Super Bowl XLV just ended, the Green Bay Packers winning a thrilling battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25. Its estimated that 110 million TV viewers may have tuned into the game, breaking last year’s 2010 Super Bowl record of 106 million, which eclipsed the previous record from the 1983 finale of Mash.
Now, 110 million viewers is a big number–incredible scale, right? Television, around for a long time, has to be more than the top web properties. Continue Reading »
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India Calling, An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking is a recently released book by Anand Giridharadas (a columnist for the International Herald Tribune and New York Times online) which has been receiving overwhelming positive reviews from various media outlets (NY Times Article review here, NPR Interview here, an appearance on the Daily Show, which you can see here). I haven’t read the book, but it’s now on the top of my to read list. Continue Reading »
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Today is Martin Luther King Day here in the US- a federal holiday recognizing this great man. It’s a great time to reflect and contemplate some of his most inspiring and thought provoking quotes (below). Continue Reading »
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Happy Birthday, Wikipedia! Tomorrow, Saturday, January 15, Wikipedia will turn 10 years old. Earlier this week, founder Jimmy Wales spoke to NPR reflecting on the current state of Wikipedia after its first 10 years. Take a listen (click on Wikipedia icon below to launch audio) Continue Reading »
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JWT Intelligence has put together a fascinating list of 100 Things to Watch in 2011. Spanning technology, fashion, pop culture, sports, film, environment, it is a pretty comprehensive list, but slanted towards technology related trends. Slide 9 in the Slideshare presentation below lists all 100 items and each subsequent slide provides specific commentary on each individual item. Continue Reading »
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WordPress.com (specifically, their stats helper monkeys as they call them) created a nice statistical summary of 2010 for this blog (and in fact for all wordpress blogs– a really nice year end surprise from them– much appreciated). Below is their analysis and comments. More of my commentary at the end of the summary.
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The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: Continue Reading »
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In my previous post, I mentioned the recommended book list from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010. Here’s a slide show version the book list on Foreign Policy’s site. For a quick glance at Top 20 books, here’s the full list in one spot with the book description offered by Foreign Policy magazine.
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Foreign Policy magazine just published their list of the Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010 who most influenced the global marketplace. A very worthwhile article that I would recommend reading— you can read the report here.
The report provides an overview for each person and their achievements and thinking that led to their inclusion. Also, the results of a survey of intriguing global questions asked and responded to by the majority of the recipients is a must read. Additionally, a book list of the top 20 books recommended by the Top Thinkers is a great resource for all readers of the article (Fault Lines by Raghuram Rajan is the # 1 recommended book). Continue Reading »
Posted in China, Economics, Globalization, India, Public Policy, Technology | Tagged Analysis of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers, Foreign Policy Magazine, Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010, Raghuram Rajan, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates # 1 on Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers List | 2 Comments »
Last month, PC World released its Top 100 technology products of 2010. This is a good reference list to see where innovation is occuring, areas for upcoming marketplace disruption, see which companies have the best outlooks, and to wet the appetite for any technology enthusiasts for their next set of gadget purchases.
The top 100 by product category (total and % of Top 100) breaks down as shown below between Tablets, PC and E-Readers, HDTV and Home Theatres, Mobile Phones and Apps, Digital Cameras and Printers, Productivity Software, Storage and Useful Gadgets, and Web Services and Games.
Posted in Consumer Products, Internet, Technology | Tagged 2010 Technology Innovation, Apple vs Google 2010, Best Tech Products 2010, Google Android 2.2, PC World Top 100 Products | 29 Comments »
Reading, Writing, and Reflecting 