5 things you shouldn’t miss: viral content, future of books, Facebook’s all-seeing eye, alarm clocks and football

5 July 2012

Welcome to the latest of my monthly collections for the Engine Group of five links that you shouldn’t miss.

 

What makes online content go viral? http://bit.ly/LwYfBY
A detailed study of how stories on the New York Times website perform – and why anger is better than saddness.

Unbound: a Kickstarter for books http://bit.ly/MTpIAL
Would-be authors offer up their book ideas; would-be readers offer up their money; the future of publishing ensues.

What Facebook knows http://bit.ly/LraFix
Quite a lot, really. Including the great stat that 93 percent of American Facebook friends have met in person.

Have problems getting up in the morning? http://bit.ly/MTqf5z
Make getting up on time a game in which you can beat your friends and leave home on time. Your choice as to which is the most important to you.

Football and social media: who is doing what? http://bit.ly/LwZpgK
Keep up with the lessons from Euro 2012 and the preparation for the next season at this news round-up site.

 

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