House prices in the U.S. from 1890 until 2005, plotted as a roller coaster that you ride from a first person perspective. Here is the data source. Hold on to your hats.

Excellent data visualization. Very visceral. I wish they showed the dates more frequently.

Real Estate Roller Coaster

It began as a covert guerrilla action that spread virally and eventually became a revolution.

What is it?

At most companies, going AWOL during daylight hours would be grounds for a pink slip. Not at Best Buy. The nation's leading electronics retailer has embarked on a radical -- if risky -- experiment to transform a culture once known for killer hours and herd-riding bosses. The endeavor, called ROWE, for "results-only work environment," seeks to demolish decades-old business dogma that equates physical presence with productivity. The goal at Best Buy is to judge performance on output instead of hours.

They are going to do this not only at corporate, but also at the retail outlets.

Fascinating. At last!

Smashing The Clock

When the housing boom ends, what is the possible impact on the US economy? This is a broad brush look at three major potential problems:

1) Increased Unemployment.
2) Loss of mortgage equity withdrawal on consumer spending.
3) Financial distress.

Angry Bear - When the Bubble Pops...

"In the long run, though, the thing even execs should fear is this: What would happen if America's once-prosperous middle class, the sine qua non of a vibrant democracy, grew too strapped to purchase the goods and services that businesses produce? True, as workers in China, India and elsewhere move up the value-added chain, they should prop up global demand. But here at home, increasing income inequality could lead, as Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) warns, to a two-tier economy, with a small but ever wealthier coterie of capital holders and a sprawling proletariat. It's not inevitable, but worth worrying about. Even if the future plays out according to the economists' models, it might not be the type of society we want to live in."

Very consise, pretty scary.

Maybe We Could All Deliver Pizza ...