There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
- Step away from the ADD-riddled world of tweets and pokes with longform.org, a curated list of the best long reporting, analysis and fiction on the Web. [From: longform.org]
- Daniel Jalkut, developer of MarsEdit and other apps, goes Strunk & White on 140 characters with 'Elements of Twitter Style,' a guide to retweet, @reply and direct message usage. [From: Red Sweater, via: lonelysandwich]
- With Jackie Chan lending his gadget prowess to Canon's T2i in China, it's clear the U.S. has a long way to go when it comes to celebrity tech endorsements. [From: Engadget]
- Avatars, those thumbnail-sized static images or full-motion 3-D constructions, are increasingly representing us in our online interactions whether they're on Facebook, blog comments, Amazon or games. Liz Danzico, NY designer and educator, considers the history and importance of these digital faces. [From: Bobulate]
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