Infographics

The below infographic illustrates the ever-increasing number of deaths and profound reach of violence affecting the men, women and children of Syria in over one year of unrest and rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The numbers paint an unsettling picture for those of us outside of the Middle Eastern nation’s borders, with well over 11, deaths, 65, … [Read more...] about Syria — One Year of Violence

Social media played an important role in the 28 presidential election, and in 212 it looks like it will be a critical factor in rallying support and reaching voters, especially for candidates without massive super PACs. Social Media Growth To better understand which presidential candidate will have the largest social media presence come election time, let’s compare the number … [Read more...] about Barack Obama’s Social Media Dominance Continues While Republican Presidential Candidates Make Varied Progress

This infographic on social media demographics by Flowtown presents an interesting comparison of the use of social media sites by gender, age, income and education level. Reviewing the infographic you can see what appear to be trends in the use of social media by different demographic groups. Seasoned, Wealthy and Educated The higher a person’s level of education, age and annual … [Read more...] about Infographic on Social Media Demographics

Ever wonder why infographics and data visualization have become so popular over the last year or two? Here is a quick overview of a few of the reasons why visualization is important, highlighted with an infographic by J6Design. Short Attention Spans With the constant hustle and bussle of modern life, people have short attention spans. This is demonstrated by the fact that most … [Read more...] about 6 Reasons Why Infographics and Data Visualization Works