The American bookworm is a rarer species than two or three decades ago.
Nearly a quarter of American adults had not read a single book in the past year, according to to a report from the Pew Research Center last week. As in, they hadn’t cracked a paperback, fired up a Kindle, or even hit play on an audiobook while in the car. The number of non-book-readers has nearly tripled since 1978.
Continue reading… “The decline of reading in America”
China’s shadow banks have increased credit from 120 to 190 percent of GDP.
A historic credit boom, unregulated lenders promising high, “risk-free” returns, and surging property prices making it all go – is this the U.S. in 2004, or China in 2014?
Continue reading… “Is China’s credit bubble about to burst?”
The role of a CMO today isn’t what it used to be.
When it comes time to hire a head of marketing, many tech entrepreneurs imagine bringing on someone who’s a master of SEO and A/B testing, who will drive millions of new visitors to their website. They may see a role for the CMO beyond this — perhaps they’ll ask their job candidates “How will your marketing take advantage of big data?”
Continue reading… “Marketing isn’t really marketing anymore”
Seattle Central Library
Technology has had a lasting impact on libraries. They were once thought to be going the way of traditional bookstores, but libraries have rebounded and are thriving in a technology fueled world. With the help of innovation, re-imagination and vision, libraries are embracing new technologies while creating dynamic community centers filled with life. They are no longer a house of dusty books and card files; they are centers of creativity, research and collaboration… and they are free.
Continue reading… “New roles librarians play in the digital age (Infographic)”
Lyft drivers sport “carstaches” on their vehicles while on duty.
San Francisco is where Uber and Lyft got their starts and resistance to these services seems futile. One third of taxi cab drivers in San Francisco have ditched their registered cabs and are now working for Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar, according to Fortune.
To find the right players, college football teams recruit players from all around the country. Now we can now see where most of the recruits come from.
Continue reading… “Where do most college football players come from?”
The U.S. isn’t even in the top 10 of coffee consumption.
America might be famous for running on coffee, but compared to a handful of other countries, it doesn’t run on much. When it comes to actual coffee consumption per person, the US doesn’t even crack the top 15.
Continue reading… “Coffee consumption around the world”
Mobile Internet users increased year-on-year by 80 million people in China.
China is become an increasingly connected country aided not least by the growth of mobile internet access. Last year, China ended up with 618 million Internet users and 500 million mobile Internet users, according to a report published by state-affiliated research organization China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), spotted first by Tech in Asia.
A report from the U.S. Census Bureau says that in the fall of 2012, more than 50 million U.S. adults, or one in four, had obtained a professional certification, license or educational certificate apart from a postsecondary degree awarded by colleges and universities. This is the Census Bureau’s first-ever report on this topic.
Continue reading… “1 in 4 adults hold educational credentials other than an academic degree”
When it comes to landing a high-paying entry level position, young people have very few options without spending tons of money on college. And even then, unless they get engineering degrees from top tier schools, the odds are against them. But now young people have a faster, cheaper option.
Continue reading… “Colorado’s First Micro College for Learning Programming Skills”
According to the latest report by Chinese online data service iResearch, the total revenues made by Chinese search services in 2013 were 39.32 billion yuan (about $6.5 billion), a 40.1 percent increase over the previous year. The increase rate is, however, lower than that for the previous year.
Continue reading… “40% growth in Chinese search revenues in 2013”
A predator drone
Border patrol drones are increasingly being borrowed by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies for domestic surveillance operations, newly released records show, a harbinger of what is expected to become the commonplace use of unmanned aircraft by police.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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