What was the fasting rising Google search of 2007? iPhone. Google’s 2007 Year-End Zeitgeist was recently released and showcases the “collective consciousness” of our world and the top newsmakers.
It also clues us into the consciousness of the Presidential campaign:
It’s also been an exciting year for celebrity happenings. February was a spike in Britney Spears searches [...]
The economy is a tough and complex thing sometimes. In times of turbulence or high inflation, the US central bank typically adjusts interest rates. This controls spending since it determines how expensive it is to loan money.
Just recently they reduced interest rates by one-half percent. This means it’s cheaper to borrow money — more spend [...]
Avast! It be International Talk Like A Pirate Day! So yah scurvy dog, what it to yah? Make yah learnin’s below!
The dream of passenger travel to space is here. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceline is well on its way to flight in 2009 or 2010. Already, SpaceShipTwo (predecessor to SpaceShipOne) is being constructed in Mojave, California. The flight experience takes passengers into sub-orbit where they will experience four minutes of weightlessness before returning to Earth. [...]
When I learned that Apple reduced the cost of the 8 GB iPhone by $200 after two months (now $399), I was pissed–as was many early adopters of the iPhone. “Can I be paid my $200 for being a beta tester?” wrote one on a MacRumors forum. Others calculated what this “Early Adopter Tax” cost [...]
Playboy is 54 years old and apparently their readership is declining. In response to that and to contribute to the world of social networking, they have launched Playboy U. The non-nude social network is open only to college students and requires a .edu email. “Sorry, but high schoolers, old dudes and your Mom can’t join,” [...]
There are some great sources for election data. Newsvine’s ElectionVine (right) tracks the election consensuses site by site. Bloggers and sites post polls on their sites and Newsvine aggregates the results. What does this give? A view of the race “across the independent internet and blogosphere.”
More people seem to be paying attention this election too. [...]
There have been a number of thoughtful responses to Michael Moore’s edgy new film SiCKO. Personally, I felt the movie captured the fault in the United States healthcare system with crystal-clear presentation. About 50 million of Americans are uninsured. The state of the country’s private healthcare system is a sad example in comparison to the [...]
The wait is finally over! I waited in line 6.5 hours yesterday at my local AT&T store. They even hired what looked like a well-dressed nightclub bouncer to control the crowd. I was number 10 in line at 11:30am and the bulk of the people arrived after 4:00pm, totalling about 75-80 people by the time [...]
I’ve always felt that Facebook was a bit more classy than MySpace. Of course, Facebook started as a college-exclusive social network and has since expanded. The BBC reported on a new study about the social divide between Facebook and MySpace users.
“Facebook users tend to be white and come from families who are keen for children [...]
