A snapshot of what we're reading and searching...which inspires us to ask....how would you help make sense of the following if you were beamed onto an alien spaceship - and they asked:
Alien Question: Why is President Bush's Decision Points number one on the NY Times Best Seller list at the moment? Wait - before you answer - we're even more curious as to why Sarah Palin's book, America By Heart is number two?
The top search term right now on Google is "uga admissions" - apparently there's a new app that informs users of their admission status. The top topic being tweeted right now is "barbie."
So - what are you searching for?
Friday, December 3, 2010
'Most Read' Articles From Around The World
Leaders taken to task - in the US, Canada and Kenya, plus sports are big attention drivers this morning. WikiLeaks, while losing some steam from earlier in the week, still remains an attention driver - especially in India as readers there attempt to make sense of their neighbor's nuclear intentions.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.
Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention. This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.
New York Times
The Guardian
LA Times
The Telegraph
Christian Science Monitor
Daily Nation
Thursday, December 2, 2010
'Most Read' Articles From Around The World
New Paper:
Attention Drivers has added Kenya's Daily Nation to its list of papers. Controversy stemming from the release of diplomatic cables by Wikileaks about US/Kenyan relations is driving attention to that paper's 'most read' article.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.
Attention Drivers has added Kenya's Daily Nation to its list of papers. Controversy stemming from the release of diplomatic cables by Wikileaks about US/Kenyan relations is driving attention to that paper's 'most read' article.
Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention. This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from thirteen newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.
Times of India
New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald
The Guardian
The Hill
The Globe and Mail
LA Times
The Irish Independent
The Telegraph
The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
Daily Nation
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
'Most Read' Articles From Around The World
Is The US Better Than Many Thought
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from twelve newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.
Wikileaks remains the subject of choice for readers around the world. An LA Times column (that paper's 'most read' article at the moment) claims that the NY Times set the record straight on an unlikely conclusion that the Guardian drew yesterday from the wikileaks - a conclusion that made it into that paper's 'most read' spot. That same LA Times piece attempts to call attention to the 'larger truth' revealed by the wikileaks.
The Times of India deserves a prize for keeping the same story in their 'most read' spot for more days than any other paper. And morality as a theme has captured people's attention this morning - whether it's about accountability online, exploitation in India or inequality - a theme in two other papers - here and here.
Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention. This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from twelve newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.
Times of India
New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald
The Guardian
The Hill
The Globe and Mail
LA Times
The Irish Independent
The Telegraph
The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
'Most Read' Articles From Around The World
Secrets
WikiLeaks is still dominating the 'most read' spot around the world. While it's in fewer number one 'most read' spots this morning compared to yesterday - it's still in the top five in many papers.
Is China Ready For a Unified Korea?
The Guardian's intriguing highlight of the WikiLeaks suggests that China is ready to abandon its old ally - North Korea. But is it ready for hundreds of thousands of refuges? And how might news of these talks alter public opinion in China?
Sex, celebrity, politics - familiar themes to the 'most read' spot are again in today's top spots - as well as a story on your health, plus crazy weather.
Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention. This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
The following headlines come from the top 'most read' stories from twelve newspapers from around the world at the moment of this blog's posting.
Times of India
New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald
The Guardian
The Hill
The Globe and Mail
LA Times
The Irish Independent
The Telegraph
The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
Monday, November 29, 2010
'Most Read' Articles From Around The World
Secrets
Russia is a "virtual mafia state".
WikiLeaks' release of secret diplomatic cables is dominating the 'most read' spot this morning - but it's not the only 'most read' news item. Among the other top read stories, Iranian nuclear scientists were targets of a bombing in Tehran.
While setting aside for a moment the potential harm caused by the leaks, and the value of learning details on how diplomacy is conducted and the need to pay closer attention to some of the subjects highlighted in the leaks - the Wikileaks story, nevertheless, begs at least one question - weren't we already aware of most - if not all - of these 'revelations'?
Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention. This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
Times of India
New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald
The Guardian
The Hill
The Globe and Mail
LA Times
The Irish Independent
The Telegraph
The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
Sunday, November 28, 2010
'Most Read' Articles From Around The World
The Koreas - at the moment - are no longer driving the most attention - but they are in the second 'most read' spot in many papers. Today - it's sex (Men fake the big O too), celebrity, people acting badly (particularly in this very NY story), and politics - the biggest trend this morning (among them, an intriguing story on Iceland as that country takes a bold step). Ireland is also heating up over the economic meltdown there.
Each morning we attempt to understand the factors that drive people's curiosity and attention. This segment uses the simple metric of 'most viewed' articles - a feature on the home-pages of many newspapers. We examine a sampling of newspapers from across the English speaking world.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
If you have an answer to the questions - what drives people's attention? And - should we be attending to something else - if so, how? Then please comment below. Thanks.
Times of India
New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald
The Guardian
The Hill
The Globe and Mail
LA Times
The Irish Independent
The Telegraph
The Washington Post
City Press
Christian Science Monitor
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