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Charts of Euro-Zone Crisis

A series of excellent annotated charts on the main indicators of the European crisis. Slideshow The Wall Street Journal Posts Related to Charts of Euro-Zone CrisisWar – Casualties in Iraq and AfghanistanThe Wall Street Journal interactive chart features dots that can be clicked on for a short biography of the dead soldier. Interactive Chart As [...]

Charts of Euro-Zone Crisis

Interest Rates from 1831 to 2011

An interesting long term perspective of interest rates back to 1831 Fascinating chart from Jim Bianco, looking at interest rates back nearly 2 centuries. Source : Bianco Research LLC Posts Related to Interest Rates from 1831 to 2011The Breathing Earth simulationThis real-time simulation displays the CO2 emissions of every country in the world, as well [...]

Interest Rates from 1831 to 2011

25 Rules of Disinformation

From Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation (Includes The 8 Traits of A Disinformationalist) by H. Michael Sweeney. These 25 rules are everywhere in media, from political debates, to television shows, to comments on a blog. Consciousness TV Full article Posts Related to 25 Rules of Disinformation10 Rules of Social Media MarketingSocial Media Marketing [...]

25 Rules of Disinformation

War – Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Wall Street Journal interactive chart features dots that can be clicked on for a short biography of the dead soldier. Interactive Chart As of August 27, 2003, deaths since Bush declared the end of the war exceeded those during the invasion. Updated daily. Source : The Wall Street JournalAssociated Press Posts Related to War [...]

War – Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan

The web is what you make of it

Tanjore – its one of the most creative Chrome’s adverts ! Inspired by the real story of G. Rajendran, an artist from Tamil Nadu (Southern India) who used the web to bring the dying art of “Tanjore” paintings back to life and became a successful businessman in the process. The art is supposed to [...]

The web is what you make of it

How Gasoline Is Made from Oil

This project was done for a 3rd year visual communication design course at the Ohio State University, taught by Professor Brian Stone, using Adobe After Effects. The project was based off of two information graphic panels that related to the subject of gasoline prices and consumption. Type In Motion by Matthew Pasternack Posts Related [...]

How Gasoline Is Made from Oil

Twitter, Facebook, Google Average Salaries

This infographic from Q&A and research hub Focus analyses how much you can make if you’re fortunate enough to work in Silicon Valley, and asks: with the area’s incredibly high cost of living, is it actually worth it? Highlights from the visual: The top-paid engineers at Google can expect to rake in $180,000 per annum, [...]

Twitter, Facebook, Google Average Salaries

Twitter Town Hall with President Obama

Last week, President Barack Obama shared a stage with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and answered questions that had been posed to him by users of the social network at a Twitter townhall. The president answered questions about the economy and employment, but what kinds of questions did not make the cut? A new infographic published [...]

Twitter Town Hall with President Obama

The Man Without A Facebook

Back in 1993, Mel Gibson directed and starred in a movie called “The Man Without a Face”. If you haven’t seen the film about issues of social exclusion and helping someone on the fringes of society, the trailer below makes it look a bit like a Movie of the Week. A parody trailer called “The [...]

The Man Without A Facebook

Twitter ecoystem : Meet the Tweeters

Twitter adoption among U.S. Internet users has increased by leaps and bounds. A recent Pew Survey of 2,277 adult internet users reveals (not) exactly who is tweeting. via Column Five Media Posts Related to Twitter ecoystem : Meet the TweetersOnly 21% of Twitter users are active usersA new study from security firm Barracuda Labs provides [...]

Twitter ecoystem : Meet the Tweeters