Most Wired Cities in the U.S. – 2008

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Nov 092008
 
What’s the most wired city in the United States ?
Do not guess, you might end up getting the wrong one.

Surprisingly, its Atlanta. This is the result of a survey by Forbes.com for the Most Wired Cities in America for the year 2008. It is mentioned that their calculations were based on three factors – the percentage of Internet users with high-speed access, the number of service providers within the city and availability of public wi-fi hotspots.

Although Atlanta tops the list in the number of users with high-speed net and service providers, its Portland, Oregon that is equipped with the most public wireless hotspots.

Here’s a google map put together from results of the survey.

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US Military Presence Worldwide

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Oct 142008
 

From Matt’s Geography Blog:

The Mother Jones website has an interactive map depicting the presence of U.S. troops around the world for every half-decade since 1950 plus 2007.

Use the slider at the base of the map to see a timed animation of troop strength from 1950 through 2007. Zooming into a region and placing the map cursor on a country lists the number of troops and stationed sites. The site describes the source being Pentagon worldwide troop data.

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Best Cities for Singles

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Jun 012008
 


Here’s an interesting fact: 41% of American adults over 18 are unmarried (single). Being single doesn’t necessarily mean living alone as 9.8 million single Americans lived with an opposite sex partner in 2005. With more and more people in America spending almost half of their lives staying single, the “single” status has become more of a class in the economy, which cities can’t afford to lose.

Forbes.com has a special report by Elisabeth Eaves on the list of cities that attract this growing class of singles. The rankings were based on factors such as coolness, culture, nightlife, job growth, cost of living alone, online dating and finally the number of singles above the age of 15 and never married.

For a complete methodology that was adopted to judge these cities, click here.

San Francisco tops the list in the overall rankings, which is followed by New York and Los Angeles. San Francisco also ranks first in culture, while New York tops the list in night life. Austin, Texas is the best city for job growth, Dallas is the cheapest for living alone and Houston boasts off its huge online dating community.

A Google Maps view of the ranks is posted here.

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America’s Richest Counties

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May 212008
 

One may assume that the richest counties in the United States either span the New York area or the San Francisco Bay Area which together are economic hubs of the nation. Although, people shell out millions of dollars for small luxurious homes in these areas, the nation’s wealthiest live in the suburbs of Washington D.C..

Forbes.com lists the twenty richest counties in the United States, of which, ten counties belong to Virginia and Maryland. Fairfax County, VA., Loudoun County, VA., and Howard County, MD. top the list which was based on median household income from the 2006 census.

With D.C. being the center for many federal agencies and business that work in tandem with the federal government, the well-paid government employees are moving to the suburbs as they become more and more wealthier.

Click here to view a map of the twenty Richest Counties in America

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America’s Smartest Cities

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Jun 082007
 


Seattle heads the list of brainiest cities in the United States, with more than half of its residents aged twenty-five and older holding a bachelor’s degree.

Seattle, being the host to headquarters of major IT firms, has been alluring the smart people from the rest of the country.

Here’s a Google Map of the top 25 smartest cities as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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2007 – Most Livable States

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May 222007
 


New Hampshire grabs the award for the Most Livable State for 2007. Morgan Quitno Press, a state and city ranking publication derived “Livability Rating” for each state, based on the state’s rank in each of the 44 factors taken into consideration. The scale of the rating ranges from 1 to 50. Higher the scale, more livable is the state. A Google Maps View of the state rankings and ratings is hence put forth.

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