Thinking Analytically

This is interesting.  Zappos let’s you watch shoe purchases pop up on a US map as they happen.  Take a look.  Kind of mesmerizing.   See a live map here.

This screen shot was taken at 8 a.m. ET.  No surprise the rest of the country is still sleeping.  What are your impressions?  Just fun stuff or meaningful information?  Could it create impulse purchases?

Hat tip to Freakonomics.

Though not an analytics book per se, Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization contains some interesting analysis on the types of groups found within organizations.  I found it an interesting and valuable read.  Actually, I didn’t actually “read” it.  As my wife says, I cheated by listening to the audiobook.  For a limited time, you can download the audiobook for free from the Zappo’s web-site.