Some interesting surveys worth reading in 2011-12

Some interesting surveys worth reading in 2011-12

Extreme Supply Chains:
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/top_ten/top-10-lifestyle/top-10-extreme-supply-chain-locations

Shipping companies:
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/top_ten/top-10-business/social-media-marketing-facebook-twitter-linkedin-social-media-david-fischer-elise-steel-yahoo-market

World's best Airlines 2011:
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2011/Airline2011.htm

Europe's best low cost airline 2011:
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards_2011/lowcosteurope.htm

How to avoid legal troubles while doing business in China:
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/outsourcing/how-to-avoid-contract-trouble-in-china

Fastest growing seaports around the world:
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/top_ten/top-10-fastest-growing-seaports

The major reasons, why outsourcing has increased?:
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/outsourcing/top-10-reasons-to-outsource

The most popular social media web sites:
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/top_ten/top-10-business/top-10-social-media-sites

Top Air Freight companies:
http://www.supplychaindigital.com/top_ten/top-10-air-freight-companies

Top shipping companies in Middle East:
http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-2653-top-10-logistics-companies-in-the-middle-east/
TNT the winner of SCATA award 2011:
http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-5906-winners-quotes-scata-2011/

The best and the worst degrees to have, especially Masters?:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2011/06/06/the-best-and-worst-masters-degrees-for-jobs/
http://www.forbes.com/2011/06/06/worst-masters-degrees-for-jobs_slide.html
http://www.forbes.com/2011/06/06/best-masters-degrees-for-jobs_slide_2.html

What best you must do when unemployeed?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/03/21/10-things-you-need-to-do-while-youre-unemployed/

Why Journalism is the best job?:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2012/04/16/forget-that-survey-heres-why-journalism-is-the-best-job-ever/

There investments have midas touch, in technology domain:
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehfk45jjke/1-jim-breyer/

Is American Education System obsolete?:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2012/04/25/creating-innovators/

Will social websites and Google disappear in coming years?:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/04/30/heres-why-google-and-facebook-might-completely-disappear-in-the-next-5-years/

How to increase revenue by stopping to sell?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/05/01/to-increase-revenue-stop-selling/

Nine dangrous things taught in school days/ childhood?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicahagy/2012/05/02/nine-dangerous-things-you-were-taught-in-school/

Look at the volumes the billionairs loose or gain?:
http://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/
Real time listing on Forbes.com:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2012/04/24/whos-getting-rich-right-now-our-new-real-time-billionaires-list/

Innovation:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dell/2012/05/02/real-innovation-what-it-really-is-and-how-to-really-do-it-really-2/

The Fastest growing University Endowments:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/02/23/the-fastest-growing-university-endowments/
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45hlef/the-25-fastest-growing-university-endowments/#gallerycontent

Forbes global 2000:
http://www.forbes.com/global2000/

Top paid CEO of 2012:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/12/ceo-compensation-12_land.html

Largest USA Chairies:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/14/200-largest-us-charities-11.html

The Best Business Schools:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/95/best-business-schools-11_land.html

Mining on the Small Planets for platinum etc. precious metals:
http://www.forbes.com/intelligent-technology/

Why Entrepreneurship  wings of Business / MBA Schools have failed?:
http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/25/business-schools-venture-intelligent-technology-bootstrapping.html

The top/best 10 countries to live, 2011 survey results:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I89e1IfDWSo
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/sep/29/uk-worst-quality-of-life-europe
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505144_162-37145117/10-best-countries-to-live-and-work-abroad/

The company having most online satisfied cusomters:
http://www.cio.com/article/364414/Which_Online_Retailers_Have_the_Most_Satisfied_Customers_and_What_You_Can_Do_to_Improve_Your_E_Commerce_Efforts_

How retailers are focused and not complaining about economies downfall etc.?:
http://www.cio.com/article/354063/Retailers_Are_Winning_by_Focusing_on_Customer_Centric_Systems_Not_Whining_About_the_Economy

Happiest people live in which country?
http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/14/world-happiest-countries-lifestyle-realestate-gallup.html
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/10/happiness-poll-idINDEE8190HR20120210
http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/14/world-happiest-countries-lifestyle-realestate-gallup-table.html

People are spending more, now a days?
http://www.gallup.com/poll/154490/Americans-Say-Spending.aspx

Why do people migrate to places?:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/141215/World-Underemployed-Often-Likely-Desire-Migrate.aspx

University ranking done by Spanish firm Consijo Superior de investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC):
World Ranking: http://www.webometrics.info/top12000.asp
South Asia: http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=S_Asia
North America: http://www.webometrics.info/region_usacan_select.asp
Latin America: http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=latin_america
Europe: http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=europe
Asia: http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=asia
Africa: http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=africa
Oceonia: http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=oceania
Arab World: http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=aw

World Wide Consumer Confidence Survey by Forbes:
http://www.economywatch.com/consumer-confidence-index/world-wide/

UGC's survey of Indian Higher Education in 2011-12:
http://www.ugc.ac.in/pub/HEglance2012.pdf
http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/interviews/biggest-challenge-vocational-sector-mobilizing-students
http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/article/today%E2%80%99s-phd-education-india-aiming-create-inspiring-intellectual-leaders-tomorrow
http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/features/higher-education-india-glance-ugc-report

The Best Blogs, Websites, Social Sites, Internet Based ......for the yeat 2010-2011-2012:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,1999770,00.html

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2087815,00.html

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2075431,00.html

The most read opinions:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-most-read-opinions-of-2011/2011/12/26/gIQAsoYrKP_gallery.html

The useful website of the world:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/3356874/The-101-most-useful-websites.html

The most read news on youtube in 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/results?hl=en&cp=37&gs_id=0&xhr=t&q=the+most+read+technology+news+of+2011&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADSA_enIN473IN474&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=424&ion=1&wrapid=tljp133717615773400&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=w1&gl=IN

Some more: Next big market for growth on rediff:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-new-gem-the-next-big-market-for-growth/20120531.htm
OECD ranking for best countries to live:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-oecd-ranks-best-countries-in-the-world/20120530.htm
Biggest Engineering companies around the globe:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-biggest-engineering-companies-in-the-world/20120530.htm
World's biggest food as well as beverage companies: with Nestle as rank 1:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-worlds-biggest-food-and-beverage-companies/20120416.htm
Biggest revenue genration, still Exxon leads the world:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-biggest-manufacturing-companies-in-the-world/20120515.htm
Google leads the best companies to work:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-best-companies-to-work-for/20120516.htm
Biggest pharma org in the world:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-biggest-pharmaceutical-companies-in-the-world/20120514.htm
Costliest projects in the world: Interstate highways-USA is costlier than International Space Station project:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-most-expensive-projects-in-the-world/20120508.htm
India has most number or heritage trains in the world:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-30-stunning-heritage-trains-of-the-world/20120515.htm
Busiest Ports:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-30-busiest-ports-in-the-world/20120419.htm
Busiest Airports:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-worlds-20-busiest-airports/20120104.htm
World's most picturesque airports: With Changi leading:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-worlds-stunning-airports/20111209.htm
Best / worst countries to live:
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/oct/05/slide-show-1-quality-of-life-india-a-poor-134th-in-the-world.htm
Some stunning malls and supermarkets:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-worlds-30-stunning-malls/20120402.htm
world's 10 largest airlines: Delta leading with 744 fleet:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-worlds-largest-airlines/20110915.htm
World's best airports: Hongkong leading at present:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-worlds-10-best-airports/20110804.htm
Top cities to live in India: I think Nagpur is missing in this, which I rate number 1 city to live if the industries get developed:
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/jun/02/slide-show-1-best-cities-to-live-in-india.htm
The countries to do business better: Singapore leading:
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/may/19/slide-show-1-worlds-best-nations-to-do-business-in.htm
Worlds' smartest supercomputers:
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-tech-worlds-16-amazing-supercomputers/20110304.htm

World's richest sports teams, lead by Manchester United with $1.86 billion:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2011/07/12/the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams/

Best web sites for women:
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lml45jklg/chic-ceo-3/#gallerycontent

Jobs, highly paid but don't require a UG/PG/PhD degrees: McKinsey Survey:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/06/21/the-best-jobs-that-dont-require-a-bachelors-degree/

World's most famous introverts:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/01/26/the-secret-power-of-introverts/

Best jobs for youngies:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/03/16/the-best-jobs-for-young-people/

Jobs that are facing obsolescence:
They will no more exist?
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmj45ighg/top-20-disappearing-jobs/
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmj45ighg/no-1-farmers-ranchers-and-other-agricultural-managers/#gallerycontent

Top Public Relations Jobs:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/02/28/the-20-best-paying-jobs-for-people-persons/

Top ranked college majors/ degrees:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/05/15/best-top-most-valuable-college-majors-degrees/

Truly 5 major qualities/ attributes of respectable achievers:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/06/21/the-five-hallmarks-of-respected-achievers/

Top 10 extinct species on earth: It's a 2009 survey:
http://science.discovery.com/top-ten/2009/extinct-species/extinct-species-02.html

Top 10 accidental inventions: It's a 2008 survey:
http://science.discovery.com/brink/top-ten/accidental-inventions/inventions.html

Top 10 extreme scientists, a survey: It's a 2008 survey:
http://science.discovery.com/top-ten/2008/mad-scientists/mad-scientists-02.html

Aliens can survive the earth trip due to strong resistivity: It's a 2007 survey:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071112-space-rock.html

Bacteria / Viruses and Microbes that survived  400000 X g (gravitational force) and hyper accilarations:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/04/110425-gravity-extreme-bacteria-e-coli-alien-life-space-science/
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/04/20/1018027108.abstract

Impacts of asteroids have spread life on earth as well as beyond our solar system:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14637109

Explorations under sea bed, and even after high force, pressure, forced liquid, the microbes survived came alive:
http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/content/49/2/351

Top 10 reasons to believe in Aliens and ET life and Drake's Equation: Really nice one;

http://www.top10-best.com/r/top_10_best_reasons_to_believe_in_aliens.html

World's most mystrious unsolved mysteries:
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/photos/10-of-the-worlds-biggest-unsolved-mysteries/kryptos
 
Google Earth Anamolies:
It's discovering hidden facts of earth from sky, really great contribution from Google.
http://www.googleearthanomalies.com/

World's longest living species:
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/10-animals-that-live-the-longest
Surprisingly jelly fish can go to childhood and adult age at will hence it has no aging and dying cycle, at present scientists feel, aprt from those million years old viruses.

Bizarre Genetic Engineerings:
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering/mad-science



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