This flash video shows the remarkable growth of the Wal Mart chain of discount stores. The graph plots the growth from 1 Wal-Mart store in 1962 to 3176 stores in 2008. You can clearly see the tipping point occur at the end of 1971. Original credit for this WalMart business growth map: View flash animation
Where do visitors to your site come from? 67 percent of search engine users are driven to search by an offline channel (direct mail, print advertising, radio, TV, etc.). This means that over half of the people that search for information about your products or services were triggered by offline information. Powerful statement for old…
I recently switched to an iPhone, and am sad. I’m sad i didn’t get one sooner, but also a bit sad at innocence lost. Every giant leap in technology is a little like loosing a piece of innocence and the iPhone has simply changed how much I can be connected and in touch with family,…
Here are the alleged tax proposals under a Barack Obama and McCain presidency. These figures were taken from the Americans for Tax Reform website and are not guaranteed to be accurate. I do not vote on a candidate based solely on the amount they wish to change taxes, and there are many factors to look…
Focus on what you do best. MySpace receives 95 Percent of Ad Revenues from only 9 Countries. The top countries clicking on social networking ads were not named but we have a good idea of which ones bring the most users susceptible to advertising . The countries are likely: United States UK Japan Germany France…
I was reading through my 50+ subscribed feeds in Google Reader and found a blog post about consumption and material items. It reminds me of a lesson: money can buy some comfort, but material items don’t bring happiness. The more stuff you own, the more it tends to own you. The things you own have…
What do Microsoft and Seinfeld have in common? They both peaked in the late 1990’s. Below is a video of the partnership of Microsoft, and Jerry Seinfeld, who was reportedly paid $10 million to do these ad spots. There is something strange about Microsoft’s advertising agency, they really try hard to copy apple, but fail…
The Securities and Exchange Commission now officially recognizes public information sharing on corporate websites and online information sharing sites. In a landmark announcement, the SEC now allow disclosure of financial information through corporate blogs. how companies can use their web sites to provide information to investors in compliance with the federal securities laws, particularly with…
First! Video of online social media commenters overtaking the boardroom. When the anonymity of the internet becomes real life anti-social you get a mix of anarchy and entertainment. Comment from the Digg: “All those comments that you’ve buried… what if those people all worked together?” Video originally on CollegeHumor.com, which tries to include tons of…
What do you get when you combine Google search engine and Digg social voting: Giggle. There is a strong possibility the Digg users will have their usernames transferred to Google accounts. I can’t wait to see the uprising on digg when they realize all their voting and browsing history will be transferred to Google, and…
