Archive for April, 2006

The Happiest Place on Earth

…is Venezuela, not Disneyland. View the proportion of people across the globe who answered the survey question: “Taking all things together, would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, or not at all happy?” by stating that they were “Very happy”. Source: the World Values Survey…

The Happiest Place on Earth

Add comment April 16th, 2006

The Most Family-Friendly Companies in America

The Working Mother 100 Best Companies list is intended to promote the interests of working moms in corporate America by recognizing companies that successfully help employees balance the demands of work and home life.

Working Mother's Top Family Friendly Companies

Add comment April 15th, 2006

Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year

Merriam-Webster Online has created a window into our national preoccupations by releasing the Top 10 most-looked-up words of 2005.

Merriam-Webster's Most looked Up Words of 2005

Add comment April 15th, 2006

50 Best Jobs in America

MONEY Magazine and Salary.com researched hundreds of jobs, considering their growth, pay, stress-levels and other factors. These careers ranked highest.

50 Best Jobs in America

Add comment April 15th, 2006

100 Greatest Mathematics Theorems

At a mathematics conference in July, 1999, Paul and Jack Abad presented their list of “The Hundred Greatest Theorems.” Their ranking is based on the following criteria: “the place the theorem holds in the literature, the quality of the proof, and the unexpectedness of the result.”

100 Greatest Theorems

Add comment April 13th, 2006

Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century.

The list of 100 best novels was selected by the editorial board of Modern Library, which has been publishing classic English-language literature at affordable prices since 1917 and is now a division of Random House.

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Add comment April 13th, 2006

UGO’s Top 50 Albums of Our Time

Celebrate the now (or, near-now) with UGO.com’s countdown of the best records released in this era.

UGO's Top 50 Albums of Our Time

Add comment April 9th, 2006

Writers Guild List of 101 Best Screenplays

The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted ‘Casablanca’ top of a list of the best screenplays ever produced. 101 Greatest Screenplays compiles the finest achievements in film writing, as voted upon by professional film and television writers. Finalists were compiled from over 1,400 screenplays selected by WGA members.

101 Greatest Screenplays of All Time

Add comment April 9th, 2006

Most Popular Stories on Digg.com

Digg is a technology news website that combines social bookmarking, blogging, RSS, and non-hierarchical editorial control. With digg, users submit stories for review, but rather than allow an editor to decide which stories go on the homepage, the users do. These stories have recieved the most diggs…

Most Popular Stories on Digg.com

Add comment April 8th, 2006

Top 500 Websites Tracked by Alexa.com

The traffic rank is based on 3 months of aggregated historical traffic data from millions of Alexa Toolbar users and is a combined measure of page views and users. Note: 1) The Alexa Toolbar works only with the Internet Explorer browser. Sites frequented mainly by users of other browsers will be undercounted. 2) The Alexa Toolbar works only on Windows operating systems. Traffic to any sites which are disproportionately visited by users of other operating systems will be undercounted.

op 100 Websites Tracked by Alexa.com

Add comment April 8th, 2006

Top Rated Videos on YouTube.com

YouTube.com allows people to watch and share original videos worldwide through the Web. With over 25 million videos served up daily, check out the top rated clips…

Top Rated Videos on YouTube.com

Add comment April 8th, 2006

Best 100 Communities for Music Education

The American Music Conference named the “Best 100 Communities for Music Education in America”. The 2006 roster includes school districts from 31 states whose commitment to quality music education has enabled them to stand out despite the many pressures on music and arts programs across the country.

Best 100 Communities for Music Education

Add comment April 6th, 2006

Top Online News Sources

The most-linked-to news sources today, as tracked by BlogPulse.com. Top News Sources lists the major established news sources (TV networks, online news web sites, newspapers, magazines, etc.) that bloggers are linking to the most in their posts on any particular day.

Top Online News Sources Bloggers Link To

Add comment April 4th, 2006

50 Leaders, Innovators & Technology Pioneers

The Fast 50 is Fast Company magazine’s worldwide search for ordinary people doing extraordinary things. 50 people in business, technology, government, the arts, and beyond who are writing the history of the next 10 years.

Fast Company 50 Leaders, Innovators, and Technology Pioneers

Add comment April 2nd, 2006

25 Hottest Urban Legends

Snopes.com compiles the 25 urban legends currently circulating most widely, as determined by frequency of access, user searches, reader email, and media coverage.

25 Hottest Urban Legends

Add comment April 2nd, 2006

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