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American Football 101

Abby Bobe — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:58:01 +0000

Pinterest: Day Dreaming and Procrastination Tool

Meral Crifasi — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:20:19 +0000

Pinterest recently had an amazing growth lately. Membership is now over 4 Million and increased unique page views place them to the top ten Social Websites.

Apple beats expectations with all-time record sales

Meral Crifasi — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:49:19 +0000

When Apple announced the arrival of iPhone 4S we heard many dissapointed voices saying "Apple no longer has a leading edge" but today they have yet proven that they hold the competitive edge. Apple today announced some incredible numbers all exceeding expectations. Apple reports first quarter results : Highest Quarterly Revenue and earnings. All-time Record iphone, ipad and Mac Sales.

How to communicate your data with great looking charts

Meral Crifasi — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:59:33 +0000

Data has always been the core of strategic thinking. We need to define, monitor and report the key findings to make a decision. In this short blog, I would like to focus reporting data in the best possible way. We have access to different tools to create charts infographics and turn the data into powerful information and icharts is one of them. We have data abundance and variety of tools but there comes a point in not knowing how to present this data.

Are you guilty of S.U.I – Shopping Under the Influence?

Abby Bobe — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:17:41 +0000

Have you ever had one too many drinks, received a late-night email from your favorite retailer on your smartphone and thanks to your past purchase made a simple one-click-checkout purchase? If so, you are not alone. According to NYTimes, sipping-and-clicking is on the rise. If you haven’t experience it, don’t be surprised if you find a confirmation email in your inbox with that special item you’ve always wanted to buy but never would have spent the money on with a sober mind.

Super Bowl Commercials in Numbers

Meral Crifasi — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:23:19 +0000

Super Bowl in Indianapolis on Feb. 5 is just around the corner and everyone is already wondering about the 2012 commercials. This year a handful of companies will be splashing out a whooping amount of$3.5 million for a 30 sec ad. Yes that's right $ 3.5 which is 17% more then last year. Well when you think about the popularity of this event you can make some sense out of it.

My New Year's resolution is... and I won't fail it

Meral Crifasi — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:40:28 +0000

Most of us will make a New Year's resolution - maybe to reduce debt or quit smoking - but only one in 10 of us will succeed, say researchers. The result of the study shows that men and women are different when it comes to achieving their goals: men should set specific goals and women should tell the world about their resolution. Come the end of 2012 we will be sure to see only just 12% are going to be successful. The top popular New Year's resolutions are quitting smoking, losing weight and reducing debt.

Charts in Press Releases enable Journalists and Bloggers to tell better stories

Seymour Duncker — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:00:34 +0000

When we had the original idea for iCharts sometime ago, one of things that drove us where that most articles online today that report on facts and figures are text based, at most contain tables, hardly ever charts are used. An image says a thousand words, everyone knows that but still, no charts in articles. Contrast that with print publications and you will find charts and visuals virtually in every printed publication that has some facts to report on. We spend a good time trying to understand why this is the case.

Data in Your Day: The Working Artist

Jackie Antig — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:47:37 +0000

What do you think of when you think of data? I bet the stock market or economic health indicators come to mind easily. What about the data that exists behind or is continuously manifesting itself in what you see or hear throughout your everyday experience? I hope to slowly redefine your thinking in ways small and large in a series of posts to navigate your mind down data-tangents, so to speak. I hope that when you are charmed by a Parisian-like rain, or are made gleeful by a new gadget and the possibilities it offers, that you truly savor the moment.

Open Data Strategy for Europe will turn government data into gold

Meral Crifasi — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:17:43 +0000

The announcement made today in Brussels regarding the launch of Open Data Strategy for Europe will open up potential business opportunities around the data mine that European Union holds. The European governments are sitting on a goldmine of information which can be utilised to great extend if it were to be opened up to public use.