e-collaborating

Bethesda Start-Up Makes Writing a Little Less Lonely:

"writers alike have found voices in blogs and social-networking profiles, bypassing the cut-throat competition of old-line publishing. Now a Bethesda start-up is trying to leverage that community of would-be authors to help write books, or at least improve them.

WEbook, which launched last week, invites writers, editors, topic experts and anyone else who has something to say to put their virtual pens together to work on literary projects. If the finished works get high marks from the site's members, WEbook publishes hard copies and sells them through online booksellers" - washingtonpost.com

Meat market

Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too? - Dot Earth - Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog