This week’s tasty tidbits from the business and technology front, as well as other recommended links:

• 9 Tips for Creating and Maximizing a Steady Income Stream by Selling Stock — Do you have skills in graphic design, photography, or web development? Registering your work with a stock library can be an easy way to earn some extra money.
• FriendDA — Slightly more than a hearty handshake — When an NDA seems too formal, but you want to spill the beans to a buddy: "the FriendDA is a non-binding, warm blanket agreement that offers absolutely no legal protection." Neat idea!
• Transactional Email and Confirmation Messages (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) — The automatic emails that most Website send out tend to be (1) not very useful; (2) lost branding opportunities. Jakob Nielsen’s latest is its usual treasure trove of practical tips for improving your site’s usability.
• IMDB turns 18 years old — Time flies when you’re browsing movie trivia! My sole gripe with IMDB, which I otherwise love, is that its URLs still aren’t human-scannable. It would be nice to be able to tell what movie this links to without clicking on it…
• Google-Phone Review: Brains over Beauty — Time Magazine gives one of the many rave reviews to Verizon’s new phone, based on Google’s Android OS. It won’t be competitive with Apple’s iPhone right away, but its open architecture (and Google’s clout) will make it a force in the mobile market.
• Best Screensaver Ever: Multi-Computer F1 Racing Screensaver Wins Office Coolness Pole Position — Check out this video of an amazing office-wide screensaver.