In “Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?,” New York Times‘ Noam Cohen breaks down the differences between hillaryclinton.com and barackobama.com:

That is, Mr. Obama’s site is more harmonious, with plenty of white space and a soft blue palette. Its task bar is reminiscent of the one used at Apple’s iTunes site. It signals in myriad ways that it was designed with a younger, more tech-savvy audience in mind — using branding techniques similar to the ones that have made the iPod so popular.

In contrast to barackobama.com, Mrs. Clinton’s site uses a more traditional color scheme of dark blue, has sharper lines dividing content and employs cookie-cutter icons next to its buttons for volunteering, and the like.

Google Maps and Twitter joined forces to give you instant updates on Super Tuesday. Pretty cool!

One of the best renditions of Dusty Springfield’s “I Only Want to Be With You” I have heard for a while. Shelby Lynne’s gruff voice and attention to the lyrics give the song a feel of despondency. The bossa nova groove gives the ballad a nice touch as well. I only wanna be with you too, baby!

A quick stroll around University of Notre Dame found some impressive CSS-driven web sites even though they still have a handful of sites that aren’t up to web standards. Let’s start with new launch of the Center for Building Communities. The design is clean, refreshing and departed from the School of Architecture. Next stop is the department of Film, Television and Theater. In contrast to CBC, FTT is graphic heavy and more dramatic. Both the department of Theology and Sociology sported some fresh blue colors, which is opposite from the dark, gloomy blue of the homepage. Nice work, ND!

Wall Street Journals‘s Jame Hookway:

In a global survey of office-rental prices released in November, property consultancy CB Richard Ellis found that annual office rents in Ho Chi Minh City had risen 29% in the previous 12 months to $49 per square foot.

That compares with $53 per square foot in downtown Manhattan. It is double the $24 per square foot charged in Bangkok.

When you work for a business school, you must dress like a businessman. My pair of dress shoes has been killing my feet during my commute. Yesterday two pairs of comfortable dress shoes (black and brown) arrived on my doorsteps. Don’t you just love a woman like that?

AZ is on “Fire.”

A jazz avant-garde with an unmistakable style, Cecil Taylor could turn a piano into a percussion. His technique is simple unbelievable. Check out his live performance.

The one-page highlighting GWSB’s faculties who are mentioned in the media has been reworked. This is the kind of clean-up work I do while waiting for the contents for my main project.

You heard Hillary: “It did take a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush, and I think it might take another one to clean up after the second Bush.” Now that is what I am talking about, baby! I am rooting for her based on that line alone. In all seriousness, Clinton and Obama is a perfect combo. You can’t go wrong with experience and change.