A nice overview of a trend that's been surging for awhile now, and is still gathering steam: Online content curation. Focusing on Pinterest, GigaOM explains why curation services are so successful and why we can expect a wave of services that make curation even more streamlined and structured.

Om Malik reports back from his visit in Berlin and shares his analysis of Berlin as a startup hub. His findings aren't terribly surprising (Berlin has lots of potential but the startup ecosystem is just beginning to bloom), yet it's always interesting to learn a Silicon Valley veteran's point of view about the city. Plus, plenty of our friends are featured, including our office mates Gidsy.

Fast Company portraits Bill Nguyen, the founder of Color, a photo sharing app for the iPhone that has become synonymous for over-eager venture capitalists throwing money at startups based on nothing but buzz words and hype.