In part one of "Email is broken" I made one or two half-intelligible points about the fundamentals of email being broken. If you didn’t read it, just know that your bulk HTML emails display differently to different email clients. The solution, as much as there is one, is to always avoid trying to do too much fancy styling and to always test your emails before you send them. more

Note: This is part of a series. Don't forget to read Email is broken, Part Two: Images. more

Favorite Links of 2011
Stellar - Fueled by Twitter, Flickr, Vimeo, and Youtube, it's a super rich feed of only the awesome things you want to see from only the awesome people you want to seem them from.

The New Pornographers music video for Moves - Written and directed by Tom Scharpling, it features pretty much every alt comedy star from New York City. And it rocks so hard. more

Is it being “optimistically pessimistic” or “pessimistically optimistic” that involves a lot of worrying, while working and hoping for the best? Whichever it is, it’s certainly how one might generally describe non-profits. It’s an attitude that, for better or for worse, seems to be inherent to the non-profit existence: doing vital work in neglected arenas, and with limited resources. more