Hierarchy of Needs (why we twitter)

Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs


American Day of Our Lives

nice slice of TVland

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“I Tweet Therefore I Am”, the clinical psychologist Oliver James stated that “Twittering stems from a lack of identity”. He further goes on to say that “no one would Twitter if they had a strong sense of identity“.

no one would
NOT talk
NOT joke
NOT sing
NOT paint
NOT write
NOT exercise
NOT learn
NOT dance
NOT work 9-5
etc
if they had a strong sense of identity

Why Do People REALLY Tweet? The Psychology Behind Tweeting!


World Population Figure

Figures indicated by "UN estimate" are based on the July 1, 2009 estimate by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Population Division

Rank   Country / Territory   Population   Date Last Updated    % of World Population
World 6,779,800,000
100%
1  People's Republic of China 1,332,580,000 August 25, 2009 19.66%
2  India 1,168,080,000 August 25, 2009 17.23%
3  United States 307,230,000 August 25, 2009 4.53%
4  Indonesia 229,965,000
3.39%
5  Brazil 191,753,000 August 25, 2009 2.83%
6  Pakistan 167,259,500 August 25, 2009 2.47%
7  Bangladesh 162,221,000
2.39%
8  Nigeria 154,729,000
2.28%
9  Russia 141,864,000 August 25, 2009 2.09%
10  Japan 127,580,000 May 1, 2009 1.88%
11  Mexico 107,550,697
1.59%
12  Philippines 92,222,660 mid 2009 1.36%
13  Vietnam 85,789,573 April 1, 2009 1.27%
14  Germany 82,046,000 November 30, 2008 1.21%
15  Ethiopia 79,221,000 July 2008 1.17%
16  Egypt 77,093,987 August 23, 2009 1.14%
17  Iran 74,196,000
1.09%
18  Turkey 71,517,100 December 31, 2008 1.05%
19  Dem. Rep. of Congo 66,020,000
0.97%
20  France [7] 65,073,482 January 1, 2009 0.96%
21  Thailand 63,389,730 December 31, 2008 0.93%
22  United Kingdom 61,634,599 January 1, 2009 0.91%
23  Italy 60,067,554 January 2009 0.89%
24  Myanmar (Burma) 50,020,000
0.74%
25  South Africa 48,697,000 July 1, 2008 0.72%
26  South Korea 48,333,000
0.71%
27  Ukraine 46,143,700 January 1, 2009 0.68%
28  Spain 45,929,476 July 1, 2009 0.68%
29  Colombia 45,058,743 August 23, 2009 0.66%
30  Tanzania 43,739,000
0.65%


$1.6 trillion in DEBT... you owe ~$6000 ... [1 trillion = million * million]

The US budget deficit will soar to almost $1.6 trillion (£978bn) this year, the highest on record, both the White House and Congress have warned.

Fuelled by President Obama's $787bn stimulus package and reduced tax revenues due to the recession, it compares with a $455bn deficit in 2008. 

The White House says the deficit will grow further, predicting it will hit a cumulative $9tn from 2010-2019.


$455B deficit in 2008

$1600B deficit  in 2009

or

$1,600,000M/265M

= $6,038 / person of DEBT

~ before the banker bailout you owed just about

$2000

a trillion = million * million

2019 $9T is $38,100 / person of DEBT


SOURCE BBC ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8221207.stm

Facebook it belong to the CIA? (chile News Paper)

http://gorguindoye.blog.tdg.ch/archive/2009/07/25/facebook-appartient-il-a-la-cia.html

Facebook it belong to the CIA?

The mainstream media celebrated Mark Zuckerberg as a child prodigy who at the age of 23, was turned into multimillion multimillionaire thanks to the success of Facebook, but they have not paid attention to "capital investment risk "of more than 40 million dollars made by the CIA to develop the social network.

When the speculative frenzy of Wall Street led to believe unwary that the value of Facebook would increase to 15 million dollars, Zuckerberg in 2008 became the billionaire "who happened by itself" the youngest in the history of the "ranking "by Forbes magazine, with 1500 million.

"The most recent financing round was led by Facebook a financial company called Greylock Venture Capital, which has 27.5 million dollars," says Hodgkinson. “ Le plus récent tour de financement de Facebook fut conduite par une compagnie financière appelée Greylock Venture Capital, qui a mis 27,5 millions de dollars ” a écrit Hodgkinson. "One of the largest partner with Greylock called Howard Cox, who is another former president of NVCA, which is also in the Board of In-Q-Tel. “ Un des plus grands associés de Greylock s'appelle Howard Cox, qui est un autre ex-président de NVCA qui est aussi dans le conseil de direction de In-Q-Tel ”.

"And In-Q-Tel is it?" Hodgkinson asks, "Well, believe it or not (and check on its website) is a capital fund to risk the CIA. “ Et In-Q-Tel c'est quoi ? ”  se demande Hodgkinson, “ Bon, croyez-le ou pas (et vérifiez sur son site web) c'est un fond de capital à risque de la CIA ”. Founded in 1999, its mission is "to identify and partner with companies that are currently developing new technologies to help provide solutions to the Central Agency of Investigation". Crée en 1999, sa mission est “ d'identifier et de s'associer à des sociétés qui sont en train de développer de nouvelles technologies pour aider à apporter des solutions à l'Agence Centrale d'Investigation ”. 


The web page of In-Q-Tel  recommended by Hodgkinson is very explicit: "In 1998, the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) identified technology as a strategic property than attached directly to the progress of the Agency future technologies to improve its basic missions, compilation and analysis. La page web de In-Q-Tel (4) recommandée par Hodgkinson est très explicite: “ En 1998, le Directeur d'Intelligence Central (DCI) identifia la technologie comme une propriété stratégique supérieure, directement connectée aux progrès de l'Agence dans les futures technologies pour améliorer ses missions de base, de compilation et d'analyse. The officers of the Directorate of Science and Technology have developed a radical plan to create a new company that would help increase access for the Agency to private sector innovation. Les dirigeants de la Direction de Science et Technologie ont élaboré un plan radical pour créer une nouvelle entreprise qui aiderait à accroître l'accès de l'Agence à l'innovation du secteur privé ”. Even adding water that could not be more clear, "said Hodgkinson. Même en ajoutant de l'eau cela ne pourrait être plus clair, dit Hodgkinson.



Notes Notes

(1) Rapport Forbes 2009 : http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-ric... . (1) Report Forbes 2009: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-ric ....
(2) http://www.infragard..net/ (2) http://www.infragard..net/
(3) http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook (3) http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jan/14/facebook
(4) http://www.iqt.org/about-iqt/history.html (4) http://www.iqt.org/about-iqt/history.html

Ernesto Carmona est journaliste et conseiller à la FELAP (Federación Latino Americana de  Periodistas), conseiller du Collège National de Journalistes du Chili et associé au Cercle de Journalistes de Santiago. Ernesto Carmona is a journalist and adviser to the FELAP (Federación Latino Americana de Periodistas), adviser to the National College of Journalists of Chile and associated with the newsmaker of Santiago.

Recording Industry Association of America - partying like it is still 1999

13 million songs for sale online (2008)
10 million never got a single buyer

80 percent of all revenue came from just 52,000 "pay per download" songs. (out of 13 million songs)
Less than one percent of the songs are money makers

- PRS for Music, a nonprofit royalty collection agency

Since music sales peaked in 1999, and have declined since
- data from the Recording Industry Association of America

VS...
Youtubers
Podcasters
whom have gained popularity (sales) by broadcasting their 'samples'
*1 Trillion vids downloaded/month on Youtube

Swan Songs?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/01/opinion/01blow.html
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