Journals

Etsy: Library Shout Out (Chicagoist)

14 Oct 2008

This Chicago artist uses actual library cards to fashion the front and back of her 3.5" by 5" journals , with 80 college-ruled pages in between. Each journal is festooned with a unique literary quote. Bilblio-cool.

Pajama gamblers could lose their shirts: Online gambling can be dangerously comfortable (EurekAlert!)

14 Oct 2008

( University of Chicago Press Journals ) People who gamble from the comfort of their home tend to think they're more in control of their gambling than people who gamble in casinos, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

New kids on the block: Latecomers must be unique to outperform pioneer brands (EurekAlert!)

14 Oct 2008

( University of Chicago Press Journals ) A new study in the Journal of Consumer research finds that people evaluate pioneer brands more thoroughly than the next brands they encounter. They also tend to associate attributes common to both brands more to the first brand they encounter.