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Debtris (Visualization of Debt)

23 February 2011
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How does the cost of the Iraq War compare to US credit card debt? What about the worldwide costs of the financial crises from the late 2000s to the present? How do those costs compare to African nations’ debts?
Information is Beautiful provides those answers and more in his first animation, entitled “Debtris“. I have embedded [...]

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Shoutout to Taming Data Readers/Asteroids, A Love Story & Asteroids, an Online Version of the Arcade Game

31 January 2011
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I would like to thank the readers of this blog for their time and attention. I’m amazed every day at how many people want to read my scribblings.
In honor of the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, for your amusement I present, “Asteroids – A Love Story” from Nigel Upchurch. The song accompanying the video is a [...]

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World Population: 7 Billion by the End of 2011

13 January 2011
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Seven billion people. That’s how many people the earth will carry by the end of 2011. I cannot imagine that many people, yet if we all stood shoulder to shoulder, apparently we could all stand in the area of the City of Los Angeles.
National Geographic Magazine has taken on the task of addressing the [...]

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Google Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

30 December 2010
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Google employees put together this video of the struggles, achievements, deaths, milestones, deaths, heroes, and other major “etceteras” that made 2010 the year it was. I hope you enjoy this review of the past year.

Is there any information you would add to or subtract from this montage of 2010?

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2010 — the Year Mobile Connected the World

27 December 2010
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I’ve only had a smart phone for 10 months, and yet I cannot imagine how I lived without it. Therefore, for your viewing pleasure, I have posted this animation from themobilefuture on the mobile phone in the year 2010. The animation is by http://www.istrategylabs.com.
The authors cite the following statistics (sources not listed):

Massive increase in apps [...]

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The Bible Christmas Story

24 December 2010
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Do you like your religion with a dose of humor? What about the Christmas Story — yes, the one about the birth of the baby Jesus.
Adam Hoggatt created this reverent but tongue-in-cheek animation of the Bible’s Christmas Story. I love the part where Mary drops the bucket into the well when Joseph tells her that [...]

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The Winter Solstice Explained (Science Version)

21 December 2010
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Do you remember why we have a winter solstice (also referred to as an equinox)? I don’t. I know I studied this in grade school, but my memory of the “why” is a bit short after all these years!
This year’s winter solstice “will occur at 23:38 (or 11.38pm) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on December [...]

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The Data Behind Online Retailing

20 December 2010
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How do you brand yourself online? If you run a business, do you provide your customers with an online mechanism by which they can provide comments about your products and services publicly? If so, do you believe online feedback has a positive or negative effect on your company? How much shopping vs. online research do [...]

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The Digital Beyond: Introduction and Problems

3 December 2010
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Why should you care about what happens to your digital life after you die? Two days ago, I posted on John Romano and Evan Carroll’s work the past two years to bring attention to our digital “estate”.
In case you don’t want to read their book, Your Digital Afterlife, I thought I’d post some [...]

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The Digital Beyond: What Happens to Your Digital Life After You Die?

1 December 2010
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Have you ever thought about what happens to your digital life after you die? That’s not a question most of us have considered.
In the past, our photos, mail, and other possessions went to family or friends to sort through. But what happens to your online life when you die? Your email accounts, online photos, [...]

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