In response to the “I’m a PC” campaign launched by Microsoft and ad agency Crispin Porter, Mike Essl and Robb Irrgang created And Im a PC to let the world express what they think it means to be a PC. The responses are predominately cynical and amusing. Here’s a sampling:

Whether you like the commercials or [...]

 
Here’s an interesting application that is made possible by the freedom of information act. The Presidential Campaign Contribution Map map allows you to view contributions by State, City, and even by person. Above you can see the distribution of donations by state. Below you can see my home state of Kansas and how they are [...]

So you want to know what each party thinks is important. Just look at what they are saying.

The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and character far more frequently than the Democrats. And Republicans were more likely to [...]

Thanks to the Olympics we now all know that Jamaica’s Usain Bolt is crazy fast. Now we can see just how fast he is compared to everyone else who has ever run the 200 meters.

The New York Times created this chart that plots the 250 fastest times fastest times in the 200 to show just [...]

Here is a nice little scenario explanation of business model innovation. It makes good use of the slideshow format to tell a story.
Business Model Innovation Matters
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This explains why Radiohead’s new album “which was not only released online but also with a pay-what-you-please price strategy – earned [...]

A while ago we posted an infographic from the NY Times that plotted the box office receipts of all major movies from 1986-2007.
Here is another visual graphic system that shows similar information but in a slightly different (in my opinion better) way. These are based on on steam graphs and show a more organized structure [...]

I know the gas price hikes have been bad and hurting everyone’s wallet. However, recently I have been thinking about the benefits of getting gouged at the pumps. The main one being that people are reconsidering what they really need from a vehicle and sure enough most are realizing that an SUV in suburbia is [...]

The book that put global outsourcing in context is now available as a free audio book. From now until August 4th, you can download Thoms Friedman’s book The World Is Flat and receive an exclusive audio preview excerpt of his new book Hot, Flat, and Crowded.
Just go to this link and sign up.  You will [...]

I am somewhat of a pack rat in that I have a hard time throwing stuff away because there is always the chance that I might need it somewhere down the line. Unfortunately this does not end when I enter the digital world.
If I run across a cool image or diagram I will drag it [...]

Just to keep everyone up to date Mario Chalmers now of the Miami Heat has a new nickname that any Simpsons fan can appreciate: Super Nintendo Chalmers. The term was coined by a slow witted Ralph Wiggum trying to address Superintendant Chalmers (sound byte here).
Original Super Nintendo Chalmers

Personally I like it better than the generic [...]