Swearing Map of America

Isolines are based upon an interpolated surface generated from approximately 1.5 million geocoded public posts on Twitter between March 9th and April 12th, 2010. These data represent only a sample of all posts made during that period. Isolines are based upon the average number of profanities found in the 500 nearest data points, in order to compensate for low population areas.

via Daniel Huffman

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IKEA: Shoppers Path Through the Maze

Why shoppers find it so hard to escape from Ikea: Flatpack furniture stores are 'designed just like a maze'. According to Alan Penn, director of the Virtual Reality Centre for the Built Environment at University College London, Ikea's strategy is similar to that of out-of-town retail parks - keep customers inside for as long as they can.

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How Social Media Was Used During the Queensland Floods?

Sysomos.com, social media monitoring and analytics company decided to take a closer look into how social media was used during the Queensland, Australia floods?.

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Which Countries are Faced with a 'Critical' Health Worker Shortage?

There are 57 countries with fewer than 23 health workers for every 10,000 people, as a result infant and maternal mortality rates far exceed that of developed countries, such as the UK and US

via www.guardian.co.uk
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