I read a lot. I write a lot. Subsequently, I think a lot about what I read & write Now these notes are going live on the world wide web. I like to think of it as ‘plunging’ the cr** out of news media, gathering facts and making occassional predictions (that are correct 97.8% of the time)Tumblr (3.0; @webplunger)https://webplunger.tumblr.com/<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/4b6d2795984662e27896e38b74b3d8e3/tumblr_nby6d7oDE91qzqnhqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>via: <a href="http://siliconbayounews.com/2014/09/12/infographic-the-shark-tank-formula-for-startup-success/" target="_blank">http://siliconbayounews.com/2014/09/12/infographic-the-shark-tank-formula-for-startup-success/</a> Thanks Silicon Bayou News for an awesome infographic</p>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/97567332890https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/97567332890Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:46:19 -0500startupsinfographicsshark tankquotivation<a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/09/solving_gen_ys_passion_problem.html?cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-weekly_hotlist-_-hotlist092412&referral=00202&utm_source=newsletter_weekly_hotlist&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hotlist092412">Solving Gen Y's Passion Problem - Harvard Business Review</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/32945796924https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/32945796924Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:16:59 -0500HBRgen yby topicbusinessquotivation<script src="http://audio.thisamericanlife.org/widget/widget.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <div id="this-american-life-427" class="this-american-life" style="width:540px;"></div><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/427/original-recipe?bypass=true" target="_blank">Original Recipe | This American Life</a>)</p>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/28805584180https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/28805584180Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:51:57 -0500nprcoca colacokethis american lifeaudioquotivation<a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/08/02/157728094/not-a-feminist-caitlin-moran-asks-why-not">'How To Be A Woman': Not A Feminist? Caitlin Moran Asks, Why Not? : NPR</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/28803955461https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/28803955461Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:27:53 -0500nprfeminismaudioquotivationAre you mental? Come Work here! - The Economist Online must read: IN PRAISE OF THE MISFITS...: The...https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/27985169304https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/27985169304Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:48:30 -0500economistby topicsubmittedPsychologysciencemedicineeconomyworkemploymentfavoritesquotivation<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F52300623&visual=true&liking=false&sharing=false&auto_play=false&show_comments=false&continuous_play=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="540" height="540"></iframe><br/><br/><p>What Twain, Woolf, Roth, Morrison and more tell us about growing up and growing old.<br/><br/><br/><br/><a href="http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/03/10/life-stages-literature" target="_blank">http://onpoint.wbur.org/2011/03/10/life-stages-literature</a></p>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/26924302954https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/26924302954Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:18:37 -0500quotivation<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_latitudes">Horse latitudes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/26337972189https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/26337972189Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:30:10 -0500horse latitudesfjs3quotivation<a href="http://web.hbr.org/ds/060812">"Better-Educated Workers Are Less Satisfied" - Harvard Business Review's Daily Stat</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/25059271571https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/25059271571Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:52:57 -0500employmentHBRdailystatFACTS + FIGURESbetter educated workerslife satisfactionofficequotivation““Americans Increasingly Shy Away from Stocks”” - HBR’s DailyStathttps://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/25028457818https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/25028457818Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:48:54 -0500U.S.FINANCIAL INDEXstocksFACTSFIGURESBY REGIONquotivation““HBR.org: Lawsuit-Protection Insurance Leads Execs to Make Poor Choices”” -...https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24958795583https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24958795583Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:25:38 -0500factsinsuranceDecision Makinghbrbusinessby topicdaily statstat indexquotivation<iframe width="400" height="225" id="youtube_iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WxfZkMm3wcg?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Make It Count"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Nike’s Advertisement/Viral Youtube video whose #MakeItCount campaign inspires in words as much as its concept invigorates.  Enjoy this well done attempt to woo the web from Nike.</p>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24865393830https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24865393830Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:16:00 -0500favoritesvideoinspirationby topicnikecommercialquotivation<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4uszelSAv1qzqnhqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24081982661https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24081982661Wed, 30 May 2012 15:59:37 -0500infographicsnprworldinternationalcountriesGDPquotivation<img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4uo582JD51qzqnhqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nicely summarized NPR, wish you would have gone back even further than the 90s to make this even more dramatic looking… Nonetheless WEBPLUNGER hearts Infographics!</p>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24075334444https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24075334444Wed, 30 May 2012 14:15:08 -0500infographicsNPRBY TOPICEDUCATIONDEBTFINANCESquotivation<a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/04/there_is_no_invisible_hand.html?cm_mmc=email-_-newsletter-_-weekly_hotlist-_-hotlist041612&referral=00202&utm_source=newsletter_weekly_hotlist&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hotlist041612#.T6U8D3JdqTI.tumblr">There Is No Invisible Hand - Jonathan Schlefer - Harvard Business Review</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/22446853291https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/22446853291Sat, 05 May 2012 09:44:26 -0500quotivationSo, what if you were cruising along in your giant yacht, only to be abruptly stalled by this: The...https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/22271915850https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/22271915850Wed, 02 May 2012 15:34:45 -0500quotivation<a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php">Didn't realize there were earthquakes every day for the past week....Check out this government register of all earthquakes worldwide.</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/20984882130https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/20984882130Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:57:58 -0500scienceearthquakesby topicquotivation<object width="400" height="284"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011G/Blank/KevinSlavin_2011G-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/KevinSlavin-2011G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1194&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=kevin_slavin_how_algorithms_shape_our_world;year=2011;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=to_boldly_go;event=TEDGlobal+2011;tag=complexity;tag=computers;tag=social+change;tag=technology;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /> <embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="400" height="284" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011G/Blank/KevinSlavin_2011G-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/KevinSlavin-2011G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1194&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=kevin_slavin_how_algorithms_shape_our_world;year=2011;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=to_boldly_go;event=TEDGlobal+2011;tag=complexity;tag=computers;tag=social+change;tag=technology;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed> </object> <br/><br/><p><strong><em>Kevin Slavin: “How Algorithims Shape Our World</em></strong>” @TED</p>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/20980994595https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/20980994595Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:52:54 -0500videoTEDalgorithimsby topictechnologyquotivationThis American Life: https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/16816079069https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/16816079069Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:47:03 -0600audioarchivesnprthis american lifequotivation<a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/12/29/144074234/in-katrina-s-wake-new-orleans-enjoys-start-up-boom">In Katrina's Wake, New Orleans Enjoys Startup Boom : NPR</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24871115031https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24871115031Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600new orleanslouisianastartupsquotivation<a href="http://www.inc.com/articles/201111/robert-fogarty-dear-world-business-or-art-project.html">Is This a Business or an Art Project? | Inc.com</a>https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24870942091https://webplunger.tumblr.com/post/24870942091Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600new orleansrobert fogartyby topicstartupsdear new orleanslouisianaby regionquotivation