one of the reasons I like my job
Jul. 17th, 2009 07:53 pmSo, we've been doing this web research project at work for the past few weeks. To cut a long story short, we're collecting various consumer websites that accept advertising, to enhance our digital media database. And I've stumbled across some pretty interesting links in the process. More tasteless het porn than I ever wanted to see too, lol (we're using a list of 5000 most popular websites according to a market analytics company called Compete, so you bet there's plenty of porn on it :D) - but aside from that, some cool and thought-provoking stuff as well. Like this article on healthy eating (the eternal 'carbs versus fats' dilemma):
http://www.lifestyle24h.com/solutions/are-our-healthy-eating-guidelines-wrong.php
Most of it won't come as a surprise to some people on my flist (especially![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mellacita, who could easily have written it herself, lol) - but it nicely sums up the problem and confirms my own recent shift in attitude towards it, so to speak. Interestingly, it was WeightWatchers who almost made me believe that All Fats Are Evil.;) So I'm glad I have a more balanced, fact-based view of the whole diet/health issue these days. *nods* (which is not to say I'm going to go back to stuffing my face with cheese each night around bedtime, lol)
More food for thought on other relevant topics can be found here:
http://www.alternet.org/
It's a news website with a refreshingly honest, progressive approach to today's issues. Lots of controversial topics from all over the world. Might actually get me more involved in the so-called 'reality' I tend to avoid on a daily basis.;)
And, last but not least, something for the senses - another gorgeous site for photography enthusiasts:
http://photo.net/
Check out the 'daily sampling' of members' work at the top of the page. Really amazing stuff (some experimental photography & digital art as well). So many creative people from all over the planet...
Btw, LiveJournal ranks 321 on the list of most popular websites. That's pretty high, isn't it? Nowhere near Facebook, which is number 3 or 4, I think, but still... I somehow didn't expect it to be that high. I imagined we were a tiny hidden corner of the web... *blinks*
http://www.lifestyle24h.com/solutions/are-our-healthy-eating-guidelines-wrong.php
Most of it won't come as a surprise to some people on my flist (especially
mellacita, who could easily have written it herself, lol) - but it nicely sums up the problem and confirms my own recent shift in attitude towards it, so to speak. Interestingly, it was WeightWatchers who almost made me believe that All Fats Are Evil.;) So I'm glad I have a more balanced, fact-based view of the whole diet/health issue these days. *nods* (which is not to say I'm going to go back to stuffing my face with cheese each night around bedtime, lol)More food for thought on other relevant topics can be found here:
http://www.alternet.org/
It's a news website with a refreshingly honest, progressive approach to today's issues. Lots of controversial topics from all over the world. Might actually get me more involved in the so-called 'reality' I tend to avoid on a daily basis.;)
And, last but not least, something for the senses - another gorgeous site for photography enthusiasts:
http://photo.net/
Check out the 'daily sampling' of members' work at the top of the page. Really amazing stuff (some experimental photography & digital art as well). So many creative people from all over the planet...
Btw, LiveJournal ranks 321 on the list of most popular websites. That's pretty high, isn't it? Nowhere near Facebook, which is number 3 or 4, I think, but still... I somehow didn't expect it to be that high. I imagined we were a tiny hidden corner of the web... *blinks*
