Saturday, June 28, 2008
what's online: why some succeed wildly
malcolm gladwell has a new book coming out called, outliers: why some people succeed and some don't, and the internet is already a-tizzle about it. more important than mr. gladwell's book, however, is that this is the final what's online column. it's been a great run, 3 years, 140 illustrations, and a whole lot of good times. i would like to take a moment to thank dan mitchell for his great writing over the years, also mickey, nick, james, phyllis and the rest of new york times bizday team for all their stellar work editing, art directing and general upstandingness. fear not, i will still be working with the times, just this column is ending. stayed tuned to this blog for a best of (possibly a worst of as well). and to answer the question that hasn't been asked, this week's what's online is NOT a self portrait, malcolm gladwell also has curly hair. once again, not a self portrait. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, malcolm gladwell, new york times, outliers, what's online
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
what's online: fake gems, genuine appeal
science is now capable of producing a diamond that is indistinguishable from one pulled from the ground. diamonds in fact aren't that rare, but exceedingly tightly controlled, which gives them their value. the article talks about the various possibilities technologically, economically, and politically that could occur due to manufactured diamonds. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
what's online: filling up for a bit less
if you're an american, likely you're struggling at the pump. me? i don't have a car. screw that! anyway, you aren't going to be able to buy cheap gas, but some gas stations will be cheaper! good hunting: But the most helpful tips come in the form of links to sites that track gasoline prices. At GasPriceWatch.com and GasBuddy.com, users act as volunteer price spotters, reporting the lowest and highest prices in cities across the country. On Wednesday and Thursday this week, prices for regular gas in Oakland, Calif., ranged from $4.30 to $4.79 a gallon, according to spotters on GasBuddy. In New York City, they ranged from $4.15 to $4.70. The lowest prices were in Wichita, Kan., according to the site, ranging from $3.68 at a Kum & Go station to $3.89 at a Phillips 66 outlet. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, June 07, 2008
what's online: keep it short, make it instant
instant messaging, normally viewed as a distraction, is now seen as more efficient than face to face meetings, email, and phonecalls. want to chat with someone in the office? look at im, see if they are available, and get that answer! this may function in a large office, but here at eben illustration worldwide global incorporated, instant messaging is still used the way it should be, as a procrastination device. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
what's online: legitimizing marijuana
medical marijuana, california, and federal law have some nice fuzziness going on: Medical marijuana is legal in California, but federal law still bans sales. Amid the uncertainty that this creates — including the occasional raid by federal agents — a full-fledged industry has blossomed, taking in about $2 billion a year and generating $100 million in state sales taxes, CNBC reported. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
what's online: shoe seller's secret of success
zappos is so obsessed with getting the right people to work for them, that they offer new hires a thousand dollars to quit after training. yes, they pay people to quit. The theory, according to Mr. Taylor, is that the people who take the money “obviously don’t have the sense of commitment” Zappos requires from its employees. The company says about 10 percent of its trainees take the offer. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
what's online: frustrating the pirates
anders bylund of ars technica writes about how big media can combat piracy by offering better versions of what piracy offers: Media piracy will always be with us. But the pirates, Mr. Bylund writes, “can be beaten - it happens all the time - but not primarily by means of legal threats and lawsuits.” Rather, he says: “You subjugate these rebels with the tools of free enterprise. Piracy is just another business model, and the pirates will lose and go away when you come up with a better model.”
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
what's online: blogging against barbie
let the greenwashing of kids begin, or maybe just continue. the blog eco child's play rails again mattel for releasing an environmentally minded barbie clothing collection. all in all, brainwashing kids to get excited about toys is nothing new, just newly green. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
what's online: the no-tasting taste test
the eben fanbase has spoken, sure that fanbase happens to be made up of three year old girls, rather, one three year old girl, but she has spoken: SUPER illustration today! Django and I spotted it in the Business Section at a table where we were sharing bagels. I asked her what it was since mermaids are one of her favorite things - next to Mats Sundin. The laptop isn't too far behind so she looked at it and said, i quote,'una ninfa marina!!! con una computadora! en una taza de té!' it made her day and she now has it in her wallet. thanks to bb for raising her daughter on a diet of bagels, the the new york times business section, and plenty of eben illustrations, i owe you a tim horton donut. as the illustration itself, it's one of those ones that doesn't quite jive with the story (in my mind at least), which can happen with short deadlines. the crux of the story is a new starbucks website where you can experience and learn about their coffee, all from the comfort of your own home.. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
what's online: when the smoke cleared
employers who pay healthcare are getting more concerned about their employees personal activities, particularly smoking. while a healthier lifestyle can benefit both the employer and employee, does a company have a right to mandate, or account for actions outside of the workplace? nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
what's online: trading on testosterone
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
what's online: cubicles make poor nurseries
some writers for the guardian tested out bringing their kids to work based on more and more u.s. companies allowing parents to have their children in the office. this of course originates from the u.s. not requiring paid maternity leave. needless to say, this experiment went woefully bad, although the participants tried this out for all of a day at most. not nearly enough to prove that it's bad in the long term, however, i have little doubt that it would be. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, April 05, 2008
what's online: at last, buffett's key to success
this week's article suggests that warren buffet invests like a girl. it mentions him being patient, investigating opportunities fully, and not running off after hot tech stocks...like a dude. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: new york times, what's online
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
what's online: rethinking real estate
a recent report came out saying that inclusionary zoning (ie, affordable housing in new construction) rarely if at all, affects housing prices and production. seeing these new condo buildings with apartments going for ridiculous prices, mixed housing at the very least, is welcome in these developments. i have little sympathy for developers as i imagine them complaining about affordable housing ruining their profit margins, while cutting as many corners as possible on their way to homogenizing these neighborhoods. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
times sketching
some rough sketches for a what's online illustration. these are not the cleaned up sketches that i send to art directors, but sometimes i like the mess that comes from the early thought process. one of the early ones even turned nicely into the final.   Labels: illustration, sketchbook, what's online
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
what's online: the thin skin of apple fans
this week's what's online is about perceived bias in the media, specifically technology, more specificially still, when it come to apple fans and their beloved apple products. feel free to write a pro-apple article, but beware the backlash should you mention anything disparaging about lord job's creations. this illustration required hair accuracy, so i contacted tony-c of aisleone to inquire out the current trends in apple fanboy hair. he obligingly snapped a self-portrait of his fauxhawk with his iphone and emailed it to me. thanks tony-c, and yes, i know your hair isn't red. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
what's online: free music? only with a fight
a sxsw panel about advertising supported music where the discussion quickly turned into a heated argument. i just love drawing the big cloud of dust-fight harking back to my love of saturday morning cartoons. it's basically a big cloud and a bunch of extremities, wristbands, and badges. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
what's online: manage money like a star
mainstreet.com is a personal-finance site who's articles start with celebrity gossip and quickly come around to becoming a financial lesson, suggestion, something. so we have the joys of celeb gossip mixed with the scintillating writing of personal finance, it's a win-win! personally, i think it's a train wreck of an idea, however, i did find myself clicking through a few of the stories just to see how the gossip/finance would connect. lastly, i must give credit that 'jack nicholson hocking an oscar' was dan's idea, and an entertaining one at that. next week, dan will be drawing and i'll be writing! nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, March 01, 2008
what's online: aloof from recession
as we fret more and more about being in a recession, people around the blogosphere have noticed a few industries that seem to be recession-proof. these range from vice (highlighted by organized crime) and entertainment, but also basic needs supplied by companies such as wal-mart. i think i will just call this illustration, tony's big box boat. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
what's online: suburbia's march to oblivion
the mortgage crisis has struck the suburbs, and combined with renewed popularity in city living, mcmansion sprawl is turning into a suburban slum. did these cookie cutter houses and environments ever seem like a good idea? nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, February 16, 2008
what's online: worries on the vine
this weekend is the international conference on climate change & wine. shifting temperatures are affecting the quality of wine production both positively and negatively globally, and the wine world is discussing it. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, February 09, 2008
what's online: the greener side of recession
bloggers argue over the pros and cons of a recession's effects upon the environment. positively, lower consumption leading to less materials, waste, fuel, etc. negatively, less money for green initiatives, research and products. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, February 02, 2008
what's online: bullish about the web
jpmorgan chase's annual (quarterly? monthly? weekly? daily? . . . oh who knows) report on the state of the web revenue is positive, and particularly that ad rates will rise in 2008. on an illustration note, i am always happy to draw meat, i am not exactly sure why, but steaks are entertaining to me (my apologies to non-meat eaters) and works well the title and bullishness of the report (i shouldn't admit to this, but actually a happy accident. shhhh, quiet you!). nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
what's online: s-q-u-a-b-b-l-e
it was bound to happen... Another example is also one of the most popular, Scrabulous, which is clearly a knockoff of the board game Scrabble. It is a wonder that Hasbro, which owns Scrabble in the United States and Canada, and Mattel, which holds the rights for the rest of the world, took so long to take action. But this week, they finally sent a letter to Facebook asking that Scrabulous be removed from the site. and of course, the facebook masses aren't pleased. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
what's online: do-it-yourself music stardom
last what's online illustration of the year, last illustration of year, most likely. so here it is, david byrne and he's got six arms and he's floating. (note: david byrne does in fact have six arms and can in fact float. don't let anyone tell you otherwise.) THE former Talking Head, David Byrne, interviewed Thom Yorke of Radiohead for Wired about Radiohead's online-album experiment. Interestingly, though, a companion piece by Mr. Byrne, about how artists should navigate the troubled and chaotic music industry, is getting the most attention (wired.com). nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
what's online: the mac crowd mourns
compusa, one of the larger mac retailers just went out of business. macfanboys are mildly upset, but seriously, did anyone shop at compusa? my guess is that the answer is no, seeing as they are going out of business. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, December 01, 2007
what's online: as always, an unequal pie
the world is full of wealth inequality, and while the divide has never seemed greater, in fact the level of inequality has remained relatively consistant over the last 2000 years. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, November 10, 2007
what's online: big fees for little credit
in case you didn't get it, the enormous mustache on the credit card driving the harvesting machine connotes evilness...bwahaha! SOME issuers of credit cards are "quietly collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in profits selling nearly worthless, predatory credit cards targeting vulnerable consumers, including those with bad credit," according to a report published this week by the National Consumer Law Center (consumerlaw.com). nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, November 03, 2007
what's online: let us pray for wealth
"a global survey recently conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that the wealthier you are, the less likely you are to be religious." that sums up the article pretty well. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, October 27, 2007
what's online: sharing is never easy
comcast denies that it's been discriminating against various types of bandwidth, however, reports have come out that the internet provider is blocking certain types of data such as peer-to-peer sharing. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
what's online: i want my web tv
cbs has created a production studio called eyelad, and has started porting more of its content to the internutz. a new report also shows that close to 16% of american households watch some programs online (no, i am not sure if this includes random youtube videos or not). nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
what's online: what's in that stuff?
there's a big divide between europe and the united states when it comes to regulating ingredients, particularly cosmetics, and the united states' lack of limitations. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
what's online: the fed jammed your in-box
september saw an enormous increase in spam. this spam-liferation was tied significantly to the fed's interest rate cut and the return of college students and their computers to highspeed access (spammers using those computers as spam zombies). student computer eat brain. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
what's online: elegy for a novel music store
michael robertson talks about the death of his company anywhereCD, the part cd/part digital download, online music store. watch out mr. cd! that manhole isn't covered! OMG!!! nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
what's online: debating american serfdom
beneficiaries of money from the u.s. government are on the rise, leading to discussions on whether the population's income is too dependent on the government. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
what's online: broke but still borrowing
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Saturday, September 08, 2007
what's online: keeping piracy in perspective
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Saturday, September 01, 2007
what's online: no shortage of worries
this sums up the article pretty darn well: the demand for biofuels is pushing up food prices. Add to that water shortages, natural disasters and rising populations in the developing world and “what you have is a recipe for disaster,” John Vidal wrote in the British newspaper The Guardian this week (guardian.co.uk). nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
what's online: click if you read this column
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
what's online: musical mastery, maybe
the video game, guitar hero, has rekindled young'ins interest in learning to play actual guitars. speaking of rock and roll, who's wants to go see van halen?! rawk!!! (no, i don't actually want to see them.) nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
what's online: easy money that isn't easy (aka butt-scratchin')
this week's what's online is about easy internet millions, all you need is a good idea, and then you can spend just a few hours working in your underwear. obviously, this applies to the few who have actually had an idea that has yielded internet millions, but the crux of the article is about working less and making more. easy! i am pleased that the times let me do a drawing of a dude in tighty-whities scratching his ass. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, August 04, 2007
what's online: passengers scowl as airlines smile
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
what's online: pick a category, push a product
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Saturday, July 21, 2007
what's online: can green make green?
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
what's online: runaway runway obsession
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Saturday, July 07, 2007
what's online: what's lacking in 'sicko'
although compelling, michael moore's movie sicko has received criticized for it's one sidedness when it comes to healthcare. moore compares the american system of healthcare with the single-payer plans of countries like britain, france, canada and cuba, however, his characterizations of these systems is very upsetting to kurt loder. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
what's online: some bloggers blur some lines
blog writers for federated media recently got called out for writing for a marketing blog for microsoft, who in turn bought advertising spots on the writers' respective sites. the ceo of federated defended this act, by calling it 'conversation marketing'. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, June 23, 2007
what's online: tech missionary shifts focus
lawrence lessig, known for his legal expertise when it comes to technology and intellectual property, is shifting gears to focus on the influence of money on politics. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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Saturday, June 16, 2007
what's online: sleuth expands the case file
mark cuban's recent project of a investigative website ( sharesleuth.com) to help him short stocks, has expanded into the private sector, thus leaving us to believe that his business model has changed, or just outright failed. nytimes.com: what's online, by dan mitchell (login required)  Labels: illustration, new york times, what's online
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