links for 2006-07-05

• Tech Faceoff: Net Neutrality, In the Eye of the Beholder
  Highly useful piece in the Washington Post that attempts to clarify the issues on both sides of the Net Neutrality debate. Recommended reading.
  (tags: net+neutrality)
• Public Relations Is on the Rise; Perhaps It's the Crispin Effect
  Is PR really coming into its own? Budgets seem to be rising and marketers are thinking more about how their campaigns will live in pop culture, which is traditionally PR's domain.
  (tags: PR advertising Crispin+Porter+Bogusky)
• Can artists count beans?
  The former worldwide chief creative officer takes on a daunting task: Teach management skills to creatives and teach creativity to professional managers.
  (tags: creativity)
• Seems Somebody Is Clicking on That Spam
  Impulse purchases chart the highest click-through rates. So it's porn and viagra, but not home mortgages.
  (tags: spam)
• The Internet Knows What You'll Do Next
  David Leonhardt on John Battelle's assertion that the growing history of Internet searches is "a place holder for the intentions of humankind" and how the launch of Google Trends helps users--and marketers!--gain a sense of what's on our collective minds.
  (tags: trends Google+Trends search internet technology)
• World Cup Coverage Scores Record Traffic Levels for ESPN's Interactive Properties
  The Yahoo! site--www.fifaworldcup.com-- has been a favorite of mine.
  (tags: ESPN World+Cup interactive internet)