roomthily

Trash | Track

visualizes individual traces of trash objects. Everyday objects at some point in their life cycle are declared of no more use by their owners and cross the fine line between being a proudly owned utility item and a trash object.

Scarp (2008) - consumerism redefined as an escarpment

via Jarod Charzewski

America in Chains - locations of 330 corporate retail chains

That’s 500,000 individual retail establishments in all: thirty per public library, fifteen to each post office, and one for every 6.2 square miles and 600 souls in the Lower 48!

via Weather Sealed

Permuto Discoveries » What are People Really Buying Online?

smarterplanet:

A Year of Global Shipping Routes Mapped by GPS | Wired.com

Scientists have come up with the first comprehensive map of global shipping routes based on actual itineraries. The team pieced together a year’s worth of travel itineraries from 16,693 cargo ships using data from LLoyd’s Register Fairplay and the Automatic Identification System, which tracks vessels using a VHF receiver and GPS.

fuckyeahinfo:

hilker:

100 Years of Consumer Spending