What a busy week! Didn’d had much time to blog, so here are the latest picks:

• The departure of the legendary economist and Nobel Prize winner, Milton Friedman.
• Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agreed on a standard sitemap protocol.
• The World Usability Day was celebrated last 14th
• Former AOL pro blogger Calacanis posts an interesting view on Web2.0 an the advertising model
• AdTv to be launched on January, with more than 3000 ads.
• IAB reports that “Internet advertising revenues reached an estimated new record of $4.2 billion for the third quarter of 2006″.

And some new inspirations:

• Adobe launches a new color toy – Kuler.
• Typography in gigantic proportions at Geogreeting
• Lifesize Googlemaps by Adam Bartholl
• Beautiful animation for Lux Provocateur soap.
• The blender you just might need.
• The web version of “The Office” in PhilTube