Where America Spent All of Its Money? [Infographic]
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Where America Spent All of Its Money? [Infographic]
The White House just posted the following infographic on its website explaining how America accumulated its national debt over the past decade, shifting fiscal forecasts from projected surpluses to elephantine deficits.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Comment on Made in America: The state of US-based music services by Tom
If so, what's the point of labeling the list with "Made in America" slogan and excluding services that are not US based, yet are targeted to the same US audiences?
Comment on Made in America: The state of US-based music services by Tom
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Spotify Is In America!
After more than two years of anticipation, subscription music service Spotify launches in the U.S. on July 14.
And based on an early report by Peter Kafka, it will have one feature that will absolutely blow every other subscription music service away: you can listen to 20 hours a month for free, with a few ads thrown in.
That's more than the service now offers in Europe -- there, Spotify recently cut it back from 20 to 10 hours.
The real goal is to get users to sign up for the paid tier at $10 per month (for full ad-free mobile access) or $5 a month (for Web-only).
It will be fascinating to see how Spotify survives with all that free music -- because of the way music licensing works in the U.S., Spotify will have to pay a higher rate (the rate that subscription services pay) even for the free songs. Unlike online radio services like Pandora, which pay a much lower statutory rate.
But whatever -- Spotify is like a unicorn. We've been waiting forever and now it's here.
So where can you get it?
Well, you can't quite yet. Right now, it's by invitation only so you have to enter an email address. They'll send you an invite code.
Stay tuned -- as soon as we get our invite we'll be posting all the details.
For those of you who can't wait to see what it looks like, Tom Warren of WinRumors -- a lucky U.K. resident -- gave us permission to post this screenshot he took:
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See Also:
- Spotify Won't Have An Exclusive On Facebook's Music Service
- Guess The Most Popular Music App On Facebook
- RDIO: Here's How We're Going To Beat Spotify When It Comes To The States
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Spotify Is In America Tomorrow!
After more than two years of anticipation, subscription music service Spotify launches in the U.S. tomorrow.
And based on an early report by Peter Kafka, it will have one feature that will absolutely blow every other subscription music service away: you can listen to 20 hours a month for free, with a few ads thrown in.
That's more than the service now offers in Europe -- there, Spotify recently cut it back from 20 to 10 hours.
The real goal is to get users to sign up for the paid tier at $10 per month (for full ad-free mobile access) or $5 a month (for Web-only).
It will be fascinating to see how Spotify survives with all that free music -- because of the way music licensing works in the U.S., Spotify will have to pay a higher rate (the rate that subscription services pay) even for the free songs. Unlike online radio services like Pandora, which pay a much lower statutory rate.
But whatever -- Spotify is like a unicorn. We've been waiting forever and now it's here.
So where can you get it?
Well, you can't quite yet. Right now, it's by invitation only so you have to enter an email address. They'll send you an invite code.
Stay tuned -- as soon as we get our invite we'll be posting all the details.
Update: For those of you who can't wait to see what it looks like, Tom Warren of WinRumors -- a lucky U.K. resident -- gave us permission to post this screenshot he took:
Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.
Join the conversation about this story »
See Also:
- Spotify Won't Have An Exclusive On Facebook's Music Service
- Guess The Most Popular Music App On Facebook
- RDIO: Here's How We're Going To Beat Spotify When It Comes To The States
Spotify Is In America Tomorrow!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Startup Visa D.O.A., and Startup America Just a Giant Press Release?
President Obama seems to understand the role that startups play and the contribution that skilled immigrants make to U.S. economic growth. He has talked a lot about the importance of science and engineering, and expressed fears that, unless we improve our game, China and India will out-innovate us. He even visited Silicon Valley recently to talk to its elite. And he has had his Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, make several trips here to the Valley.
I commend the President for putting a spotlight on entrepreneurship with his Startup America initiative; but I can’t help wondering whether this is just a giant press release. It needs more substance: a way for foreign-born entrepreneurs to start companies here and a leveling of the playing field for entrepreneurs wanting to solve government problems.
I debated this with Aneesh Chopra, at the Economist Innovation Summit in Berkeley, last week.
Startup Visa D.O.A., and Startup America Just a Giant Press Release?
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
On Display: "America I AM"
National Geographic is the fifth stop for the award-winning exhibition, "America I AM: The African American Imprint," now on a ten-city, four-year tour. The exhibition opened here in Washington, D.C., on February 2 and will remain at the National Geographic Museum until May 1. More than 200 artifacts from almost 500 years of African American history and culture are on display.
Twelve galleries comprise the exhibition, the first part a welcoming and empowering introduction featuring dozens of pictures of influential African Americans from 1699 to 2009, including Rosa Parks, Oprah Winfrey, and President Barack Obama. Next, the museum takes you on a chronological tour of African American history beginning with the Atlantic Slave Trade. Guests can view the original "Doors of No Return" from Ghana, through which enslaved Africans passed on their way to board ships to make the
Middle Passage.
As the history-spanning tour continues, guests view tools used by tobacco workers in the 1800s including knives, hoes, and sickles. The museum also holds books and journals kept by slaves and famous abolitionists including Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass.
Whether you have a special interest in the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, or beyond the museum has something for you. The artifacts convey to viewers what life was like during slavery, fighting in the Civil War, or participating in the Civil Rights Movement.
"America I AM" is an educational and inspiring exhibit. With objects of cultural and historical significance spanning the course of nearly five centuries, there's something for everyone to appreciate. And in the final "The World and What's Your Imprint?" gallery visitors can leave a video "imprint" of their own experiences.
For more information about the exhibition and its related events--films, lectures, live performances--or to purchase tickets online, visit the museum's website.
America I AM
National Geographic Museum
1145 17th Street, N.W.
9AM to 5PM
Adults $12; Children $6
Photo by Mark Lyons
America I AM
National Geographic Museum
1145 17th Street, N.W.
9AM to 5PM
Adults $12; Children $6
Photo by Mark Lyons
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
CHART OF THE DAY: If You Hate America, You Should Invest In Tech Stocks
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch is out with a big, bullish report on tech stocks today.
It argues that many of the big premier names are straight-up cheap based on PE and growth.
Here's another reason they like tech. Of all the S&P sectors, it's the least exposed to the US economy. So if you hate the American economy, buy tech!
And click here to see BAML's favorite stocks >
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CHART OF THE DAY: If You Hate America, You Should Invest In Tech Stocks
Monday, November 29, 2010
Chu: Will America Miss Its "Sputnik Moment" on Energy?
America is at a "Sputnik moment", Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said today, and the government's next moves will determine whether the country leads the global cleantech race or loses it to China.
"This is the threat that I see," Chu said in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. "The U.S. still has the opportunity to lead in a new industrial revolution. It is a way to secure our future prosperity, but I believe our time is running out."
The timing of the speech was no accident. It came as new global climate talks got underway in Mexico and as President Obama prepares to sit down for talks with the new Republican leadership in the House of Representatives.
When the U.S.S.R. launched the Sputnik satellite in 1957, it shook the American industrial and military establishment; few knew the Russians were capable of such a feat. Eleven days afterward, President Dwight Eisenhower announced a new commitment to scientific R&D that led to decades of American technological dominance.
Of course, today's announcement was made not by President Obama, but a cabinet secretary. And that just begins to state the differences between 1957 and 2010. Eisenhower faced a clear enemy at an emphatic historical moment. He wasn't saddled with a $13.7 trillion national debt or an opposing political party whose top priority was denying him another term in office.
To fend off likely Republican opposition, Chu steered away from divisive issues like climate change and instead turned his attention to the threat from China. He cited figures from a report about China's rising scientific prowess, designed to scare even the most angry and penny-pinching Tea Party congressman.
In the last 15 years, Chu said, China has gone from 15th place to 5th in international patents and from 14th place to 2nd place in published research articles. Of 50 or so nuclear reactors under construction around the world, 30 are in China. China just surpassed the U.S. with the world's fastest supercomputer, has a 220-mph rail line that is the fastest in the world, and has broken ground on a rail network almost four times larger than the next most developed rail country, France. The U.S. is just sketching out its plan for high-speed rail.
Furthermore, Chu cited figures that eight of the ten global companies with the largest R&D budgets have set up research facilities in China and/or India. And then there's the fact that U.S. tech giant Applied Materials has built the world's largest private research facility -- in China.
Chu remained upbeat that the U.S. could win the energy race by building on investments the Obama adminstration has made so far, notably through the Energy Department's ARPA-E program that gives seed funding to promising energy technologies. ARPA-E has set ambitious targets, like a car battery that can go 500 miles on a single charge, synthesizing fuels from sunlight, and reducing the cost of photovoltaic solar by a factor of four, so it can compete with coal.
"Let's seize this opportunity," Chu said. "We can't afford not to."
David Ferris is the managing editor of the Matter Network.
Chu: Will America Miss Its "Sputnik Moment" on Energy?
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Monday, November 8, 2010
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