Around the Web: AP's Big Mistake Edition

Associated Press Charges Fee for Quoting 5 Words - This is a huge mistake by AP. I know newspapers are desperate these days, but charging $12.50 to quote 5 words?! Wow. Did I already say it's a big mistake? Interesting ongoing story about the Associated Press' new licensing structure. [About.com Web Logs]

Coping with Information Overload - My ever growing email inbox is the perfect example of being buried in too much information. All these newsletters and alerts were supposed to be helpful, but now they just get in the way. Information overload costs us $650 billion in lost productivity! Part 1 discusses the problem. Part 2 offers some solutions. [Read/Write Web]

1 in 4 Internet Users Visit Social Networking Sites - I expect that number to grow as social networking sites like Facebook make the medium more accessible to non-techies. [BizReport]

Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk to Bootstrapping - As an entrepreneur bootstrapping a small business, it's important to make bootstrapping a part of your company's everyday culture. [The Entrepreneurial Mind]