Pingdom has released a variety of mind-boggling statistics on the internet in 2010.
Whether it’s email, social media or videos, the internet continues to make a huge impact on the world. But what was the world using it for?
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Riders waiting for Muni buses at select stops in downtown will be passing the time playing video games, as well as the opportunity to win a concert by OK Go.
Yahoo recently installed huge poster-size touchscreens at 20 San Francisco bus stops, allowing commuters to play online games against people at other bus stops. Nothing brings out my allegiance to my neighborhood like some crazyass futuristic sports trivia.
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DAVID GARCIA STUDIO is an experimental architectural platform and has put forth some pretty awesome and thought provoking creations including this circular walking book case. From the site:
The Archive Series are investigations on space and books, aiming to blur the borders between art and design. Clearly non functional, they aim to appeal to the senses, creating a narrative which more often than not, reaches the absurd…
Taking a test helps you learn.
Test taking is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn, and it works better than a number of other studying techniques.
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Happiness increases after age 50.
It seems that 50 is the golden age of happiness, for a new study has found it’s the key to “content and comfortable” life.
Start clowning around when your are going downtown.
Strange, but true. A recent study led by Shevach Friedler published in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility showed that laughter can promote pregnancy…
Even tiny doses of ‘neonicotinoids’ made the insects more susceptible to disease.
Pesticides are making honey bees far more susceptible to disease, according to new research than links a new group of chemicals to the recent collapse in the bee population. The US research, revealed in a new film about the disappearance of bees, found even tiny doses of ‘neonicotinoids’ made the insects more susceptible to disease.
Two hours of motorway driving in the dark can affect performance so severely it is the same as having a couple of drinks.
Just three hours behind the wheel at night can make motorists drive as badly as if they were drunk, according to scientists. Driver tiredness after a few hours has the same effect as being over the drink-driving limit, a study has revealed.
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The General Motors Hy-wire hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has set the standard even among other futuristic hydrogen cars. Within its 11-inch thick skateboard chassis, the GM Hy-wire contains fuel cell (94 kw), electric motors and drive system that gives the most advanced design flexibility of any car to date. The weight from the drive components is also evenly distributed providing superior handling and resisting rollover forces.
Facebook is used by 1 in13 people worldwide.
Facebook Statistics, Stats and Facts for 2011 are starting to roll out, and here is the first infographic to wrap them all up thanks to Online Schools. With over 500 million users, Facebook is now used by 1 in every 13 people on earth, with over 250 million of them (over 50%) who log in every day. The average user still has about 130 friends, but that should expand in 2011.
Shanghai Tower illustrations are displayed outside its construction site in Shanghai.
Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao, in Chicago today, will see a city famed as the birthplace of the skyscraper, for decades the towering symbol of U.S. economic ambition and power. These days, China has taken over as the skyscraper’s home.
The library with no books.
The residents of a small town in Britain have borrowed every single book from their local library in an attempt to stop it from being closed.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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