Archive for July, 2009

Visualizing the global domination of Starbucks and McDonald’s

Posted: July 28, 2009 in Data visualisation, Uncategorized
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Recently I came across some very cool data visualizations, which I am really a big fan of. So I have decided to post some of the best one’s I have found to date. First off is this nice one on Starbucks and McDonald’s. Some interesting highlights to note. The total sales of McDonald’s in 2003 [...]

Innovating the way we govern society

Posted: July 5, 2009 in Politics
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Some will remember the past decade as the decade the people started to claw back power from business and government. What with the rapid growth of online consumer activism, whistleblower sites and consumer driven watchdog organisations that has proliferated on the Internet, I have started to wonder if we aren’t nearing a future in which the current shape of government itself is outdated. What if there was a better way of running the country? One in which everybody could directly effect the direction we are heading and the laws that we pass?