"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley

"When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." Eric Hoffer

"Have the courage of your knowledge and experience. If you have formed a conclusion from the facts and if you know your judgment is sound, act on it - even though others may hesitate or differ. (You are neither right nor wrong because the crowd disagrees with you. You are right because your data and reasoning are right.)" Benjamin Graham

Today's image: Meeting by Chris (archi3d). Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Local wins: Jeff Jarvis on the CBS local ad network here. Check out their ad formats here.

FriendFeed adds search. Smart.

Invited to the searchme beta, it's impressive.

Richard Parsons, former TW chief executive, talks change: "I tolerate change well, it doesn't intimidate me...Change just is, don't fear failure." The Change Nation interview (audio) Kudos to Ariane de Bonvoisin, well done!

Congrats & cheers: Slate editor James Ledbetter leading development of The Big Money, a new business news site, set to debut this summer. Joel Hollander opens his own shop, 264 Echo Place Partners.

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