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Who Profits from March Madness?
The top six athletic conferences received $108 million of the $168 million the NCAA distributed from March Madness profits. The NCAA distributes the profits from their Men’s Basketball Tournament to...
View ArticleMekko Graphics 6.9.100.203 Release Notes (Mac OS X)
Mekko Graphics 6.9.100.203 Release Notes Overview – This release is our first version of Mekko Graphics for Mac OS X. It includes all of the key chart types available in Mekko Graphics and key features...
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Which Countries Lead the Way in Mobile Ad Spending?
With the growth of smartphones, mobile ad spending is hot. A close look at spending by country in the top markets shows some surprising results. The US and UK are high in both the percentage of...
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Who’s Invited to the Masters?
It is arguably the most prestigious golf tournament of the year. The 98 players competing in the 2015 Master’s qualified by meeting one of 18 criteria ranging from being a previous Master’s winner to...
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Two Reasons Behind Apple’s $12B Revenue Growth
Apple’s 2015 Q2 revenue was $12 billion higher than Q2 2014. Its revenue from iPhones were $14 billion higher! iPad revenue was down $4 billion, which was almost cancelled out by increases in Mac and...
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The High Cost of the Winter of 2014/15
While the snow is gone from outside Mekko Graphics’ headquarters in the Boston suburbs, the costs of last winter’s record snowfall is still being tabulated. States in the Northeast spent over $500...
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Labor Costs Vary Widely in Europe
There is a tenfold difference in total labor costs among the European countries, ranging from €54 per hour in Norway to €5 per hour in Romania. These labor costs are reported by Eurostat and include...
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Las Vegas Strip Revenue Depends Greatly on the Baccarat Table
The 285 Baccarat tables scattered over the Las Vegas Strip contribute a surprising proportion of the strip’s total revenue. Baccarat is played on only 11% of the tables, but contributes 47% of the...
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Freshman Retention: How Does Your College Rate?
The percentage of college freshmen who re-enroll for their sophomore year is an excellent indicator of the quality of the college. From a parent’s perspective, you want to avoid colleges with low...
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Which Airlines Have the Worst Delays?
Airline delays vary greatly from one carrier to another. Among the largest global carriers, Air China and China Eastern performed the worst with over 40% of their flights delayed and an average delay...
View ArticleMekko Graphics 6.9.101.7 Release Notes(Mac OS X)
Mekko Graphics 6.9.101.7 Release Notes(Mac OS X) Overview – This release is a minor update. Two installation issues had been fixed in this release. Note: This release is free to Mekko Graphics...
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Where Will Internet Usage Grow Most?
Internet usage in Asia and Africa lag significantly behind Europe and the Americas. In the Asia & Pacific region, with over 4 billion people, almost 3 times as many people use cell phones as use...
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Billion Dollar Startups
Angel investors and venture capital firms are on the lookout for what they call unicorns–those rare startups that reach a valuation of over $1 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, there are...
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What Do We Spend for Father’s Day?
My wife bought me a card and took me out to dinner for Father’s Day. Based on the data from the National Retail Foundation, this was pretty typical (although the quality of both were extraordinary)....
View ArticleMekko Graphics 7.0.0.2120 Release Notes
Overview – This is a major release that introduces several new features. New Capabilities: Improved legend handling: easily move legends to bottom or top of chart, and drag to create multi-column or...
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Same Sex Marriage Around the World
While the Supreme Court’s recognition of same sex marriage is big news, most people in the world do not live in a country in which gay marriage is legal. The countries that recognize same sex marriage...
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Who Plays Best on Grass?
With Wimbledon in full swing, it might be a good time to see which male tennis players do best on grass surfaces. Only two of the top 30 grass players of all time are still active–Roger Federer and...
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EU Country Debt Levels
As the Greek debt crisis seems to be resolving itself, it might be time to look at how Greek debt levels compare to other EU countries. Italy and Portugal are closest to Greek debt levels. Italy has...
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Which Networks Got the Most Emmy Nominations ?
There’s a great deal of excellent television spread over many broadcast, cable and internet channels. It’s hard for an avid TV watcher, who remembers when there were only four channels worth watching,...
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New in This Release
The new release is loaded with features that will help improve the look and feel of your charts and improve your productivity. Here are some of the things you can do: Labels You’ll never have to deal...
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