A Billion Here and a Billion There

Check out this amazing graphic (click here for full size) to see a comparison about where money is spent. Be sure to compare military spending to what is needed to solve some of the world's big problems.




Danny

The Value of Advertising on Twitter

How much is an ad on Twitter worth? One firm offered $500,000 to place an ad for just one day.

Read the full story here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/6408536/Twitter-offered-500000-to-run-advert.html

Danny

Dilbert and Twitter

Enjoy:

















Danny
Source:
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-10-04/

Introducing Windows 7

Last week Microsoft officially launched Windows 7. After the failure of VISTA, Microsoft is relying on Windows 7 to return them to their former dominant position in the operating system market. The process of developing Windows 7 was an interesting process that involved fixing things that consumers didn't like in Vista and working with PC manufacturers to develop the best possible product. I look forward to using it.

Here is the full story:

http://us.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/22/windows.seven/index.html

A Look at China: Economics and Freedom

The Economist had a great article this past week on China. It looked at the growing economy of China and asks the question "Will more money lead to more freedom?" It has long been held that as China opens up it's economy it will need to open up it's political system as well. Is this true?

Check out the article here:
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14678547&fsrc=rss

Danny

Seach Twitter Comments on Google & BING

Microsoft and Google have paid Twitter for the right to access the millions of tweets and compile them in their search engines. This will be similar to the feature at search.twitter.com but with broader possibilities.

Full article here:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/10/22/tehc-internet-twitter-google-microsoft.html

Danny

The End of Email

Is the time where email rules the world of communication over? The Wall Street Journal thinks so. They argue that social media such as Facebook and Twitter are making email obsolete. After all, if you can use instant messages, or just check someone's update, why would you send an email? This is a fascinating article, that really looks at how we communicate today, and into the near future.

Article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203803904574431151489408372.html

Danny

Money Top Cause of Stress - but where

A new study that shows the number one cause of stress as money is not all that surprising. The most stressed nation was not the US or even any western country. It was Malaysia, followed in second place by CHINA! US was forth.

For the full article read here:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/09/30/stress.survey.money/index.html

Danny

Marketing Mistake

Kraft Foods in Australia/New Zealand admits making a major marketing mistake in name it's most recent product:

http://mumbrella.com.au/kraft-we-admit-the-new-vegemite-name-sucked-and-were-changing-it-9997

Danny

China Blocks TwitPic

In it's continuing control over the internet China recently blocked the Twitter related site TwitPic which allows for easy distribution of photos through Twitter.

Find out why they blocked it here:

http://mashable.com/2009/09/25/china-blocks-twitpic/

Danny