Being a holiday weekend, SaatchiNY’s on a half day today. Which means that’s an entire half day for you to process all the awesome in this week’s edition of Links You Should Give a S#*t About. Happy browsing, and have a fantastic Labor Day Weekend!

PRESIDENT AMA

President Obama harnessed the power of Reddit’s AMA platform . . .  but didn’t say too much.

THE RISE OF VISUAL SOCIAL MEDIA

This is a great piece on the ever-increasing presence of visual marketing in the world of social.

SAMSUNG VS APPLE DECIDED

So courts have decreed that Samsung owes Apple a LOT of money for copyright infringement. Here’s one reason why this could be a good thing for creativity in the mobile space.

THIS IS WHY CATS RULE THE INTERNET

Because people make videos like this one of a Siamese meowing the theme song to Game of Thrones.

RIP JERSEY SHORE

We’re aware that this will prompt mixed emotions for most of you. The Jersey Shore has been cancelled.

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