reviewed by their readers.

6 Ways to Use Ning for Business

http://mashable.com/2009/11/18/ning-business/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/e-commerce_top_internet_trends_of_2000-2009.php

Top Internet Trends of 2000-2009: E-commerce

Over the past decade, Amazon.com and eBay have continued to dominate the online retail market in the United States. However, there have been signs that more social and distributed forms of online shopping are gaining traction. eBay, in particular, is beginning to lose ground . In this post, we review the past decade of e-commerce and the key trends.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/03/cashmore.web.trends.2010/index.html Editor's note: Pete Cashmore is founder and CEO of Mashable , a popular blog about social media.

10 Web trends to watch in 2010 - CNN.com

30 Top Blogs For Social Media Updates | Showcases | instantShift

http://www.instantshift.com/2009/12/01/30-top-blogs-for-social-media-updates/ Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media uses Internet and web-based technologies to transform broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers.

My picks for the 99 most useful Social Media (and PR) Blog posts

Compiled by Adam Vincenzini , London. Sadly, my sponsorship team couldn't secure such a deal...plus the majority of these posts have been produced by other people...and it'd be slightly wrong to profit as a result, no? Nevertheless, it's been profitable for me, and hopefully others, in another area: learning .

Top Web Design Bookmarks of 2009

I read a lot of design-related articles & blogs online – I mean, really, what else can you do when you live in Edmonton, which was the coldest place in North America on Dec 13 at -58C with windchill?
SEE ALSO: ReadWriteWeb's 2009 Year in Review .

2010 Predictions

I simply love great infographics. I've uploaded a presentation with a number of social media-related infographics that I have collected. If you know of any infographic(s) that you think I should add to the collection, please let me know (post a comment).

The Content Economy by Oscar Berg: Have you seen these social me