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The Measurable Impact of Steve Jobs’ death

October 12, 2011 by Rachelle Maisner
Measuring Steve Jobs' Influence

What more is there to say about Steve Jobs? Everyone has been talking about his death last Wednesday and, still—one week later—tributes are being featured on the front page of major newspapers and his name is filling social media and news feeds. Most everyone has paying tribute to his visionary leadership and a few ‘bad apples’ discussing picketing his funeral (note this hilariously hypocritical tweet posted via Twitter for iPhone).

The volume of public morning for a CEO is unprecedented. Individuals and companies around the world have paid unbelievable tributes to Steve Jobs from iPad vigils to a Google homepage tribute.

It’s clear from these public dedications that Steve Jobs had an immeasurable impact on the world. But as an analytics expert, my tendency will always be to go to the numbers.

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