The online adventures of Tiff Fehr (@tiffehr), a UX engineerette at The New York Times. Feel free to peruse my somewhat popular geek-themed Tumblr, too, if that's your thing.
More personally than the above or below, I document notable adventures (much later than when they actually happen): Oktoberfest '04, Guatemala '08, Europe '10, Wisconsin '10, Middle East '11*. (* in progress)
The company is looking at ways to use search queries to measure other real-world trends, including unemployment.
Varian told the FT that he got the idea for the GPI after his pepper grinder broke. He went online to look for a replacement, and was struck by the list of prices for pepper grinders.
“What’s the first thing you want to do if you’re an economist?” he asked. “You want to construct a price index.”
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