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Global growth of broadband — BBC infographic
Time lapse map of broadband penetration across the world. The graphic is really about Africa, but look how quickly South Korea and Scandinavia go dark. Those countries had long-seeing government strategies for internet growth a decade ago. Well done. Global growth of broadband — BBC infographic
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Unchain the Office Computers! Why corporate IT should let us browse any way we want.
Public complaints about the modern day Stasi: the IT department. I have been saying this ever since I was victimized by my first corporate IT department in 2002. Then again, when only 8% of people even know what a web browser is, I think my opinion might change if I was in charge of thousands…
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More on a Data-driven World: Links & Commentary
A great, link-rich post from Bill Petti. I have been on an analytics kick in my day job for the past couple of months. I wish I had found this post then. More on a Data-driven World: Links & Commentary
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Q&A: What’s the Japanese equivalent of [enter foreign web service here]?
Serkan Toto does a great roundup of Japanese websites analogous to popular American and European sites. There are even a few on the list that I didn’t know about. Last April I analyzed the top 100 sites accessed in Japan and tried to point out gaps in the Japanese web that could be filled by…
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the problem of software development in Japan
@gen Kanai reacts to Tabuchi’s NYT article by discussing how the Galapagos problem applies to software development in Japan. I love how he picks apart Takeshi Natsuno’s solution to “focus more on software and must be more aggressive in hiring foreign talent, and the country’s cellphone carriers must also set their sights overseas.” The “foreign…
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All or nothing
Sad but true. I would wager that in Japan the IE percentage is even sharper for similar reasons. Individuals can be persuaded to upgrade through browser-sniffing dialogs and whatnot. Companies, on the other hand, need a bigger push. Granted, it takes more than a couple of clicks for an IT department to upgrade a browser…
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Evolutionary Perspectives featuring Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Steven Pinker, Jared Diamond and Douglas Adams
I finally got around to listening to this three hour marathon of brilliance — Darwinism in biology, philosophy, anthropological history, cognitive science and its influence on a hilarious lay-scifi writer. For me this panel was full of personal heroes. I have been a huge fan of Douglas Adams and his work for years. I did…
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Mr. Deity
Kind of like Extras for atheists. Brilliantly blasphemous. Mr. Deity
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Adobe on HTML5
John Gruber links to Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen’s comments on Flash in the world of HTML5. However much I wish it to be, HTML5 will not be a Flash killer. Though some of the new tags will obviate the need for Flash as a media streaming container, there will always be a need for animated…
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25+ Useful Infographics for Web Designers
A collection of sexy infographics about the internet and web usage. 25+ Useful Infographics for Web Designers