Nikos Anagnostou // It's almost compulsory: I need to try out every new web 2.0 service I come across.
This one I intend to use for digital trivialities: things I find and like but that fit none of the thematic areas I follow elsewhere.
For once, the light side of blogging ...
In this TED talk Steven Pinker argues that violence is on the decline throughout the ages. While this sounds like a good thing, I find hard to reconcile this trend with the increase of means to inflict and spread violence: from firearms to hand made bombs, to chemical weapons to the nuclear arsenal. Is it the very power of the means that intimidate us from turning violent?
If Youtube is right, then I must be doing something VERY wrong! This graph is from my youtube channel's viewer demographics.
Look at the raised hands with the cameras, phones and camcorders. Thrilling!
| 2009 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Zürich |
| 2 | 1 | Copenhagen |
| 3 | - | Tokyo |
| 4 | 2 | Munich |
| 5 | - | Helsinki |
| 6 | 7 | Stockholm |
| 7 | 6 | Vienna |
| 8 | 10 | Paris |
| 9 | - | Melbourne |
| 10 | 14 | Berlin |
| 11 | 12 | Honolulu |
| 12 | 13 | Madrid |
| 13 | 11 | Sydney |
| 14 | 8 | Vancouver |
| 15 | - | Barcelona |
| 16 | 17 | Fukuoka |
| 17 | - | Oslo |
| 18 | 22 | Singapore |
| 19 | 16 | Montreal |
| 20 | - | Auckland |
| 21 | 18 | Amsterdam |
| 22 | 20 | Kyoto |
| 23 | 21 | Hamburg |
| 24 | 23 | Geneva |
| 25 | 25 | Lisbon |
| *First time on list: Oslo and Auckland Dropped off: Minneapolis and Portland Source: Monocle | ||
From South Europe, only Iberica makes it to the list with Madrid, Barcelona and Portugal. Sad.
