$100,000 a year to design digitals apps

become an app developer, but do it right. contracts. business plan. business model. strategic plan. or you may earn that $100,000 only once. at guardian.co.uk

look at this graphic below to see some average revenues for apps. keep working. you may develop the next wildly successful boardgame rip-off.

5ThingsOnMyChristmasList

Americans will spend an average of $854 this year on Christmas gifts.

See the trends at americanresearchgroup.com/holiday/

cyber monday: past sales

at www.comscoredatamine.com

5 years of sales data in a graphic. Some are predicting $1 Billion in sales today.

powerball and lotteries

at history of lottery.com$425 million: unclaimed. check your pocket and the history of lotteries

attacks on the electric grid

from engineering news record ways to make our electricity infrastructure more robust and less vulnerable.

the future of credit cards

at the economist paying with plastic may soon be the past.

we may already know your PIN number

at data-genetics a PIN number analysis. Consider a change.

tech industry success and competition

from businessweek the always uncertain future of tech. Past business models are failing. Future profitable models need to start yesterday. egos can't carry the day anymore.

why your original family surname changed

from the journal of labour economics the study is from 2009. we wondered on possible reasons for changes for some time now. if the abstract interests you give the article your time.

gamification

from Schumpeter at the economist.com the behavioral economics of gaming

Careful and sustained repetition is rewarding for many gamers

corporate cash piles

From The Economist. Get out your high school Econ book. We believe America needs better education in economics.