Here is a look at some standout brand-building and communications stories that caught our attention this week. We hope you enjoy the long holiday weekend (at least in the US).

Ideas Shaping Strategy, Creativity & Innovation

• From Creation Myth to the Reality of Innovation Today
• The Next Internet Opportunity Is Social Upheaval
• How to Design a Business
• When the Internet Thinks it Knows You
• Progress is Impossible Without Change
• How to Avoid the Passion Trap
• Capitalizing on Curation: Why the New Curators Are Beating the Old
• Social Media: The End or Start of a Golden Age?
• What 8 Best-Selling Magazines Can Teach You About Irresistible Content
• The Interface is the Message: Aaron Koblin at TED
• How to Overcome Cynicism with Scientific Psychobabble

Innovative, Inspiring Ideas: New Products, Projects & Services

• And the Winner of TechCrunch Disrupt NYC is…Getaround!
• Google Wallet: Make Your Phone Your Wallet
• Google Gives Everyone $10 To Try New Digital Wallet…But There’s a Catch (tracking)
• Facebook to Launch Music Service with Spotify
• Branded Filters on Instagram (idea)
• Sonar, Finding Out How People Around You Are Connected
• Altly: A Facebook Alternative
• ‘Netflix for Textbooks’ Chegg to Launch Daily Deals
• Visualizing.org
• YouTube Identifies Soundtracks, Creates Auto Playlists?
• Ashton Kutcher Knows His Startups

Brand (& unbranded) Content – For Better Or Worse

• Anatomy of a Trending Topic: Urban Outfitters’ Crisis
• Heineken Aims Its Ads at Digital Devotees
• Mining Patterns in Search Data with Google Correlate
• Google Chrome: Lady Gaga
• The History of Advertising on Twitter
• Starbucks UK Set to Accept NFC Payments
• How @Toyota Turned #Toyotafail Into a Social Media PR Win
• Visualize Your Career with LinkedIn’s Connection Timeline
• Flirt! with Hyper Island
• Nissan Leaf
• Hermes X Vans

Digital Media, Tech & Marketing News & Resources

• Nearly 80% of ‘On the Go’ Audience Shops on Mobile, 72% Buy Local Deals
• More Shoppers Trust the Internet Than TV
• Instagram Update to Add ‘Double-Tap Likes’ and Improved Comments
• Square Will Let Shoppers Say Their Name to Pay (more on mobile payments…)
• Now You Can See Twitter the Way I See Twitter
• How Twitter 2.0 Will Make Money
• Barnes & Noble: We’ve Captured 25% of eBook Market
• Zuckerberg’s Stage At the eG8 Conference
• 4Chan Has 18M Uniques a Month, But Canvas Participation is Optional
• What the Largest Social Media Companies Are Worth (Infographic)
• Amazon Launches Mac Download Store
• Ex MySpace Exec to Launch Facebook Alternative with Funding from DFJ