Videographic: Which country has the biggest economy?

IN THIS week’s print edition we published a chart that looks at the world’s biggest economies over time. We timed it to coincide with the news that China, at least in purchasing-power parity terms, is now the world's biggest economy. People tend to find this historical stuff rather interesting, so below we have produced a similar chart that shows GDP per capita over the same time frame.
The results are quite different. Europe is much more dominant than it was in the original chart. The Netherlands, which does not feature at all in the original graph, does particularly well. Britain, which during the 1700s and 1800s developed a capital-intensive, trade-boosting navy, was a leader during these two centuries. By the 1950s, tiny but oil-rich states did nicely.



see full story @ Economist

Feliz Natal - Merry Christmas - 2014

A Melhor mensagem de Natal é aquela que sai em silêncio de nossos corações e aquece com ternura os corações daqueles que nos acompanham em nossa caminhada pela vida. Desejo a todos um Feliz Natal.

Sony made a mistake

Obama: Sony 'made a mistake' http://www.cnn.com//2014/12/19/politics/fbi-north-korea-responsible-sony/index.html

O Filme que possivelmente causou o ataque informático que a Sony sofreu na semana passada, "The Interview".

Foi este o filme que tramou a Sony, uma comédia satírica sobre o assassinato de um líder Koreano, suspeitam que o ataque informático que a Sony teve a semana passada, que divulgou inúmeras informações sigilosas de atores, realizadores e novos projetos, foi engendrado pelos amigos dos americanos Korea do Norte. Está tudo explicado.

Sinclair ZX Spectrum now a plug-and-play console

Who does not remember the ZX SPECTRUM at the 80's? Endless waiting hours to download games like R-TYPE, Chuckie Egg, Buggy Boy, Dragon Ninja, Commando and others are good memories of the old ZX Spectrum.

Indiegogo is one of the World’s Crowdfunding Engine. Is the largest global funraising site, that helps individual, businesses, and non-profits raise money online.

Indiegogo is crowdfunded a project for the new SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM VEGA. It's a plug-an-play console that hooks into your TV and claims to ofer at least 1000 classic ZX SPECTRUM games built in, with space to download more games over time.

See the campaign of the Sinclair Zx Spectrum Vega at Indiegogo.

80's top games for ZX SPCECTRUM

ZX SPECTRUM Portugal Home Page

The World of Spectrum

Ferias 2014 - Bari

https://plus.google.com/112487585639804143676/stories/eb3ed988-3337-3320-8aba-3684ce9b5e28149f96ffa13?authkey=CPOB5rrVhrvUCg

Winter time ...

Winter time ... chegou o Inverno ... bbbrrr

Miguel Sousa Tavares - Portugal Gold

Vistos Gold

Meet the Richest: Europe's Biggest Billionaires

FREDDOM - CREATIVITY - SOCIETY - RESPONSIBILITY

 

"Without freedom, creativity cannot flourish. The right to freedom is crucial to progress in any society; and the context is having a sense of global responsibility."

Dalai Lama

Comedian John Cleese explains the difference between soccer and football.

From my point of view all things originate ...

From my point of view all things originate with the mind. The quality of our actions depends on our motivation. A real appreciation of humanity, compassion, and love are crucial to this. Whether we work in science, agriculture, or politics, if we’re good hearted about it, our contribution will be positive.

Dalai Lama

Millennials' media engagement

The average millennial spends 18 hours a day consuming media – often multiple forms at once. These forms are completely different from those favored by prior generation. For example, the average millennial checks his or her smartphone 43 times and spends 5.4 hours on social media per day. They may still be watching sports and movies – but that only makes up 14 percent of media viewing.

See full story from Kate Taylor @ Entrepreneur

QUANT e-Sportlimousine with nanoFLOWCELL® drive

The first car equipped with nanoFLOWCELL® drive. The prototype is set to generate new impulses for research into battery development and flow-cell technology. This car runs with the most essencial of liquids, salt water.

QUANT WEBSITE

Digital advertising

Digital advertising: Tracking the trackers

Getting rid of cash

The benefits of getting rid of cash:

Watch: Jokers set up fake passport checkpoint on UK-Scotland border

Researcher: Hotels may adopt value-based commission model

The proliferation of third-party online sales entities is causing hotels’ digital-distribution costs to rise far faster than revenue growth, and far faster than previously forecasted, pushing hotel owners to consider paying commissions based on a scale that emphasizes their margins rather than volume, according to a leading industry researcher.

see full story @ Travel Weekly

Tom Odell - Another Love (Zwette Edit)

Recycle coca cola plastic botles and use in a 3D printer

The EKOCYCLE Cube 3D Printer:

this bit of wood charges your phone and plays music

 this bit of wood charges your phone and plays music

Smartphone concepts 2014

Best smartphone concepts 2014: Future of mobile

Google self driving car

Google Self-Driving Car on City Streets

Topless vs fascist epidemic

Topless vs 'fascist epidemic': Femen march in Par…

Publicidade - Heineken - The Odyssey Interactive Film

Heineken | The Odyssey Interactive Film

Primeiro evento de 2014 da SURFaddict é já sábado em Portimão

Primeiro evento de 2014 da SURFaddict é já sábado em Portimão

Marco Silva - My playlist (playlist)

Marco Silva - My playlist (playlist)

Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (Album Version)

Martin Garrix - Animals (Official Video)

Avicii - Hey Brother

Algarve com 609 milhões de euros de proveitos globais dos estabelecimentos hoteleiros

Algarve com 609 milhões de euros de proveitos globais dos estabelecimentos hoteleiros

CUBESTORMER 3 Smashes Rubik's Cube Speed Record

http://youtu.be/X0pFZG7j5cE

Austeridade tira 29 mil milhões de euros aos portugueses

http://feedly.com/e/FzNCraVa

How to Sell Travel through Twitter and Other Social Media.

Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram have all featured as ways of maintaining contact and engaging with customers in the social media sphere heightening their appreciation of a brand while also giving them the chance to pass on the message to friends and family.

It is an important new tool in reaching out to new travelers, but can also seem daunting as businesses figure out exactly what they are going to do with social media and how to work it into a budget.

see full story @ 4hoteliers

This is easily the best looking smartwatch concept we've ever seen

http://www.stuff.tv/easily-best-looking-smartwatch-weve-ever-seen-shame-it-isnt-real/news

Segunda maior economia do mundo trava em várias frentes

http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/segunda-maior-economia-do-mundo-trava-em-varias-frentes_188748.html

Nestlé aumenta vagas para 500 em Portugal até 2016

http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/nestle-aumenta-vagas-para-500-em-portugal-ate-2016_188758.html

Surf Teahupoo 2013

Thousands Of Hotel Listings Were Hijacked In Google+ Local

Thousands of hotels listed within Google+ Local appear to have had links leading to their official sites “hijacked” and replaced with ones leading to third-party booking services. Google+ Local listings are what Google depends on to provide results in Google Maps or Google Search, when people look for local businesses.

See full story @ Seach Engine Land

Top 30 movies turning 30 years

"30 Movies Turning 30 in 2014" http://feedly.com/k/1i2Dcrj

London get cycle lanes in the sky ...

"London to get cycle lanes in the sky? | Stuff" http://feedly.com/k/1e6k2hx