Faces in Places
An intriguing blog devoted to capturing photos of objects and the facial expressions they convey.

The Superest
“Who is the superest hero of them all?” Hillarious sketches of what could be the Superest super heroes of all-time.

QuickPost WordPress Plugin
This is a nifty little plugin that makes Tumbling through WordPress a piece of cake.

Glam: The success of the network
Jeff Jarvis analyzes the success of the Glam media network and how it compares to traditional media.

Hummer - Now Everyone Will Know
Come on. Like people buy them for the gas mileage. ; )

Interview with Madball Illustrator Jim Groman
A Q&A session with the mad-minded illustrator behind the iconic Madballs.

Personal Cell Phone Booths: Make It A Law
If only. If only.

Entrepreneurship: What To Do When You’re Scared Sh*tless
Our friend Naomi’s first powerhouse post on Ittybiz to dominate Digg. Well worth the read.

8 Rules to Develop the Habit of Blogging
Bloggers: print this out, frame it, place it above your bed, study.

Being different visually
In some instances, what’s on the outside can be more important than what’s in the inside. Laura shares some excellent examples as to how visual branding can set you apart.

This was a real tough choice. But we had to give it to Satish (aka Skanwar). Satish was in need of it most, having made the switch from Blogger to nothing. So we’re going to help welcome him to WordPress, setup his server, install everything, and get a move on — all with his brand new theme from Adii.

Like I said, this was a difficult choice because we would have loved to have given everyone a copy of the theme. This is where Steve jobs steps in and says, “Oh, and there’s one more thing…”

So what I did was ask Adii for an exclusive, limited-time discount for everyone that didn’t win a copy. He kindly obliged and is offering quite the discount until this coming Sunday, November 11th, 2007.

If you only need to use the theme on one site, then you need the Single Use License. This usually goes for $100. Enter the code YGGNOV in the checkout process and you’ll save $20! That’s 1/5th off an already extremely affordable price.

If you’re after the Multi Site License, so you can use the theme on as many sites as you wish, we have a discount for you as well. Enter the code YGGNOVDEV while checking out and you’ll save $50!!! So instead of paying $250 you’ll only pay $200.

Trust me, I usually charge no less than $5,000 for a web dev project — the quality you’re getting out of the box for this price is to be honest, quite insane, and definitely worth it.

Congratulations again to Satish, a thank you to everyone for pleading, and we hope you take advantage of this offer from Adii and YGG. (This isn’t any affiliate crap or anything. We don’t make any moolah if you buy a theme. We really just want people to have a quality site to work with at an affordable price.)

Head on over and grab a copy before Sunday.

Sorry about the lack of updates folks. In case you haven’t seen my bitchy rants in the forum or on our Twitter feed, my desktop decided to stop working earlier this week. I use it for absolutely everything, including writing for YGG, and if I’m unable to re-align all the stars, I’m in serious trouble. Tons of recent creative files on there that I don’t have backed up, are at risk of getting wiped out if I can’t sidestep this damn bluescreen asap. I could never recreate them or get the hundreds of hours back I put into making them.

I’m writing this on a spare laptop right now, going through my 20th or so straight hour while my desktop runs through the Symptom Tree, trying to diagnose what the hell happened.

So please hang in there for the next few days, as I try and get all of these impromptu bugs worked out, shell out hundreds more that I didn’t plan to spend, and get back in gear.

Thanks young go getters.

UPDATE: I have a MacBook! My local Apple store had a 2GB model in stock and I was able to grab it in less than 15 minutes. (Very cool staff) I still have at least 3 hard days ahead of me trying to backup and restore my PC, which will still be my powerhouse computer. So all is not well yet.

Nonetheless, I am now officially part of the Apple family and hyped about setting this baby up. A huge thanks to Eric for encouraging me to buy this for the past month or so, and everyone that showed some love in the comments.

Troubleshooting my PC, with a MacBook and keg of Heineken on hand, will sure make for an interesting weekend. :)

We ended with 18 entries, a few of which stood out. After Eric and I spoke with Andreas at Orange32, we chose the winner. And that is, Naomi Dunford at IttyBiz. Her entry, The Art and Science of No-Bullsh*t Business Cards, is a straight-forward guide as to what not do with your business cards.

So congrats to Naomi, who we’ll be helping design and print her 5,000 business cards over the next few weeks. We’ll post a picture of the cards when all is said and done.

This contest, our first at YGG, was a huge learning experience as to the format, marketing, and approach. While we may have only had less than two dozen entries, we have to thank everyone that took the time to participate and help us spread the word.

Of course, a huge thanks goes to Andreas at Orange32, the coolest cat in the design world. Orange32 is one of the most interesting printers/firms that we’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with. I think both Andreas and I learned a lot about what entrepreneurs do and do not understand about design and printing, especially with business cards, and will hopefully translate that understanding into content on YGG.

Eric and I planning an insane event that’ll probably take place in late November. From that point on, we’re going to try and make these contests a regular event here, and make it easy for every single one of you to enter.

Thanks again to Naomi, Andreas, and every single one of you young go getters!

Our couches may be made of pleather, and our fridge stock full of RC Cola, but you’ll get used to it. Yes, a huge chunk of Adsense users wouldn’t exist without your encouragement in the early days of blogging and promise and hopes of PPC. But Google doesn’t care.

Have you seen their stock price lately? It’s hit the point where they can automate even more and slam their fist wherever they wish.

Heck, they even bitch-slapped Engadget from a 7 to a 5. Engadget doesn’t sell Text Link Ads, so you can put that “cause of” rumor to rest.

Yes, everyone is already talking about this. But I would have felt bad if I hadn’t officially welcomed the a-listers to the 4.0 club. But don’t fret fellas, 4.0 is a fantastic GPA and a better than mediocre page rank!

Oh how will the SEO addicts sleep tonight? Google, you my friend, are the douche bag of the day.

The iPod isn’t just a music player. It’s an incubator. Steve Jobs’ has thought of it as such from it’s conception. He’s always said that if people buy an iPod and experience the Apple difference that they’re likely to branch out and possibly buy an iPhone, maybe even a Mac.

Did you see Apple’s stock today? It’s safe to say his plan is working. Apple’s Mac computer business is tearing through industry growth rates. Apple sold 2.16 million Mac’s last quarter, a 34% increase from this time last year and over double the rate of PC growth of 15.5%. The October 26th release of OS X Leopard can only push this even further.

The iPhone is in the hands of over 1.4 million people less than 5 months after it’s introduction. It took the iPod over two years to see that kind of reception. Do you see the snowball effect happening?

Is this a historical take over in progress? Is the stock going to continue to climb or is it poised for a minor pullback? Any YGG’s out there currently invested in AAPL? We’d love to hear your thoughts.

Short list this week. But enjoy!

Meeting Tokens, for creating time scarcity
Who hasn’t been in a meeting about meeting before? They’re essential, every now and then, but not every other hour. These tokens are actually going into production. Very cool idea.

Great Community Design Talk by Christina Wodtke
Interesting presentation on the design of communities. A must read for any blogger.

Dell Learns to Listen
Nice to see the big boy himself, Mr. Michael Dell, take the time to speak with Jarvis after a heated issue with Dell swept the media a while back.

Bringing Your Site to the Next Level: Learning from 20 Exceptional eCommerce Sites
It doesn’t matter whether you have worked in online commerce or ever plan to, this list gives a great run-down as to the different factors that make a user experience innovative and memorable.

Commenter Keyboard
Gawd, is our genratn rely gttng ths lzy?

Become an Expert Interviewer — Fast
A good portion of bloggers interview others at some point in their blogging career, or are interviewed themselves. Add this list to the top of your bookmarks and pull it up when the cue and eh sessions arise.

UPDATE: Our first contest is officially closed. A huge thanks to everyone that entered and helped us spread the word. We will announce the winner in a week or so and help them put their cards together. Thanks again YGGers!

This is a reminder that our contest for 5,000 business cards care of Orange32 closes this Friday, October 19th, 2007. We’d love to get some more participants, so please do read the details and sneak a post in about business cards before then.

Here are the official entries to date

What Would You Do With 5,000 Business Cards? - Business Opportunities and Ideas

Business Cards - Some thoughts from someone who doesn’t have them - Matt Didcoe

3 Innovative Business Card Marketing Strategies - After the Launch

What’s in a Business Card? - Cory Dorning

How to Hand a Business Card - P16:3 Interactive

7 Incredibly Unique Business Cards - Create Business Growth Offers

Business Cards (What mine would say if it could talk !) - Christopher “The Creative Sheep”

It’s all in the card - Technologist for Hire

Using viral techniques to promote your business cards printing service - Small Business Entrepreneur Blog

Business cards with Facebook links - Lindsey Pollak

What I could do with 5000 business cards - thepinkc

The 5000 Business Cards Contest by Young Go Getter and Orange32 - Nicole Andujar Graphic Design

How to Use Your Old Business Cards - P16:3 Interactive

Need Business Cards? Want Business Cards? How about 5000 of them? - Dorm Room Biz

Amazing 5,000 Business Cards Giveaway by YGG & Orange32 - Blog Paradise

Business Card-Related (Unique) Links - lore concepts

The evolution of our business cards - Creative Briefing

The Art and Science of No-Bullsh*t Business Cards - IttyBiz

Holding the Right Little Card will Make You Look Huge - Logo Design

If you wrote an entry but don’t see it in the list, either Technorati didn’t pick it up, our trackback didn’t grab it, or you didn’t mention it to us. Please send us a link to your entry ASAP if you don’t see it above: hello (at) younggogetter (dot) com.

We really would love to see some more entries from our regular and random readers. So come on young go getters! 4 days left. Plenty of time to write an insanely creative post about business cards and walk away with 5,000 pieces of paper that prove you’re not unemployed. :)

Arnold exposes the focus group.
Focus groups. I’ve been a consumer in a couple and host of a few. All of which led to general insight and un-creative inspiration. Take a look at the results from a group of individuals that aren’t in the Apple or pop culture loop.

How Not To Inspire Confidence In Your Customers
The latest form of MLM, BlogRush, seems to have already taken over the sidebars of quite a few bloggers (please don’t fall for it). You gotta love how they carry their used-car salesmen persona over to their marketing, like this cheesy e-mail.

The Back Up Gun Rack
For only $39.95, you can kill anyone that bothers you during your sleep. If you’ve had a long day, and your husband tries to sneak out for a snack, shoot him. We’ll even throw in a phone number for life insurance, cause your kids sure-as-hell won’t be smart enough to wander around and lift your comforter up.

Buying and Selling Blogs: How Do You Value Blogs?
They can be a great investment if you’re able to spot a deal. But there are plenty of things to consider before you buy or sell a blog. Chris covers the key points.

Mel Blanc on David Letterman
Mel Blanc, the voice of many Looney Tunes characters, appeared on Letterman way back when. Along with his incredible voices, he brings up some points about production 20 some years ago, that applies to the lackluster quality of today’s cartoons.

Burp.
Manners versus Beers. The facts of life.

A Few Good Creative Men
This is an unbelievably well re-created spin on A Few Good Men. Any creatives and adfolk out there will get a kick out of this. “You can’t handle a bigger logo!”

Polaroid Photography of Grant Hamilton
A great source of colour inspiration through a series of Polaroid photos. Gorgeous simplicity that can inspire any and every facet of design.

How to Unschedule your work and enjoy guilt-free play
LifeClever shares a unique approach to organizing your life. “Instead of scheduling work you have to do, you fill in everything you want to do.”

The Powerbook! The Powerbook! The Powerbook’s on Fire!
These dreaded fires seem to be common nowadays with previous generations of Apple notebooks. This is an interesting story of how one ignited and Apple’s response (much nicer than how they’ve responded to iPhone hack freezes).

Reminder: Tomorrow, October 15th, is Blog Action Day. If you haven’t already, please do sign up and write a post to help make the environment a priority.

Hillary Clinton’s big idea for the week is to give every U.S. baby a $5,000 “baby bond” the day they are born. The idea is to have it pay for future college tuition or buying a home.

She says it will help Americans get back into the swing of “savings”. I think it will get Americans back into the swing of abusing government funds. We all know there’s enough of that going on already.

I’m interested to hear your thoughts on this. Spill it in the comments.