Facebook Unintentionally Maps the World
Monday, July 18th, 2011
The linked article has a map of the world. It was created by tracing Facebook connections on a blank canvas—no boundaries were actually drawn, but they show up clearly nonetheless.
Archive for July, 2011
What is Google+ and Why Should I Care?
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Google+ is Google’s latest attempt at a social networking site. And it appears they’ve done a really good job of it. Unfortunately it’s still in a field test period where membership is by invitation only, but they’ll be opening it up to the rest of us sometime in the near future. The linked article has more details about Google+ and why it will succeed.
Update: I received an invite from Eric, a friend of Chad’s News. If anyone would like to be invited, please contact me.
Madden NFL Video Game Predicts Superbowl Winner 88% of the Time
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
EA Sports publishes the popular Madden NFL video games. Each September, they run a simulation of the upcoming NFL season using the game. Their record is impressive—they’ve picked the correct Superbowl winner seven times in the last 8 years. Note that the linked article, written in September 2010, correctly predicted the Green Bay Packers as the champions.
Link: http://www.wired.com/…
(via Slashdot)
