Sorry for the two-day absence on the Good Reads. (I just know there are a handful of you who look forward to these short summaries to fill out your day!) I’ve been traveling and working on preparing materials for our quarterly Board meeting next week, so haven’t been filtering things the way I usually do.
Here’s some of the things around the web that have stuck with me over the past couple of days:
The reliable CalculatedRisk takes today’s employment numbers and surrounds them with context and easy-to-digest charts. Click through and enjoy. 
Alan Patrick gave a thoughtful presentation this week about the role of Social Media in the Enterprise. He cuts through a lot of the froth and looks at how social media tools can drive value in three areas: revenue creation, cost reduction and capital reduction. (via BroadStuff)
Mortgage bankers have been meeting in Washington this week and the dialogue has been interesting. There’s capital in the market to fund the private mortgage securitizations; the caution relates to external regulatory and policy factors. On balance, good signs for the regular and jumbo mortgage markets next year. (via HousingWire)
Interesting paper about the effect of the recession on “Consumption inequality” and “Income inequality.” Moral: Declining asset values reduce consumption, so the decline in housing values has affected consumption by the higher income quintiles to a higher degree. Of course, this reality is offset by the fact that the jobs shed by the economy have been concentrated in less skilled labor pools. (via Economist’s View)
The FriendFinder IPO just couldn’t happen. (via PaidContent)
Is Consumer social media a bad business? Alan Patrick reflects on the views of Bo Peabody. (via Broadstuff)
Research data from Nielsen that looks at how we consume TV content over the Internet. The current model is using the web as a solitary time-shifter. How will it change? (via NielsenWire)
Take a trip to the Mall of the future. A good exploration of how the technologies we currently have will be integrated in the retail experience. Prompts many thoughts about local, media, marketing and context. (via RetailTrafficMag)
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