OurPDX shared links for November 5th

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for November 5th:
(yes, it’s really long and bloated; I’ve had no time for actual writing lately, but have found cool stuff in the last day or so…)

A new way of supporting Mercy Corps | Mercy Corps
A Mercy Corps staffer writes: “In the past few weeks we've quietly been rolling out a new feature on MercyCorps.org: personal fundraising pages.

Personal fundraising pages allow Mercy Corps' supporters to set up their own pages on MercyCorps.org. Those pages can be customized with your own text or photos for any event or purpose. You can also set an optional goal for your fundraiser, and there are built-in tools that make it easy to share your fundraising page with your friends through Facebook, Twitter, or email.”
Welcome to Eater Portland!
A national outlet opens a local outpost. My question? How's it diferent from Yelp, PFD, PortlandFood, etc. etc. etc.? But I'll let you judge for yourselves….

"At this time, we'd like to extend you a warm welcome to Eater Portland, the very latest in restaurant blogging technology and your new one-stop shop for all things related to dining and drinking in Portland, the greatest dining city in the universe.

The quick back story on Eater: we've been wreaking havoc in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco for awhile now, and we recently launched a National edition. Here in Portland, you're going to get obsessive hourly coverage of restaurants, bars, chefs and the assorted other characters who make the business tick. You'll also get the very best of what the rest of the web is serving up, by way of links as far as the eye can see. If it's not on Eater Portland, you don't have to know about it."

Maybe. But that last sentence? Made my stomach a bit queasy…you?
pdxsucks.com podcast – november 5, 2009
From Robert’s wrapup post: "Who needs topics when you’ve got Cort and Fatboy in the studio talking about their upcoming podcast plans, the lives of the busy unemployed, the midnight movie, and other fun crap?"

Side note: I managed to listen to this live via streaming iPhone via car stereo, then headphones as I walked to office, then via web browser without missing a single beat. Very slick technology setup there!
Oregonian editor: layoffs are inevitable | Oregon Media Central
A few other online outlets have the entire text of Sandy Rowe's email; here, we link to Oregon Media Central's take: "Oregonian Managing Editor Sandy Rowe warns in an email to staff that "a layoff is inevitable," but that there's still time to take the paper's most recent buyout offer…"

Now, can we tackle the buzzword 'hyperlocal' in her memo? Hyper-wha, Ms. Rowe?
Get Baked: The Sugar Cube is back starting Thursday. | Willamette Week
Kelly Clarke has the scoop: "As you might have heard, celebrated local baker Kir Jensen’s cute-as-pie downtown dessert cart The Sugar Cube—home of the addictive Highway to Heaven and Amy Winehouse cupcakes—is back from the dead after a seven month absence…Follow The Sugar Cube on Twitter (@TheSugarCube) for more updates.
It’s Time to Pick the Best! | An Exploration of Portland Food and Drink
Food Dude needs your help: "I get an email along these lines every few days. ” I am hoping you can recommend restaurants for me to go to. I am very open about cuisine, price, atmosphere…I just want to eat good food!”

You'll be happy to share your favorites, right? RIGHT?

Rather than send my regular list, I thought I’d work with you all to come up with our own list. We’ll start with “expensive” and “very-expensive” choices, and we’ll drop down a price tier every week until we have a good list of recommendations.
Electrotainment
Stop by every single day throughout the entire month of November to catch up with Doc Normal's daily podcast for NaPodPoMo (where he rants about things during the aptly-named CrazyTalk.) He's even got special guest starts on every episode.

Take, for example, Cami Kaos & Rick Turoczy talking about the upcoming 30HourDay telethon. (Yours truly helped bloviate via Skype call-in for the inaugural show, no less – but you'll want to skip past that one, of course…)

In fact, YOU could be part of the show!