Some Reading

Here are a few articles and posts I found interesting:

1. Uh-Oh: Gold on the Cover of NYT Magazine?

2. Why Does Groupon Work?

3. Tyler Cowen asks how a “true economist” should react to today’s news about Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest. Kid Dynamite’s response: “Dominique Strauss-Kahn Renders Economic Theory Moot.”

4. I like this economic dashboard. I’d love to see a company or website create something similar, and update it daily.

5. Breaking Bin Laden: Visualizing The Power of a Single Tweet