For Every 100 Girls...

Check out this list of statistics comparing the sexes. It's fascinating how drastic the differences can be in some areas, particularly how boys are taught to deal with their emotions and what kind of aftershocks can be assumed because of it.

http://boysproject.net/statistics.html

Wiki Power

Wikipedia most revised articles...

Top 20 Most Hotly Revised Articles
Jesus
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October 2003
Nintendo revolution
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New York City
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Ronald Regan
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Election '08

Compared to Hilary and her Celine Dion theme song... Obama looks like a winner.


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Toothpastery

A very creative Flickr user has been snapping photos of his toothpaste application before brushing each morning and evening. As far as I can tell, this whole thing started on the evening of April 22nd and has been going since.

"You can decide if this is a display of some weaknesses of tagging, or it could be conformist performance art. For the most part, I'm probably just objectifying toothpaste in an unhealthy way."

With all of the highly sophisticated ways of using web 2.0, I still love folks like this who find even the smallest things to be something they need to share with the world.

Cheers to user generated content!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toothpastery/

Mass to Niche

Avatar experiences are moving niche: Virtual Lower East Side (VLES).

"The main focus of VLES is very much geared towards the indie music scene. Artists are encouraged to register band profiles and leverage their avatars and virtual existence to connect with fans and promote their events (concerts, etc) using the VLES replica of the city."

"What you are witnessing is a ridiculously-realistic virtual version of New York City’s Lower East Side, a.k.a. the place where every angst-ridden, music-loving teenager (that means you, or maybe you a few years ago) dreams of running away to. This teensy neighborhood is so brimming over with cool bands, fun hangouts and bars, and pretty people."

OMG!

Yahoo gives us a new way to satisfy our celeb-news fix...OMG.

Love it!

Corporate Boutique - Oxymoron? Or No?

The WSJ recently covered the plans of Neiman Marcus to launch a boutique retail chain, called Cusp, in hopes of connecting with young women (20s and 30s). In a recent discussion with an office neighbor, we came to the conclusion that (at least for us) the mall has become a great spot to find basics. Ultimately however, when it comes to self-expression, we turn to more boutique operations for those items that stand out in a crowd. Fortunately such boutiques are popping up on every corner. I guess it was only a matter of time before bigger companies caught up with the small store, one-of-a-kind sales racks.

Anthropologie has been able to pull this off for quite sometime and although I hate their prices, I must say I love their clothes. Heck, I'm still in love with their kid-sister brand, Urban Outfitters (even if I am outside the target market by a few years).

People love boutique stores because their unique (not to mention you're helping out local biz). So will this trend diminish the uniqueness of boutique shopping? Who knows. Maybe it will even bring prices down a little. No? Please?