April 2010
9 posts
Census Data at Work →
This site is amazing - it compiles Census Data from all over the US. You just put in your location or ZIP and it will come back with a bunch of factoids about your area.
513,661 pounds of 41 Pollutants were released within 15 miles!
Facebook Fans Worth $3.60? →
After I read on Mashable that a firm had valued Facebook fans at $3.60, I cringed. How can you value a fan? All fans are not created equal. It comes down to who is interacting with your page, and how. Not the sheer number/quantity of fans.
This article lays it out quite nicely!
Khan Academy →
This site may be a little rough around the edges, but Khan gives video tutorials about everything under the sun. He is an insanely smart MIT/Harvard MBA grad and good at what he does! So go learn something, and get smarter!
Tired of Junk Mail? →
I hate to get junk mail. I hate the waste, I hate the hassle, I hate the entire concept behind it. I open my mailbox, and misused resources just tumble out. But no more!
The average US resident gets 41 pounds of junk mail a year (!!). 41 Pounds will stop this for you, for 5 years, by contacting dozens of companies on your behalf. Amazing!
George Soros, King's College and John Maynard...
I am at King’s College in Cambridge, England, shooting an economic conference funded by George Soros (thanks for the gig, George!).
We are the first film crew given official permission to film inside King’s College.
Today, I shot an interview in the living quarters of legendary economist John Maynard Keynes. This was the place where he lived and wrote the majority of his theory.
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Unicorn Booty - my new pet project →
Here is a little something that I have been working on in my spare time…
