Sunday squibs

Today’s interesting links:

• 2000 Words. I don’t know much about Tumblr as a blogging platform but, based on this, it seems like a great option for a photoblog.
• Globe Books. Smart use of the internet to extend the brand: an online-only Globe & Mail section for those of us who love books.
• Inverting the business model question. The question of the online business model gets less daunting when you look at it from a different angle, writes Matt Thompson.
• Corrections and accuracy wishes for the new year. What more do I need to say other than: Craig Silverman of Regret the Error.
• So why aren’t you Twittering yet? If you don’t get Twitter, go read Robert Niles’s explanation about why you need to be there.
• Why I’m Not Giving Up: Reasons I’m Still a Journalism Major. Emily Kostic may only be a journalism student, but she clearly understands the joys of the job. Seven very good reasons to be a journalist, even now.
• What are you lookin’ at? Cool Sites To Feed Your Photo Fetish. Interesting compilation of photosites (not all of them photojournalism) that are worth a look, augmented by recommendations in the comments.
• Work on Stuff that Matters: First Principles. A nice motivational piece from Tim O”Reilly. Worth spending some time with.
• New Year convictions. A few, solid observations from Andy Dickinson.
• Do newspapers really want the truth? A laid-off web guru says no. A detailed critique of how newspapers are reacting to the woes they face. Includes this: “Newspapers are stuck on a singular solution!” I would add to that that almost all newspapers are looking for the single solution, not recognizing that we may be in an age when there are different answers for different folks.