Tag: politics

Collective Emotions on the Obama Win

I found the following data fascinating: This is a screen shot from WeFeelFine, an “exploration of human emotion� created by Jonathan Harris. In my opinion, such data is the future of the web; a real

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Harry and Louise Return, Single Out Startups

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGvkZszS21Y[/youtube] Louise: You know…Lisa’s husband just found out he has cancer Harry: But, he’s covered, right? Louise: No! He just joined a startup and he can’t afford a plan -Commercial from HarryandLouisereturn.com (see video above).

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Congestion Pricing and EdgeEconomy

The New York State Legislature has soundly defeated Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for a city congestion pricing proposal. It’s not surprising because saying ‘no’ is the easy thing to do. It’s the safe thing to do.

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