• On Web App Development, the “Sites” folder, and Ruby on Rails… at The Apple Blog
  (tags: development osx ruby_on_rails php)
• Tip Sheet: Customer Loyalty: Dos and Don’ts
  Article on tips for generating and maintaining customer loyalty
  (tags: marketing article)
• A List Apart: Articles: How to Be a Great Host
  Great article on some key steps to take in creating a successful community.
  (tags: community best_practice article)
• CafeMom Launches An Impressive “MySpace for Moms” - Mashable!
  A very complimentary review of CafeMom. A good reminder of the benefits of keeping things simple.
  (tags: socialnetwork blog cafemom)

• ollicle: Reflex for NetNewsWire
  A great new NetNewsWire style.
  (tags: osx netnewswire download)
• FT.com - Jobs stock options ‘not approved by board’
  This is not good news…
  (tags: business apple)

Time magazine’s Person of the Year issue introduced me to a great new site that I hadn’t found previously.

For anyone else who has had their fill of The Food Network, this is a brilliant alternative.

Rice Pudding is not easy…

CrashTestKitchen

• 24 ways
  24 great web tips from some great people
  (tags: css design coding tutorial)

Hopefully wrapping is done and recipes are all ready! Enjoy.

So glad I already opened my TMX Elmo…

• mandolux«
  great desktop backgrounds
  (tags: wallpaper)

Still funny nonetheless.

• Social Degree » Growing a Social Network
  Great post on the methods of growing social networks
  (tags: socialnetwork blog article)

• Venture Beat Contributors » Who cares about Community?
  Some good questions about community
  (tags: community socialnetwork)
• Social Degree » Virb.com - A better Myspace?
  Will be interesting to see if great design is enough to move users
  (tags: socialnetwork design)
• Welcome to Boxxet - Boxxet (HomePage) - Best-of News, Blogs, Photos and Much More
  Interesting community site for users to aggregate content
  (tags: community socialnetwork)

Seems like more fun than SecondLife.

Some really great stuff by Elliot at The New York City Journals