Some trivia and “best of” lists for the end of year and some inspirational videos for the holidays…
TEDTalks – 18 great ideas from 2011 that can help shape 2012
TED and the Huffington Post countdown 18 of the most powerful TEDTALK videos of 2011, with ideas that can help shape the world in 2012. Includes Less stuff, more happiness; Pay attention to nonviolence; The power of vulnerability and Google’s driverless car – still uses petrol though. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/tedtalks2011
The 10 best TEDTalks of 2011 (according to ReadWriteWeb)
Includes How to spot a liar; How I became 100 artists and Try something new for 30 days.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_best_10_ted_talks_of_2011.php
Google’s top Australian searches for 2011
No real surprises. The top overall searches were for Facebook and YouTube. Jackie Chan was in the top 10 celebrities and red velvet cupcakes was the top food search. The most popular “What is?” search was What is love? The most popular travel destination was Hamilton Island; there were more searches for AFL than NRL and there were more searches for Toyota than Holden.
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/googles-australian-searches-for-2011-20111206-1ohch.html
Google Zeitgeist 2011
3 minute video of the world in 2011 & other links: http://www.googlezeitgeist.com/#en/
Best of the iTunes & App store 2011
Apple Australia have released the best of the iTunes and App Store for 2011 – the bestsellers and also their top editorial choices.
Apps: Their top choices were Instagram (photosharing app for iPhone) and Snapseed (photo editing app for iPad) but the most popular free apps were Facebook, Viber and Words with friends. Angry birds was the top selling game. They liked Tiny wings and Real racing 2HD.
Music: Bestselling song was Party rock anthem by LMFAO. Bestselling albums were 21 by Adele and Making mirrors by Gotye.
TV shows: They liked Game of thrones & The slap; bestsellers were True blood & The big bang theory.
Movies: Bestsellers were Harry Potter & the deathly hallows Pt 2 and Inception.
Books: They liked Caleb’s crossing by Geraldine Brooks and kids’ book What body part is that? by Andy Griffiths. The top 5 bestsellers (bar one) were all by George R.R. Martin – A Game of thrones series. #3 went to Something borrowed by Emily Griffin. And the bestselling non fiction title was Walter Isaacson’s biography Steve Jobs.
Log in to your iTunes account & visit the App store to see the full Rewind 2011 list.
http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/entertainment/51675-itunes-rewind-2011-their-choices-and-yours?start=1
Results for iTunes USA:
http://www.webpronews.com/itunes-rewind-2011-apple-gives-us-their-best-music-movies-and-apps-of-the-year-2011-12