Archive for the ‘Year End Wrap-Ups’ Category
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Statistics: NOAA: 2007 a Top Ten Warm Year for U.S. and Globe
Fast Facts and Maps.
he year 2007 is on pace to become one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous U.S., since national records began in 1895, according to preliminary data from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The year was marked by exceptional drought in the U.S. Southeast and the West, which helped fuel another extremely active wildfire season. The year also brought outbreaks of cold air, and killer heat waves and floods. Meanwhile, the global surface temperature for 2007 is expected to be fifth warmest since records began in 1880. Preliminary data will be updated in early January to reflect the final three weeks of December and is not considered final until a full analysis is complete next spring.
Source: NOAA
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
The Top 10 New Organisms of 2007
Genetic engineering isn’t just for scientists in ivory towers or corporate R&D labs anymore. Researchers are still creating new mice and crops every week, but the tools and knowledge necessary to create organisms never before seen on Earth have pushed out to pet breeders, artists and college kids.
A Wired News first, here we count down the top 10 organisms that didn’t exist on Dec. 31, 2006.
Source: Wired News
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Lists: UK: Top Baby Names 2007
Complete News Release (4 pages; PDF)
From the report:
Boys
Once again, there is no change at the top, with Jack the number one boys’ name. Thomas also retains his second place slot with 5803 boys sharing the name in 2007. The only movement in the top five is the exchange of places between Joshua and Oliver to third and fourth respectively, with Harry remaining fifth.
Girls
Grace, who only joined the top five last year, is now the most popular name for girls. Ruby has also increased in popularity and, with 4355 girls sharing the name, is the second choice for girls in 2007. Last year’s most popular girls’ name, Olivia, is third. Emily has risen one place to fourth and Jessica has fallen two places to fifth.
Source: National Statistics Office
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
The Police Lock Top 2007 Tours Spot
Concert tours by The Police, Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake, Celine Dion and Van Halen lead the list of the 20 top-grossing tours in North America in 2007, according to Pollstar’s official year-end data.
The long-awaited reunion of Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland earned the trio $131.9 million over 54 shows with an average ticket price of $114.32.
Source: Pollstar
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Lists: Prominent Deaths of 2007
List with date of death and brief background about the person.
Source: AFP
See Also: Celebrity Deaths 2007
Source: AP
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Year-End: 2007 Year in Sports Photos
An online gallery of images from SI.
Source: Sports Illustrated
See Also: Top 5 NFL Stories (Sporting News)
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year 2007
based on votes on M-W.com site.
10 words listed in the full list. Here are the top 3:
1) w00t (interjection)
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word “yay”
2) Facebook
3) Conundrum
Source: Merriam-Webster
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Journalist Deaths Hit Decade Peak — Half in Iraq; record number in Somalia
From the special report:
Journalists were killed in unusually high numbers in 2007, making it the deadliest year for the press in more than a decade, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ end-of-year analysis. Worldwide, CPJ found 64 journalists were killed in direct connection to their work in 2007—up from 56 last year—and it is investigating another 22 deaths to determine whether they were work-related. CPJ has recorded only one year with a higher death toll: 1994, when 66 journalists were killed, many in conflicts in Algeria, Bosnia, and Rwanda.
For the fifth straight year, Iraq was the deadliest country in the world for the press. Its 31 victims account for nearly half of the 2007 toll. Most of the victims were targeted and murdered, such as Washington Post reporter Salih Saif Aldin, who died in Baghdad from a single gunshot wound to the head. In all, 24 deaths in Iraq were murders and seven occurred in combat-related crossfire.
See Also: Capsule Summaries of Those Killed
See Also: NY Times Coverage
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists
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Sunday, December 16th, 2007
Lists in 50 categories including:
+ Top 10 News Stories
+ Top 10 Underreported Stories
+ Top 10 TIME.com Photos
+ Top 10 Editorial Cartoons
+ Top 10 Asia Stories
+ Top 10 Mideast Stories
+ Top 10 Religion Stories
+ Top 10 Crime Stories
+ Top 10 Oddball News Stories
+ Top 10 Campaign Gaffes
+ Top 10 TIME.com Most Popular Stories
+ Top 10 Movies (Richard Corliss)
+ Top 10 Movies (Richard Schickel)
+ Top 10 DVDs
+ Top 10 New TV Series
+ Top 10 Returning TV Series
+ Top 10 Non-fiction Books
+ Top 10 Fiction Books
+ Top 10 Songs
+ Top 10 Albums
+ Top 10 Live Performances
+ Top 10 Theater Productions
+ Top 10 Museum Exhibits
+ Top 10 Graphic Novels
+ Top 10 Children’s Books
+ Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs
+ Top 10 Scientific Discoveries
+ Top 10 Green Ideas
+ Top 10 Natural Disasters
+ Top 10 Man-Made Disasters
+ Top 10 Worst Biz Deals
+ Top 10 Best Biz Deals
+ Top 10 Websites
+ Top 10 Gadgets
+ Top 10 Toys
+ Top 10 Video Games
+ Top 10 Sports Matches
+ Top 10 Sports Moments
+ Top 10 Quotes
+ Top 10 Buzzwords
+ Top 10 T-shirt Worthy Slogans
+ Top 10 Viral Videos
+ Top 10 TV Ads
+ Top 10 Magazine Covers
+ Top 10 Fashion Trends
+ Top 10 Fashion Must-Haves
+ Top 10 Breakups
+ Top 10 Scandals
+ Top 10 Awkward Moments
+ Top 10 Animal Stories
Source: Time.com
See Also: Many More Year-End Lists & Rankings
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Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Lists & Rankings: Year-End Music and Concert Tour Rankings from Billboard Magazine
Summary Articles
Numerous Charts in the following categories:
+ Pop
+ Top 200 Albums
+ Top Comprehensive Albums
+ Top Independent Albums
+ Top Internet Album
+ Top Digital Albums
+ Hot 100
+ Hot Digital Songs
+ Hot Digital Tracks
+ Hot Ringtones/
+ Ringmasters
+ Pop 100
+ R&B
+ Rap
+ Rhythmic Top 40
+ Dance
+ Electronic
+ Country
+ Bluegrass
+ Songwriters & Publishers
+ Latin Albums
+ Hot Latin Songs
+ Latin Pop
+ Regional Mexican
+ Tropical
+ Christian
+ Gospel
+ Classical
+ Catalog
+ Mainstream Rock
+ Modern Rock
+ New Age
+ World
+ Blues
+ Reggae
+ Soundtracks
+ Adult Contemporary
+ Adult Top 40
+ Kids
+ Compilations
+ Comedy
+ Tastemakers Albums
+ Latin Rhythm
+ Christian & Gospel
+ Jazz
+ Rock
+ Cast Albums
+ Video
+ Boxscore
Archived Lists Back to 2002 are also available.
Source: Billboard
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Saturday, December 15th, 2007
The Nielsen Company [has] released (13 pages; PDF) a year-end look at the most popular trends among Americans during 2007. The Nielsen Company delivers and integrates the most comprehensive media and marketing measurement systems in the world. Media and consumer spending trends monitored by Nielsen include:
* Television
* Internet
* Movies
* DVDs
* Music
* Mobile
* Books
* Consumer Purchasing Trends
* Advertisers
* Video Games
Note: Several categories contain multiple lists.
Source: The Nielsen Companies
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Saturday, December 15th, 2007
BabyCenter’s Annual Top 10 Baby Names List Reveals Sophia the New Most Popular Baby Name for Girls
BabyCenter has unveiled its annual BabyCenter Top 10 Baby Names List for 2007. Sophia jumped up six spots into the number one spot as favorite girl’s name for the first time while Aiden continued to top the list as the most popular boy’s name for the third year in a row.
Note: What many people consider the “official lists” of most popular baby names come from the U.S. Social Security Office The U.S. list is usually published in May. The UK list from the National Statistics Office should be out in the next week or so.
See Also: Information Visualization Tools: Baby NameVoyager (U.S. Rankings)
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Top Hits of 2007 on Office Online
Here they are – the stars you created in 2007 – our most popular, most downloaded and highest rated templates, training, columns and more. See what customers like you rated highly this year.
Covers templates, help-how-to articles, downloads, clip art/media, popular columns, demos, training courses.
Source: Microsoft
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Friday, December 7th, 2007
Trends: 8 Important Consumer Trends for 2008
PDF; 21 pages
Status Spheres, PREMIUMIZATION, Snack Culture, Eco-Iconic, and 4 more make up the list. Very interesting read.
Source: trendwatching.com
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Google Year-End Fastest Growing Searches
Released on Tuesday afternoon.
NOTE:
Not to be confused with Google Zeitgeist’s year-end top searches, which has yet to be released, Google revealed today a list of the “fast rising U.S. search terms†for 2007.
Within the past 24 hours, Google has also released year-end search trends for various countries throughout the world, including Australia , New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Source: Search Engine Journal
See Also: Yahoo Year-End Search List
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
‘A MySpace Year’ Says Ask.com as It Reveals Its ‘Real Deal’ List of Top Searches for 2007
Categories include:
+ Overall Terms
+++ 1) MySpace
+++ 2) Dictionary
At Ask, a search for dictionary xxx will provide you with a Smart Answer box to a the American Heritage Dictionary and other dictionary tools. Using the word define xxx will show the dictionary entry immediately.
+++ 3) Google
Yes, once again we see people going to one search engine to search for another search engine. We saw this a few years ago on Dogpile which already includes Google results. They combine results from Ask, Google, Live.com, and Yahoo. Fascinating.
+ Presidential Candidates
+ Sports Teams
+ Television Programs
+ Top Pregnant Celebrities
Source: IAC Search and Media
See Also: Yahoo Year-End Search List
Note: Gary is Director of Online Info Resources at Ask.com
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