Jason Kottke shares a link to Amazon's list of books intended to help readers create "a well-read life". The list contains a variety of books, from classics like "Lolita" to more modern titles like "The Fault in Our Stars".

via kottke.org.

Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight uses Google Maps data to compare travel times to and from US airports by car and public transit.

via FiveThirtyEight.

Inspiring Slideshare presentations for marketers, with tips on creating engaging PowerPoint presentations that resonate with your audience. via Blog.HubSpot.com

Our Best Bites presents a recipe for Freezer Breakfast Burritos, a protein-packed meal perfect for busy mornings or a quick dinner.

via Our Best Bites

eBay is splitting with PayPal and laying off 7% of its workforce, mainly from its struggling online auction site. via Quartz

PSFK offers an AI-powered dashboard for trend analysis, providing insights on innovation across industries, retailers, and technologies through research reports, case studies, expert quotes, and video content. via PSFK

Facebook appears to be moving away from its ad exchange platform, FBX, and towards smartphone identification for ad retargeting. via Digiday

Jason Kottke links to a New Yorker article by James Surowiecki about the rise of fast-casual restaurants. via kottke.org

PSFK offers an AI-powered dashboard for trend analysis, providing insights on innovation across industries.

This article examines how eBay uses social media platforms like Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram for marketing.

This blog post from HubSpot shares 32 free advertising tips for businesses of all sizes.

Persado, an AI-powered marketing platform, raised $21 million to scale its technology that generates persuasive language for marketing materials. via VentureBeat