From FastCompany:
We’ve told you the cities we thought were the most innovative world-round. What do you think? Our readers have submitted cities they believe are fast.
plus Too-Fast Cities
plus Slow Cities
plus Cities on the Verge

Folio Magazine reports:

“Even before it hit newsstands this week, the September (10th Anniversary) issue of XXL had raised eyebrows among professionals in the publishing industry.
 
On the back cover, appearing in a Rocawear advertisement, is XXL editor-in-chief Elliott Wilson. His appearance in the ad, according to some in the industry, is a violation of the separation [...]

Dpreview informs us that:
“Pentax US has today announced the opening of PentaxPhotoGallery.com a stylish and sophisticated online photo gallery dedicated to photographs taken with Pentax equipment. With a frankly beautiful Flash interface Pentax Photo Gallery allows you to browse images in collections, categories, artists and even by camera or lens. The entire site is available [...]

From Fast Company:
“Branding consists of a range of different but strongly interconnected activities that are all geared towards creating a lasting, positive impression in the minds of consumers that will ultimately be good for business. Branding experts like Richard Bates, Senior Partner and Executive Creative Director of the Brand Integration Group (BIG) at Ogilvy & [...]

“Elle and Vanity Fair produced their second annual green issues in May, but the titles produced different results. Elle’s green issue outperformed the one in 2006, which was the worst seller of last year’s first half. Ad pages for this year’s issue were up 22 percent from 2006, while the magazine increased its newsstand sale [...]

Digital Camera website gives us insightful news about the Digital Market:
“According to data from CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) digital camera shipments by CIPA members (the majority of digital camera manufacturers) are up 27% overall in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. The largest growth coming from [...]

“The first of its kind, the now monthly published One World Photography international photography and photojournalism magazine not only showcases our leading photographers work, but goes well beyond what the mainstream media dares to try and pull off.
Uncovering the real news, development and problems within our world, the OWP Magazines is published in house [...]

from ArsTechnica
“Do bloggers need a union of their own? That was the question raised today by a small gathering of bloggers and labor activists at the Yearly Kos conference at McCormick Place here in Chicago. ”AFL-CIO: Kicking Ass for the Working Class” stickers were passed around, an e-mail signup form was circulated, and the discussion began.
A [...]

“It’s one of my favorite subjects,” she said. “I make my living from my writing, and when people take it because they are ignorant of copyright laws–or think that because it’s on the Internet, it’s free–it makes me really mad. It’s stealing content, in my mind.”
VanFossen isn’t referring to the kind of [...]

Notes from Cnet.com:
“An image of Katie Couric, originally released in May by CBS, was slimmed down for reuse. The left photo is the official first-pic-of-Katie released by CBS. (TVNewser posted it in May.) The doctored photo on the right appears in the September issue of Watch magazine, which is owned by CBS, according to [...]