Thought provoking links

Many thought provoking articles this week:

When Growth Spurt Is Needed, Grab ‘Unique, Unfair Advantage’ - big news in the ecommerce space with the purchase of Rue La La.

Get Elastic's picks for best blog posts of October.

Edward Norton runs the NYC Marathon today with three Maasai warriors.

Who the hell are these people? The overuse of stock photography.

Michael Arrington on social media and scam offers.

Google redefines disruption: "Less than Free" business model

And, on another note, I'm talking this Thursday at the DMA's Social Media Day: