For the 18th straight year IBM has emerged as the most prolific patent providers in the U.S. And Big Blue grew the number it owns by an impressive 20% in 2010. That wasn't the fastest growth, however: Apple was tops there.
While thinking about the past year, I pulled together a collection of all the blogs I wrote in 2010. Looking back at the posts that generated the most responses in 2010, I began to get a sense of what 2011 might hold in store.
We've gathered all these end-of-year lists--from Apple to Facebook to Last.fm--all in one convenient location. Here's how the year in memes has shaped up.
Twitter, as part of its review of 2010, has just released what it thinks are the 10 most powerful individual tweets of the year--from a field of 25 billion. And it's not all about celebrity.
Elance just released its review of 2010 hiring trends, and among the interesting findings is that workers in Amarillo, TX collectively earned the fourth-largest amount of money of any city in the U.S. from gigs they found via the job-posting site.
None other than New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called New York's first experience with electronic voting machines--complete with delays, broken equipment, and ill-prepared election workers--"a royal screw-up."
Calm yourselves, Microsoft Office fans--the new version for 2010 isn't due for launch until tomorrow. Until then you can amuse yourselves with info on how MS is manhandling, shoehorning, and maneuvering to make the launch a success.
