INFORMATION

BOOKS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29233640@N07/6101573515/

ISBN NUMBERS ISSUED PER YEAR IN US

15000000

11250000

7500000

3750000

300,000
2003

2007

2009

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

2011

2012

ISBN NUMBERS ISSUED PER YEAR IN US

15000000

11250000

7500000

3750000

300,000
2003

411,422
2007

2009

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

2011

2012

ISBN NUMBERS ISSUED PER YEAR IN US

15000000

11250000

7500000

3750000

300,000
2003

411,422
2007

1,052,803
2009

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

2011

2012

ISBN NUMBERS ISSUED PER YEAR IN US

15000000

11250000

7500000

3750000

3,000,000
0

300,000
2003

411,422
2007

1,052,803
2009

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

2011

2012

ISBN NUMBERS ISSUED PER YEAR IN US

15000000

11250000

7500000

15,000,000

3750000

3,000,000
0

300,000
2003

411,422
2007

1,052,803
2009

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

2011

2012

129,864,880
BOOKS IN THE WORLD
(AS OF 2010)
http://mashable.com/2010/08/05/number-of-books-in-the-world/

10%
OF ALL BOOKS WERE PUBLISHED LAST YEAR
http://ptbertram.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/how-many-books-are-going-to-be-published-in-2012prepare-for-a-shock/

PHOTOS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henriquev/53486879

4,500,000
PHOTOS UPLOADED TO FLICKR EVERY DAY

http://gizmodo.com/5937143/what-facebook-deals-with-everyday-27-billion-likes-300-million-photosuploaded-and-500-terabytes-of-data

ERIK KESSELS, FOAM

40,000,000
PHOTOS UPLOADED TO INSTAGRAM EVERY DAY

http://instagram.com/press/

300,000,000
PHOTOS UPLOADED TO FACEBOOK EVERY DAY

http://gizmodo.com/5937143/what-facebook-deals-with-everyday-27-billion-likes-300-million-photosuploaded-and-500-terabytes-of-data

PHOTOS TAKEN PER YEAR IN US

400000000000

300000000000

200000000000

100000000000

1,000,000,000
1930

1960

1970

1980

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

1990

2000

2012

PHOTOS TAKEN PER YEAR IN US

400000000000

300000000000

200000000000

100000000000

1,000,000,000
1930

3,000,000,000
1960

1970

1980

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

1990

2000

2012

PHOTOS TAKEN PER YEAR IN US

400000000000

300000000000

200000000000

100000000000

1,000,000,000
1930

3,000,000,000
1960

10,000,000,000
1970

1980

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

1990

2000

2012

PHOTOS TAKEN PER YEAR IN US

400000000000

300000000000

200000000000

100000000000

1,000,000,000
1930

3,000,000,000
1960

10,000,000,000
1970

25,000,000,000
1980

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

1990

2000

2012

PHOTOS TAKEN PER YEAR IN US

400000000000

300000000000

200000000000

100000000000

1,000,000,000
1930

3,000,000,000
1960

10,000,000,000
1970

25,000,000,000
1980

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

57,000,000,000
1990

2000

2012

PHOTOS TAKEN PER YEAR IN US

400000000000

300000000000

200000000000

100000000000

1,000,000,000
1930

3,000,000,000
1960

10,000,000,000
1970

25,000,000,000
1980

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

57,000,000,000
1990

86,000,000,000

2000

2012

PHOTOS TAKEN PER YEAR IN US

400000000000

300000000000

200000000000

380,000,000,000

100000000000

1,000,000,000
1930

3,000,000,000
1960

10,000,000,000
1970

25,000,000,000
1980

http://zenhabits.net/seth/

57,000,000,000
1990

86,000,000,000

2000

2012

3,800,000,000,000
PHOTOS EVER TAKEN

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/how-many-photos-have-been-taken-ever-6zgv

VIDEO
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevestein1982/4047834684

118
TV STATIONS RECEIVED
PER US HOUSEHOLD
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/press-room/2008/average_u_s__home.html

72HRS
OF VIDEO UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE
EVERY MINUTE
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/press-room/2008/average_u_s__home.html

4,000,000,000
HOURS ON YOUTUBE VIDEO
WATCHED EVERY MONTH
http://www.youtube.com/t/press_statistics

INTERNET BANDWIDTH USED BY NETFLIX

32.7%

67.3%

Netflix
Everything Else
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/netflix-uses-32-7-percent-internet-bandwidth-119517

INTERNET
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henriquev/53486879

144,800,000,000
EMAILS SENT EVERY DAY

http://mashable.com/2012/11/27/email-stats-infographic/

822,240
WEBSITES CREATED EVERY DAY

http://mashable.com/2012/06/22/data-created-every-minute/

499,680
WORDPRESS POSTS PUBLISHED EVERY DAY

http://mashable.com/2012/06/22/data-created-every-minute/

40,000,320
TUMBLR POSTS PUBLISHED EVERY DAY

http://mashable.com/2012/06/22/data-created-every-minute/

500,000,000
TWEETS PER DAY

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57541566-93/report-twitter-hits-half-a-billion-tweets-a-day/

4,000,000,000
THINGS SHARED ON FACEBOOK EVERY DAY

http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/06/zuckerberg-online-sharing-is-growing-at-an-exponential-rate-andusers-are-sharing-4-billion-things-a-day/

90%
OF DATA EVER CREATED WAS CREATED
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/bigdata/

There were 5 exabytes of information created

between the dawn of civilization through 2003,
but that much information is now created every
2 days, and the pace is increasing.
-Eric Schmidt
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/schmidt-data/

THE NEVER ENDING FIRE HOSE OF INFORMATION

WERE JUST GETTING STARTED.

MORE UBIQUITOUS

FASTER AND CHEAPER

EASIER

= 24 HOURS

BULLSHIT.

bullshit /boolSHit/

bullshit /boolSHit/
1. Superfluous, unnecessary

bullshit /boolSHit/
1. Superfluous, unnecessary
2. Cluttered, clunky or needlessly complex

bullshit /boolSHit/
1. Superfluous, unnecessary
2. Cluttered, clunky or needlessly complex
3. Intentionally deceptive or insincere

bullshit /boolSHit/
1. Superfluous, unnecessary
2. Cluttered, clunky or needlessly complex
3. Intentionally deceptive or insincere
4. Excrement of an adult male bovine mammal

PAPER IS BULLSHIT.

JARGON IS BULLSHIT.

Citigroup today announced a series of

repositioning actions that will further reduce
expenses and improve efficiency across the
company while maintaining Citi's unique
capabilities to serve clients, especially in the
emerging markets. These actions will result in
increased business efficiency, streamlined
operations and an optimized consumer
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/12/citigroup-lays-offs-11-000-people-in-the-mostcorporate-speaky-paragraph-in-history/265925/

Citigroup today announced [lay offs].

These actions will [save money].

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/12/citigroup-lays-offs-11-000-people-in-the-mostcorporate-speaky-paragraph-in-history/265925/

SENSATIONALISM IS BULLSHIT.

OPPORTUNISM IS BULLSHIT.

QR CODES ARE BULLSHIT.

DISRUPTIONS ARE BULLSHIT.

CRUFT IS BULLSHIT.

BULLSHIT
BULLSHIT
BULLSHIT

This is a quote. This is where you

put the quote text. BULLSHIT
BULLSHIT
BULLSHIT
-Quote Author
CONTENT
BULLSHIT

BULLSHIT

BULLSHIT

SPAM IS BULLSHIT.

ANTI-PATTERNS ARE BULLSHIT.

ADVERTISING IS BULLSHIT.

Youre more likely to survive a plane crash

than to click a banner ad.

http://www.digiday.com/publishers/15-alarming-stats-about-banner-ads/

90% of everything is crap.

-Sturgeons Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon's_Law

Its the disease you have to fight

in any creative field: ease of use.
-Jack White

When information is cheap,

attention becomes expensive.
-James Gleick

CRAFT

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-21/sriracha-hot-sauce-catches-fire-with-only-one-rooster

FOCUS

PEOPLES CAPACITY FOR BULLSHIT

IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_tahoe_guy/4183278431/

RESPECT

ITS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER

TO BE AN ASSHOLE.

Over time, the rise of the Internet will inexorably

diminish the role of money in politics, which is driven
today in significant measure by the need on the part of
politicians to amass these huge war chests primarily
for buying 30-second television advertisements.
-Al Gore
http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/12/al-gore-says-the-internets-rise-could-help-end-pay-for-play-government-corruption-great-but-what-about-all-those-ads/

RESPECT YOURSELF.

RESPECT PEOPLES TIME.

BE ORIGINAL.

BE PASSIONATE.

THE ELEMENT

APTITUDE

PASSION

WE ARE CREATORS.

THANKS!
@brad_frost