Top 18 fastest growing cities are in China.
The top 50 fastest-growing cities, by GDP per capita, are practically all in the developing Asian world. The top 18 are in China. The rest are in China, Indonesia (Jakarta), India (Chennai), and Australia (Perth).
Continue reading… “The world’s fastest growing (and shrinking) cities of 2012”
Wait till you see the mouth moss grills…
Last I checked basic jewelry offers a vast multitude of stylish, and some not-so-stylish, rings for consumers to choose from. We have promise rings, mood rings, earrings, engagement rings, wedding rings, class rings, Lord of the Rings (yes, Gollum’s “precious” is available to purchase). But now, thanks to Icelandic designer Hafsteinn Juliusson (try to say that five times fast), we now have … moss rings. Continue reading… “Growing Jewelry”
If you think hail cannons are some mad scientist invention, think again. Farmers are investing heavily in this technology, a technology that many believe has yet to prove itself. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Hail Cannons – A Growing Industry”
The nation’s population will look dramatically different by mid-century, becoming more racially and ethnically diverse and a good deal older as it increases from about 302 million to 439 million by 2050, according to projections released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue reading… “US Growing Grayer – Minorities to Be Majority by 2042”
The number of people around the globe with at least $1 million in assets grew 6% last year to 10.1 million, according to the 12th annual World Wealth Report released Tuesday by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini Group, a consulting firm.
That means an additional 600,000 people became millionaires or richer even as problems tied to the U.S. credit crisis spread in the second half of the year.
Continue reading… “World’s Millionaire Population Growing Rapidly”
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This unique growing outdoor billboard by Leo Burnett, which promotes McDonald’s health-conscious menu items, just won a Gold at New York Festivals’ Innovative Advertising Awards.
Continue reading… “Lettuce Grown on a Billboard”
Scientists have said that vegetables grown in zero-gravity conditions in space can grow to huge sizes, which could help solve the world’s food crisis.
According to a report in the Telegraph , it is thought that the near zero gravity conditions in space result in super-sized fruit and vegetables with a higher vitamin content.
Continue reading… “Growing Giant Vegetables in Zero Gravity”
Although there are a few highly-rated podcasts with more than 100,000 listeners/viewers, most podcasts have far smaller audiences, highly-focused on niche interests.
According to long-tail theory, these targeted audiences should be especially valuable to advertisers and marketers. Although the audiences are small, each listener or viewer is very interested in the subject, and the audiences should therefore carry commensurately higher ad pricing.
Continue reading… “Podcast Market Growing One Niche at a Time”
Twenty years ago few people would have imagined that they could sell the rights to wind blowing across a field. Today, however, wind rights are becoming a hot commodity and the complicated issues of “wind shadows”, “wind poaching”, and “wind wakes” are beginning to pepper the conversations of legal experts involved in this emerging new industry. (w/pics)
Continue reading… “The Growing Problem of Wind Rights”
Online banking is now widespread in the US and UK, according to a survey conducted by Gartner during June, July and August 2007.
The study found that 71 million US adults and 14 million UK adults regularly use Web banking services.
Continue reading… “Online Banking Growing Fast”
