RANDOM NEWS, NOT SO RANDOM NEWS, AND COOL LINKS

First, a plug for Fidg't since I forgot to post their TechCrunch write up earlier:

"Fidg’t: Central Control of Social Networks"

Random News
"LOOK OUT Kevin Rose! 19 IM Startups You Need to Beat"

"Web 3.0: When Web Sites Become Web Services"

"The Next Big Thing"

"Could A ThemTube Work?" (by my good friend's brother)

"Invasion of the Web Amateurs"

Some cook links...
Encyclopedia of Life

Global Investment in Iran: Interactive
Providing data to explore the debate, a new AEI web tool, "Global Investment in Iran: Interactive," documents major financial transactions with the Islamic Republic between 2000 and 2007. The Institute's researchers have documented more than 300 transactions amounting to more than $150 billion. The interactive tool will be updated regularly.