[1,000 True Fans](http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php)
An interesting, much-discussed article from Kevin Kelly on the proposition of artists and others making a living from the support of true fans.
(tags: [marketing](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/marketing) [longtail](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/longtail) [strategy](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/strategy))
[Fundable Online Fundraising — Welcome](http://www.fundable.org/)
A site to collect funds. Interesting twist in that you can name the amount you're trying to collect for a project. Fundable collects the funds and releases them when the threshold is met. If the threshold isn't met, contributors get their funds back.
(tags: [fundraising](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/fundraising) [community](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/community) [collaboration](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/collaboration))
[The Nine Billion Names of God](http://lucis.net/stuff/clarke/9billion_clarke.html)
Arthur C. Clarke, science-fiction author and scientist, passed away this week. This is perhaps his most famous story, a brilliant parable on the path mankind is traveling with technology.
(tags: [scifi](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/scifi) [clarke](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/clarke))
[Alltop, all the top stories](http://alltop.com/)
A web site providing an at-a-glance view of top stories from all over the web, broken down by category.
(tags: [news](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/news))
[Irish Fresh Food Map](http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=104928741604613036597.000447d798a6eac4ec31a&ll=53.068737,-7.743654&spn=4.621925,9.338379&z=6&source=embed)
A great use of Google Maps to display locations of fresh food outlets throughout Ireland.
(tags: [maps](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/maps) [food](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/food))
[DETE - Guidelines and Procedures for Employment Permits](http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits/guidelines.htm)
Details on getting a work permit for Ireland.
(tags: [ireland](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/ireland))
[Is it Better to Be a Creative Generalist or a Specialist?](http://www.wishfulthinking.co.uk/blog/2008/03/11/is-it-better-to-be-a-creative-generalist-or-a-specialist/)
A discussion of the tension on creative teams between generalists and specialists.
(tags: [creativity](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/creativity) [specialist](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/specialist))
[36 Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work | JobMob](http://jobmob.co.il/blog/beautiful-resume-ideas-that-work/)
(tags: [resume](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/resume) [design](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/design))
[thmbnl: small pictures for your big picture](http://thmbnl.com/)
A web service that creates thumbnails of web sites on the fly.
(tags: [thumbnails](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/thumbnails) [api](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/api))