Silly, clever, and with a more than a hint of the truth … Watch as Uncle Jay sings his year-end summary of the news.
Uncle Jay has a website he says "helps small minds understand big news".
Happy Holiday Season, and Best Wishes for the New Year.
Web/Tech
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Uncle Jay’s Singing Year in Review – 2011 Edition 2011
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Zeitgeist 2011: The Year In Review through Google’s Top Searches
See what the World searched with Google's 2011 Zeitgeist.
Here is the video.
Don't expect too much; apparently, we are a shallow species.
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Zeitgeist 2011: The Year In Review through Google’s Top Searches
See what the World searched with Google's 2011 Zeitgeist.
Here is the video.
Don't expect too much; apparently, we are a shallow species. -
All That – Infographic Showing What Happens in 60 seconds on the Internet
This infographic shows you what happens in 60 seconds on the Internet.
I just came from the malls, and based on the number of close parking spaces I found, a lot of people are doing their holiday shopping online.
This chart displays a wide range of actions taken (like e-mails checked, Tweets posted, or songs downloaded) each minute on the Internet.
Interesting.
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The Power of Data Visualization [video]
The Value of Data Visualization is a short video that does a good job of showing examples of why visual information can be easier to comprehend.They say knowledge is power, but how do we make knowledge powerful?
The challenge of communicating information becomes especially difficult when trying to convey a message full of complex data, which is often difficult to interpret quickly and clearly to the naked eye.
This motion graphic looks at some of the visual techniques used to communicate information effectively to a large audience.
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Beware the Cold Reality of Hot IPOs (at least recently)
After much speculation, Groupon (GRPN) went public last Friday. Its first day of trading ended with the stock closing 31% above its offering price.
Groupon's successful IPO raises a bunch of questions. What does it say about the market? Do you care that they floated less than 5% of the company?
Another question is how other hot IPOs have fared recently?
What comes after a blockbuster IPO tends to be less pretty. The chart, above, shows the post-IPO performance of 25 hottest offerings of 2010 and 2011. There’s a lot of red: after the initial “pop” (which is the jump from the offering price to the open), 20 of those 25 tanked. Many have fallen 50 percent from their first day opening price in the stock market* (one high profile example: Demand Media, down 68 percent since its January debut), a few more than 80%.
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Beware the Cold Reality of Hot IPOs (at least recently)
After much speculation, Groupon (GRPN) went public last Friday. Its first day of trading ended with the stock closing 31% above its offering price.
Groupon's successful IPO raises a bunch of questions. What does it say about the market? Do you care that they floated less than 5% of the company?
Another question is how other hot IPOs have fared recently?
What comes after a blockbuster IPO tends to be less pretty. The chart, above, shows the post-IPO performance of 25 hottest offerings of 2010 and 2011. There’s a lot of red: after the initial “pop” (which is the jump from the offering price to the open), 20 of those 25 tanked. Many have fallen 50 percent from their first day opening price in the stock market* (one high profile example: Demand Media, down 68 percent since its January debut), a few more than 80%.
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Some Reading Links to Start Your Week
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- 90% of Companies Think Their Executives Deserve Above-Median Pay. (ThinkProgress)
- Airlines Plan to Reduce Flying Next Year Due to the Sluggish Economy. (Mercurynews)
- Foreclosures Rise Sharply as Banks Move More Aggressively. (MSNBC)
- Who's Afraid of Fast-Speed Traders? Apparently Lots of People. (Fortune)
- SEC Proposes Prohibitions And Restrictions On Proprietary Trading. (Hedgeweek)
- The World’s Leading Nations for Innovation and Technology. (TheAtlantic)
- 280 Books Entrepreneurs Should Read. (Under30CEO)
- Trust the Evidence, Not Your Instincts. (NYTimes)
- Vitamin E Pills May Boost Risk of Prostate Cancer. (Newser)
- That Elusive Knowledge Algorithm. Some thoughts on defining knowledge. (GeekLaw)
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Some Reading Links to Start Your Week
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
- 90% of Companies Think Their Executives Deserve Above-Median Pay. (ThinkProgress)
- Airlines Plan to Reduce Flying Next Year Due to the Sluggish Economy. (Mercurynews)
- Foreclosures Rise Sharply as Banks Move More Aggressively. (MSNBC)
- Who's Afraid of Fast-Speed Traders? Apparently Lots of People. (Fortune)
- SEC Proposes Prohibitions And Restrictions On Proprietary Trading. (Hedgeweek)
- The World’s Leading Nations for Innovation and Technology. (TheAtlantic)
- 280 Books Entrepreneurs Should Read. (Under30CEO)
- Trust the Evidence, Not Your Instincts. (NYTimes)
- Vitamin E Pills May Boost Risk of Prostate Cancer. (Newser)
- That Elusive Knowledge Algorithm. Some thoughts on defining knowledge. (GeekLaw)
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A Must See Peek At the Future of Technology and Productivity
While eating dinner a few nights ago, I heard a 3-year-old scream "iPad, iPad, iPad" until her parents handed one over. Was it just a child's tantrum … or does it mark another step in our journey to the post-pc age?
To imagine the future of technology, sometimes it helps to look back. Here's a clever way to appreciate how much technology has changed the things we love to do.
And we are now moving beyond even that.
I just spent a week in Asia, and didn't bring a laptop … relying, instead, on just an iPad and an iPhone 4S.
In 2009, Microsoft released a Productivity Future Vision. Watch how future technology will help people make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships while getting things done at work, home, and on the go.
They just released a updated view into their Productivity Future Vision. It is worth watching.
And here is a behind scenes look at how Microsoft Envisioning Labs conceived and made the Future Vision videos.
Amazing!
