Tag: money

Interesting Data Displayed on World Maps

Understanding the World via Map Images
Some information or data is best represented graphically on a Map. If you are ever wondering how data like wealth, military spending, alcohol consumption, happiness, etc looks visually on a World Map than you might enjoy this post. It’s a collection of images of World Maps I collected […]

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Biggest Business Mistakes

This is the third part of Random Business Facts. It’s just a couple random but huge business mistakes.
 
Technology
 
Merger of America Online and Time Warner in 2000 looked like a good move but the dotcom bubble wiped out much of AOL’s value and in 2002 the company suffered biggest ever corporate loss of some $100 […]

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Most Valuable Coins and Banknotes

This is the third part of Random Business Facts. It’s just an interesting look at some of the world’s most valuable and rare coins and banknotes.
 
The most expensive coin ever sold was a 1933 gold double eagle coin purchased in 2002 for $7,590,000 USD. All the gold double eagle coins minted in 1933 […]

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Overview of Google

I recently realized that Google now provides definitions if you type define:word in the search. This is interesting to me because I was once looking from something like this when I developed my vocabulary website WordMingle. I also realized today that you can search for flight information on Google by typing the two […]

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Have a good business idea?

Do you have a unique, creative small business idea? Well, submit it to the Microsoft Ultimate Challenge. America votes and the winner gets $100,000 working capital, storefront for one year, and free software. The most innovative small-business idea wins. The contest was designed to spur the imagination and spirit of entrepreneurism […]

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