Have you ever wondered what started today's Economic Crisis and what are the consequences of another year of global crisis?Is your business down because of the financial crisis and you want some financial advices on how to save it?

Seth Godin certainly takes his own medicine. This is the announcement on his blog for his latest book. Not crazy hype. Not even a small cover shot of the book. Just an intriguing headline -- which surely stopped a good percentage of those who've ever thought about writing a book -- followed by his usual thoughtful way of viewing things below the surface that stops most people. And all very consistent with his brand.

An amusing account of the challenges of designing fonts for the web, and other difficult environments. Reading this, I was reminded of Steve Jobs' story about sitting in on typography classes for the fun of it -- after dropping out of his main curiculum. This article taps into that duality of creativity mixed with intellectual problem solving.

I think cause marketing makes a lot of sense for companies right now. Firstly, there's our economic situation. There's a lot of pain out there, and showing that you're sensitive to it eases the underlying push of commerce. Secondly, tied to the first, cause-oriented messages are for the most part much less prone to cynicism and criticism. And that leads into social media. Not only are cause campaigns less likely to draw ire, but they're far more likely to generate positive buzz in social media. And that's something more and more brands will be considering the top reason for cause marketing.

The Hive Awards are an alternative to the more traditional, let's say "big budget" award shows (although I understand that not all entries require big budgets). At any rate, this is definitely worth checking out.