Assorted nonsense and marginally relevant shenanigans via my personal delicious.com bookmarks.

- Approved! Plucky Underdog Opera Now on iPhone: Via wired.com comes this quick hit of a review of the new Opera app for iPhone. While it's "got it where it counts" (page load time), there are enough drawbacks (funky zoom) to make me think twice about making the switch. However, your mileage may vary.

- Steve Jobs: No iPhone OS 4.0 Support for Original iPhone: No big surprise on the news. The big surprise is when Steve Jobs answers his personal email (sjobs@apple.com)!

- How Journalists are Using Social Media for Real Results: This past weekend, I had a great conversation on this very topic with a friend of mine that was a former editor at the Chicago Tribune and another that works for a company that specializes in economic development programs in developing countries. While breaking the news has always been the aim of any hungry journalist, the world really needs sustaining coverage more than ever. That's something you're NOT going to get in 140 character chunks of info…

- 5 Tips for Using LinkedIn to Find Star Employees: For employers, a quick read on how to used LinkedIn to begin vetting potential employees. And take heed, job hunters! As the economy turns and given the current state of competition for jobs, you should be intimate with the new school ways potential employers will be evaluating you!

- Words That Say "Do Not Follow" on Twitter: Still trying to figure out the implications of the phrase "_______ is now following you on Twitter" and whether or not you should follow back? This column from Forrester analyst Augie Ray is a good, quick read on just that subject.