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Apple by the Numbers

by Editor on May 8, 2012 in Infographic

Apple is one of the biggest companies in the world, due to the popularity of the iPad, iPhone and Macbook. Sales of the iPad and iPhone make up 75% of Apples revenue, and apple has a very impressive profit margin.

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Sources:

http://allthingsd.com/20111111/in-china-one-in-five-consumers-want-a-mac-as-their-next-pc/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57382808-37/ipads-share-of-tablet-market-to-dip-to-62-percent-this-year/?tag=mncol;txt
http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/2/comScore_Reports_December_2011_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share
https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/distribute.html
http://148apps.biz/app-store-metrics/?mpage=appcount
http://retailsails.com/monthly-sales-summary/bby/annual/
http://retailsails.com/2012/04/25/an-apple-a-day-the-incredible-growth-at-apple-retail-stores/
http://investor.apple.com
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-retail-2011-6#getting-a-job-at-an-apple-store-can-be-more-selective-than-getting-into-harvard-11
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/04/apple-q2-2012-results-by-the-numbers.html
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple-could-buy-t-mobile-with-its-q1-earnings.php
http://9to5mac.com/2012/04/24/110b-in-the-bank-and-other-monster-numbers/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thestreet/2012/04/16/pinterest-is-a-7-7-billion-company/
http://www.nasdaq.com
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-28/at-t-pulls-39-billion-t-mobile-bid-on-regulatory-opposition.html
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/04/apple-by-the-numbers/

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How Green is the iPad?

by Editor on April 18, 2012 in Infographic

Apple has sold 55 million iPad’s since they were introduced in 2010, which makes them the leader in the tablet market. Some of you might be reading this infographic on an iPad, but have you ever wondered how environmentally friendly your iPad is?

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Sources:

http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/iPad_Product_Environmental_Report_2012.pdf
http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/iPad_2_Environmental_Report.pdf
http://images.apple.com/environment/reports/docs/iPad_Environmental_Report.pdf
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/may/24/how-green-is-the-ipad
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
http://images.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2012_Progress_Report.pdf
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/with-apples-new-ipad-supply-chain-is-the-hero/71382
http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/20/apples-project-dolphin-green-energy-facility-in-north-carolina-among-nations-biggest/
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_green_lantern/2010/08/should_you_ditch_your_books_for_an_ereader.html
http://www.ipe.org.cn/Upload/Report-IT-V-Apple-II.pdf
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/publications/climate/2011/Cool%20IT/dirty-data-report-greenpeace.pdf
http://www.pushinggreen.com/news/how-green-is-the-ipad–14
http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/ecycling/faq.htm
http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2012/03/20/apple-may-sells-up-to-66-million-ipads-this-year/

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The Rise of the Slacktivist

by Editor on April 3, 2012 in Infographic

Is there any value in a Slacktivist? Can 500,000 people on twitter actually change something? Is hitting the streets and protesting the only real way to cause social change? Sortable takes a look at the rise of slacktivism, and the power this movement has.

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Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism
http://csic.georgetown.edu/research/215767.html
http://mashable.com/2011/10/24/slactivism-cause-engagement/
http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3336/2767
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all%7CNew
http://mobileactive.org/mobile-giving-and-haiti-earthquake-relief-efforts
http://corp.visiblemeasures.com/news-and-events/blog/bid/79626/Update-Kony-Social-Video-Campaign-Tops-100-Million-Views
http://gigaom.com/2011/02/25/not-just-slacktivism-youth-become-more-engaged-offline-too/
http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/The-Social-Side-of-the-Internet.aspx
https://twitter.com/#!/twittercomms/status/160071169997946880
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~yardi/pubs/Yardi_CHI11_SIG.pdf
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/145/do-something-helping-humanity-with-a-click-of-the-mouse.html?partner=homepage_newsletter
http://www.avaaz.org/en/highlights.php

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Alex wins our first Coding Challenge

by Editor on March 13, 2012 in Sortable

Thanks to everyone who entered our coding challenge in the month of February. We saw some impressive entires, and a wide variety of approaches to solving the problem. Entries were scored as follows:

Number correct matches – 10 * number of false positives – number of false negatives

The top entrants and scores were:

Alex R, 18207 (Java, 1.7 s)
Steve H, 17887 (Python, 60 s)
Perry T, 14442 (Python, 50 s)

Congratulations to Alex R, who won $500 for his efforts!

The maximum score possible was 19633. Alex’s solution dominated all categories: most correct matches, fewest false postivies, and fewest false negatives. There were 13 entries with an average score of 12330 and a standard deviation of 4058.

Unsurprisingly, given the scoring function, those who avoided false positives did the best. In general, and because of the focus on precision, ugly heuristics did much better than more elegant probabilistic models. Some people employed a mix of the two with good success.

Thanks again to all the entrants, and keep an eye out for future coding challenges from Sortable.com.

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