links for 2008-10-19

• Pew: Public Worried But Not Panicked About Economy
  (tags: pew stats publicopinion economy)
• Jack Myers Ad Spending Forecast 2009
  "Overall US ad spending in 2009 will be down 4%. "Online video, social networks, widgets and other” will be up 70%, plus another 113% in 2010; online overall — including search — will be up 13.5%.
  (tags: Advertising 2009 forecasts Stats)
• Craig Newmark of Craigslist
  Joanne Colan interviews Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.
  (tags: craigslist interview rocketboom)
• Authors@Google: Stephen Baker
  Steve Baker talks to the Googleplex about the Numerati.
  (tags: numerati stevebaker google books)
• Twitter / tjmaxx
  TJ Maxx stores on Twitter.
  (tags: tjmaxx retail twitter marketing)
• Ross Mayfield's Weblog: Email Hell
  I love the way Ross describes the situation. Marketing operates the same way... "From a user's point of view, e-mail is what you could call a push medium. Beyond your control, anyone can push an e-mail into your inbox at near zero cost. By contrast, new Web 2.0 media emphasize pull technology: You choose who or what you want to subscribe to, pull information to you when you want it and unsubscribe when you want."
  (tags: Collaboration Email attentioncrash Wikis workplace Socialtext Web2.0)
• Feeling Overwhelmed by Social Media and Web 2.0? - Here Are 5 Tips For You
  (tags: Web2.0 lifehackcs Tips attentioncrash)
• simplehuman | blog: widget of the week: perspctv
  Elegant charts to show the latest average poll data as well as the amount of media attention Senators McCain and Obama are receiving.
  (tags: Politics Widgets Stats)