Camped out in a coffee shop in Downtown DC and mocking Sam for mocking my twitter updates, here’s what’s interesting in the world….

Gen Y: Really All That Narcissistic? (BusinessWeek)

Yet another article trying to parse the psychological divide in the latest generational gap. Tammy Erickson makes a couple of good points but the real reason to read the article lies in the comments section. My advice is to keep an eye on it throughout the day to see how BW handles commenters trying to list off the pros and cons of the argument.

Predictify Platform Launches with Freakanomics(Mashable)

Freakanomics has apparently launched a co-branded site playing off of the idea that economics really isn’t that different from what goes on at Wikipedia; collective knowledge is bound to get something right. An interesting revenue generation model, to be sure. If you liked the book, I guess Freakanomics is banking on the fact you’ll be willing to pay to pose questions for the next one.

It’s a slow week (Hooray for Spring Break!) but if you’ve got links that should go up for this, feel free to leave them in the comments section!

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