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Friday Links: The secret power of introverts

• We’ve added pics from last night’s Open House & Spirit Showcase to the Spirit Week album on Facebook.
• This is how you sell products, on the adorable movie about the new red Field Notes notebook.
• The secret power of introverts.
• Five year old analyzes logos.
• In defense of video games: more than just an entertaining time sink.
• You’ve seen the LEGO Moleskine notebooks, right? Please tell me you’ve seen them, they’re awesome.
• Where’s the pixel? Does not work with a dirty monitor. Also it might make your eyes a little wiggy. Finally, lots of fun.
• A peek inside LEGO Headquarters.
• Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts claims marketing is dead.
• The Flaming Lips have a new song called “Now I Understand” featuring Siri.
• Unreal estate.

Watchmen prequels anger pretty much everyone

Did you hear about how DC Comics is launching a new series of “Watchmen” prequels based on the iconic 80s graphic novel? They are, and pretty much every comicbook nerd worthy of the name nerd is upset about it. You can read about it on Wired and then once you get the lay of the land, head on over to The Wall Street Journal and read Why The New ‘Watchmen’ Can’t Turn Back the Clock”, which is a really thoughtful piece about the enterprise, including this:

“Let’s not be angry about this, let’s be sad and maybe a bit worried. The Watchmen graphic novel will stay its brilliant, doom-laden, intricate heartbreaking self. The future of superhero comics, however, is much less certain.”

Nerd Spirit Week & Open House

In grand high school tradition, The Nerdery has been dressing up for Nerd Spirit week — Jock Day, Favorite Iconic Nerd Day, and today, Twin Day. You can see more pictures of spirited nerds over on Facebook.

This is all gearing up for tomorrow night’s Open House & Spirit Showcase. The Open House is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (that’s tomorrow, February 2nd, 2012) right here at The Nerdery: 9555 James Ave S. Suite 245, Bloomington, MN 55431.

The love story that started with a typo

Spotted over at Laughing Squid, which has more information about this story and the StoryCorps, this is a sweet little video about love in the age of email.

Friday Links: Facebook filing for IPO?

• It’s rumored that Facebook will file its IPO next week.
• Twitter says it will censor country-specific tweets.
• Remarkably useful & expressive words that deserve more chances to enrich our language, including transmogrify which always makes me think of Calvin & Hobbes.
• Vintage photos turned into geek icons.
• Who were Fisher and Price?
• David Ogilvy: I am a lousy copywriter.
• 10 Misconceptions Rundown: a video about gum swallowing, seeing things from space, and spiders.
• If you missed it, check out the man behind the Honey Badger.
• Much ado about Google’s new privacy policy.
• The secret language of stamps, delightfully nerdy.

The Nerdery gets some recognition for untraditional recruiting efforts

Head on over to Finance & Commerce for a great post about how LinkedIn, Twitter, even craigslist can help recruit job candidates (it’s also a good read for job seekers too). Of course, we point you to this post because it’s got some find quotes from David, our own Nerd Hunter, and Hilary, an internal producer who had this to say about Nerdery recruitment:

“Our site is designed to show off our culture but also our capabilities. We have a casual dress code and free soda, but we’re also advanced in terms of technology, and we hire people who have a passion about that. Our site helps to showcase what we offer.”

Speaking of what we have to offer, you should RSVP for our Open House & Spirit Showcase on February 2nd. This is where you can come and tour The Nerdery, talk to our Nerd Hunters about working here, check out some of our clubs, and, best of all, participate in (or watch) the Talent Show. You can get more details and RSVP on Facebook.

CASSETTE: A Documentary Film about the Cassette Tape

Nerds seem to have a bit of a soft spot for outdated and/or obsolete forms of media. See: typewriters. In fact they take this love of the old so far that they even settle for strange facsimiles of this old-timey media. See: popularity of Instagram. If you’re the kind of nerd who likes old fashioned things (and who isn’t?), you should check out the Kickstarer campaign for CASSETTE: A Documentary about the cassette tape.

(spotted on Swiss Miss.

Friday Links: DC Comics launches new brand & Hipster StarWars

• DC Comics unveils new brand (a follow up to this).
• Don’t forget to RSVP for our February 2nd Open House.
• Matt Haughey shares lessons for Kickstarter creators fomr the worse project he ever funded.
• Animated Leo Burnett tells agency “When to take my name of the door”. Highly recommended for people enamored with the history of advertising (and cute animations).
• Hipster StarWars. You know you wanna look. Also, If StarWars were made today, and finally I’ll follow you into the dark, a valentine for your StarWars loving sweetie.
• 12 sci-fi film locations you can actually visit.
• Is new Google the new Coke?
• LEGO slowly revealing Lord of the Rings minifigs.

So SOPA

Trying to gather everything on the Internet-wide SOPA protests and blackouts today would be fruitless and unending. Instead, a few that may have escaped your notice and/or are worthy of a click.

• Get a little education at the Stanford Law Review: Don’t break the Internet.
• Buzzfeed’s collection of blackout pages & SOPA protests.
• If you don’t mind a lot of moronic swearing @herpderpedia is retweeting all the people who don’t understand why Wikipedia is down today.
• Ars Technica’s SOPA Resistance Day banner is probably my favorite.

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a good ‘new logo sucks’ freak out

The only thing better than a new logo brouhaha is a new logo brouhaha with comicbook nerds at the heart of it. It appears that DC Comics is about to unveil a new logo. Brand New has a lot of details on the trademark filing and what not. You can see the logo is a bit of a snooze. The best thing so far about the new logo is definitely iFanboy’s remain calm post. Seriously, and I quote: “Before anyone gets too excited (or agitated), this is a small step in a much larger process and strategy. There is still a lot we don’t know and it will be a while before we see anything in production.”

Oh man, this is why comicbook nerds are some of the all-time best nerds. They’re a passionate bunch.