May 2012
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Reading Through Kleiner's Internet Trends Report
KPCB Internet Trends 2012
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“nearly three quarters (73 percent) of participants said they would consider some...”
– Interesting data from a Consumer Reports poll.
“The global market for energy efficiency in buildings will reach $103.5 billion...”
– Big money in energy efficiency retrofits.
“Our research shows that real estate values increase as neighborhoods became more...”
– A significant reversal from all things suburban stemming from the 1990s.
“An interesting new paper by Enrico Moretti and Per Thulin estimates the...”
– I was intrigued by this data, especially how it affects overall job growth in California and Texas.
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“Manufacturing is also rebounding in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas, which...”
– It’s a positive sign the manufacturing growth isn’t just around semiconductors.
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“It says Chevy Volt owners collectively have saved a supertanker’s worth of...”
– Some bragging rights for the EV crowd.
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“Removing bad incentives and encouraging managers to improve the efficiency of...”
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About that plastic bag ban in Los Angeles. →
Sorry folks..this is the wrong argument regarding banning plastic bags. The challenge is waste management, not litter. And efficiently managing waste on a city scale will create a helluva lot more jobs than producing plastic bags.
“But it is likely to reduce something else: jobs.”
“Limited developable land, an extremely difficult planning environment, high...”
– Joel Kotkin on the Valley’s stranglehold on tech jobs. Advantage Austin.
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This Stopped Me In My Tracks
USDA spent $220 million in 2004 on nutrition ed, 2% of what the food industry spent on mktng to kids. #weightofthenation
— FoodCorps (@FoodCorps) May 14, 2012
“Facebook’s second act is far from clear. It wants to become the platform...”
– Well said regarding Facebook’s challenges.
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“Economic exposure to disasters is increasing faster than per capita gross...”
– From a report via the Climate and Development Knowledge Network.
“At Amsterdam’s first Repair Cafe, an event originally held in a theater’s foyer,...”
– Love the idea of a “repair cafe.”
“The Energy Star program, which began in 1992, has prevented more than 1.7...”
– We’re researching a dishwasher and Energy Star is the place we start. It lays out energy usage and water loads very simply. If you’re a brand considering exiting the program, you don’t exist to us.
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“Those who recognised many ‘de-branded’ adverts were more than twice as likely to...”
“Thanks to the startling rise in obesity, every year Americans consume at least a...”
