A few days ago I mentioned that businessmen are getting younger. Well, that was just a starter (not to be confused with startup). Here is the real deal: An entire auditorium filled with hundreds of people mingling around and stopping by colorful booths where friendly and enterprising 12 year girls explained their wares and encouraged … Continue reading Businessmen are getting younger – continued
I was scrolling through the feed of Business Opportunities Weblog, when I came across the post with these numbers: According to 2000 U.S. Census data, nearly 47 million people who live in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home. How much?! WOW! Then, of course, I got interested in other numbers. Those … Continue reading Demographics of the United States
This post is a follow-up to the one published recently, about age and web technology. Google Blogoscoped has a piece, complete with an interview, about the search engine for kids. I do love the idea of a kids friendly search engine, but I’m not sure either Google or Quintura nailed it out just yet. I … Continue reading More on age and technology
If you thought that web is only for young and technically gifted people, then think again. 78 year old Flickr user comments on the photograph posted by another 70 year old user. Update: In some unrelated news I came across Cranky – a search engine optimized for older (50+) web users. I’m too young to … Continue reading Web technology and age
(OK, this is an old story, but I haven’t paid due attention before, and only found out about it today, via this photograph at Flickr) Free Hugs is an amazing movement. People just make signs with “Free Hug” and go out on the streets, offering free hugs to strangers. It’s all about loving people for … Continue reading Free Hugs