As images keep dominating the web through various uploads of personal photos on social sites like Facebook or Instagram to social image bookmarking sites like Pinterest. We love sharing our interests. As much as we love sharing, we love learning and the faster the better. That is why visual data such as infographics have been such a popular source to gain knowledge from with little to no hassle of retaining it within our minds. People naturally associate images better with words and are able to remember visually more so than without images, it is why brands have logo’s and profiles have avatars….

There was a time not too long ago when being called a “geek” was considered derogatory. People avoided geekiness as much as possible and only the few who settled for who they were had the ability to embrace their geekness and make the most of it. Today, things are different. People want to be considered geeks of various types. The stereotyping has become a positive thing. This graphic breaks down some of the most popular geek types. Click to enlarge. From: Cincinnati Ford Via: Best Colleges Online Related articles The Sacred Order of Geeks (standardmadness.com) What Kind Of Geek Are You? [Infographic]…

While many have a soft spot for the feel of the printed page, it’s hard to see a future where textbooks aren’t delivered to students digitally. It’s not just the benefit of taking the literal weight of textbooks off students’ backs — digital textbooks offer an opportunity to enhance the entire learning experience. The infographic below explores these possibilities. Even calling them “possibilities” is likely incorrect. As things go, it is inevitable that we’ll have schools going paper-free before we have mainstream flying cars. Damn you, science! Click to enlarge. Via: Online Education…

One thing is very different about those who get rich through technology rather than traditional businesses. They’re young. Really young. 11 tech billionaires on the Forbes 500 are 40 or younger. That was unheard of a decade ago, even taking inflation into account. It took time to get that rich. To do so before getting a gray hair points to a trend. This graphic by Focus takes a look at the trend. It’s the rise of the young rich and it shows no signs of slowing. Click to enlarge. …

The amount of available talent in several technology industries is not keeping up with the demand in recent years. As new and even old technologies continue to embed themselves deeper into our day-to-day lives, many companies are proactively going after talent wherever they can, including from competitors. Such is the way of the tech talent war of the 21st century. This graphic by Udemy breaks down what’s happening and why. Who’s winning? Who’s losing? What will happen in the years to come as more people get training and education in technical fields? Click to enlarge. …

Here is a beautiful collection of real-life infographics by Jose Duarte. They integrate real-life photography with data visualization techniques to create an interesting take on infographic design. Enjoy. Internet users by country State of the internet 2010 The most popular Twitter accounts Number of mail sent every day …

I love early adopters. They get the newest gadgets, the latest technology, the bleeding-edge widgets and gizmos that I might or might not want to get for myself at some point. To many, it’s a statement of who they are – the gotta-geek-at-any-expense techno-hounds who frown on anyone who still has a CD collection. They are the front-liners who bravely explore the technology that only they and tech-bloggers touch. They are bleeding-edge so many of the rest of us can be cutting-edge. We all know that new technology means inflated prices. Just how inflated are they? This graphic below by our friends…

Cyber Monday broke the $1 billion mark for the first time as online shopping grew across the board in 2010. From November 1 through December 10, nearly $22 billion was spent through online shopping. With Facebook looking at eCommerce for businesses in an effort to become the hub for for online shopping, 2011 will likely continue to demonstrate big jumps around the holidays. This graphic by BuySight breaks down the numbers for us and shows that even in a down economy, people are shifting more of their dollars towards digital. …

What people use as their favorite browser is often a tell-tail sign about their personality and understanding of the Internet. Most of the time, people use what they have originally (IE) but the trends seem to point to the blessed fact that even the non-tech-savvy in the world are realizing that there are options outside of a certain pre-installed Microsoft product. This graphic depicts most of the popular web browsers by comparing them to their celebrity personifications. Are you a Samuel L Jackson or a Matthew McConnaughey? Are you one of those who have recently become Christopher Nolan browser…

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