links for 2009-12-30

• 10 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2010
  "First of all: It’s going to be another interesting year."
  (tags: Trends Lists 2010 Business TrendWatching)
• L.A. Homeowners Fight the Glare of Digital Billboards
  "After a recent court ruling, residents see a chance to pressure the City Council to pull the plug on the signs that disrupt their peace and quiet."
  (tags: LosAngeles Politics Business Advertising LATimes)
• John Mackey and Whole Foods
  John Mackey at a store in Austin, Texas. To “the people that really dislike us,” he says, “Whole Foods is a big corporation, so they think that we’ve crossed over to the dark side.”
  (tags: WholeFoods NewYorker Business Food Sustainability)
• Yasumasa Yonehara
  A look inside our friend, Yone Chan's work/live studio (he has several).
  (tags: YoneChan Art Japanese Japan Photogrpher Photography TheSelby)
• In Case You Missed It: Events And Trends Of 2009
  "Vogue Magazine film critic John Powers talks about the year in media: the major events, the trending topics and the evolution of social networking."
  (tags: NPR Trends SocialNetworking PopularCulture)
• Wired’s 20 Favorite iPhone Apps of 2009
  "The Wired staff has chosen its 20 favorite apps, broken into separate categories: productivity, games, hobbies, and travel and outdoors. These are apps we deemed exceptional either for their innovation, elegant design, usefulness or a combination of all these qualities."
  (tags: Web2.0 iPhone Wired Lists BestOf 2009)
• The Best Album Covers Of 2009 - All Songs Considered Blog
  "We get several hundred CDs in the mail each week, and as we quickly sort through them, we can often eyeball which ones we're going to like."
  (tags: Music Art NPR AllSongsConsidered 2009 BestOf Lists)