This receipt (swiped from a Facebook post for Savored.com) shows a discount of $612.65 on dinner from Club A Steakhouse in Manhattan. So here’s what I want to know: How can restaurants that participate in Savored.com (Facebook | Twitter) and Restaurant.com (Facebook | Twitter) actually draw enough business to cover the costs of these extraordinary discounts? I get that this is a marketing expense, and not every check is discounted, which reduces the average per-check discount. And to fill more seats and possibly create some momentum, perhaps...

It’s subtle, but the New York Times designed a nice effect for a full page video player/browser: the left nav and Other Videos nav on the bottom dim unless you roll over them. It helps the video stand out, and provides fewer visual distractions while watching it. Subtle. Not setting the world on fire for video online. But a nice touch. Now if they could only dim that Citibank ad…it’s like a flashlight to the face during the movie. See it in action.