Findings

For the last few years Richard Watson of NowandNext has created annual trend maps based on city subway maps. This year he has been more ambitious, creating a highly detailed map with five time zones, ranging from 2010-2015 out to 2035-2050.

As we recently reported, oDesk, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based online staffing startup, has been pioneering new ways for tech workers distributed around the globe to find meaningful work. The company also collects a lot of data on the prevalent tech skill sets that workers have all over the world. Here’s a look.

Have fun this New Years

Ten years makes a big difference. At this moment in 1999, most people weren't online, yet alone checking status updates or funny pictures of cat. Now you can do both - while texting. Likewise, your mom sure as hell didn't have a facebook and we bet you had a job back then too. Since time flies when you are having fun, here is a guide to what changed in this decade.

Check out where your state stands against the rest of the country, as well as other thought provoking facts as we take a look at the past, present, and future of minimum wage across America.