A little weekend reading...
Compiled by Anthony Demangone
And just like that, I have two second-graders in the house. I'm not really sure how that happened. This photo reminded me of something I read recently.Â
"Time surely does fly. But at least you are the pilot."
This weekend, we're off to Assateague and Chincoteague in search of wild ponies. Here's hoping your Labor Day weekend is a good one.Â
Now, on to this week's reading pile.
- Google might be just about to take on Uber. (Quartz)
- The FBI has released a new bank robbers mobile app. (FBI.gov)
- Could robotic speed bumps be coming to a road near you? (BI)
- Speech recognition continues to improve. Could the days of typing be coming to an end? (Mashable)
- Eye-tracking heat maps shed insight into what people actually focus on in advertisements. One that I found fascinating - if people in an ad are looking at something - you'll look at the same thing. (BI)
- We're using less soap than we used to. (WashPost)
- Just how did chicken conquer the American dinner plate? (Firstwefeast)
- Do federal income-tax collections show us a strengthening economy? (The Big Picture)
- A Florida State Football player shows us all how to act. (Washington Post)
- A job-market tale in two charts. (The Big Picture)
- Speed is relative. (Godin)
- Interesting article from a Wall Street insider. You could have sworn it was written about the credit union industry. (The Big Picture)
- Only 24% of millennials say they are in control of their finances. (TheStreet)
- This may shock you - people do not read terms of service contracts or disclosures. (NPR)
- And then there was one. Just one Howard Johnson's restaurant left. (Grub Street)
 PS: It has been a great week! NAFCU has picked up a new member. If your credit union is not a NAFCU member, I know a team of 65 people who would love to help you and your team succeed. Let me know if you have any questions.