A building collapsed at the corner of 22nd and Market streets in Center City Philadelphia Wednesday morning, trapping a number of a people under the rubble. The incident happened at 10:45 a.m. at a building on the 2200 block of Market Street. One of the structures located at that property i... Read more...
As recently as eight years ago, Microsoft had a monopoly on the internet connected computers of the world. Today, not so much. This chart comes from Goldman Sachs, and it shows Microsoft losing its market dominance of computing devices as smartphones and tablets have come into the market. It's c... Read more...
Here's an awesome chart from Horace Dediu of Asymco that shows the collapse of Microsoft and Intel's monopoly in personal computing. It's been making the rounds today. As you can see, Android and Apple have successfully eaten into Wintel's marketshare. That's not to say Microsoft is going to coll... Read more...
Iraqi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the mainly Shia country's Sunni vice-president, leading to fears of the government's collapse and an increase in sectarian tensions. The warrant for Tariq al-Hashemi was issued under anti-terrorism laws, interior ministry officials said. It c... Read more...
Not unexpectedly, Adele's "21" album spends a 22nd week atop the Billboard 200, selling 297,000 (down 59%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's now the longest-running No. 1 since Prince & the Revolution's "Purple Rain" soundtrack scored 24 weeks at No. 1 in 1984 and 1985. This is also the... Read more...
Migration will form a virtual mega-city stretching through Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland and ending in the capital Washington D.C. In 1910 72% of Americans lived in rural areas Vast swathes of the U.S. countryside are emptying and communities becomi... Read more...
Colony Collapse Disorder is a phenomena which has been observed in North America, Europe and to a lesser extent Asia and Australia. It’s the depopulation of bees, primarily European honey bees and related species and has caused a great deal of concern over the potential impacts to pollination... Read more...
Want to know why the newspaper business has collapsed? Look at this chart from Marc Cenedella, CEO of TheLadders.com. He shows ad revenue from help wanted classifieds dropping 92% in last 10 years, hitting $723 million last year, down from $8.7 billion in 2000. Once that easy money left the newsp... Read more...
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