Nicotine – The Effects and Consequences

Nicotine is behind one of the most damaging habits in the United States: cigarette smoking. This addiction can have dire consequences not just for the user, but for those in close and frequent proximity to them. Approximately 1 in 4 teens become smokers, and 80% of those will continue to smoke into adulthood. Because of the long-standing perception that those who smoke are rebellious or “cool”, the severe consequences of cigarette addiction have not prevented teens from starting. Although Nicotine is the addictive element, it is the other 4800-odd chemicals in cigarettes that cause the worst effects.

How To Control Your Dreams

Have you ever wanted to write a blockbuster novel, or star in a film with your favorite actor? Occasionally our dreams allow us to do this but for total control you need to learn how to practice lucid dreaming. With the following helpful suggestions, you might turn those hours spent sleeping into something more productive.

Google+: What’s In It for Business

Google+ is more than just Google’s answer to Facebook. It’s no longer the “ghost town” many have perceived it to be, with over 500 million users. Plus, there are a myriad of benefits of Google+ for business. Check out this infographic to learn 7 benefits your business could be reaping from Google+.

Top 10 Social Media Sites That Failed

Social media is huge now, and everyone is familiar with Facebook, Twitter and even LinkedIn. But many people don’t remember or have already forgotten large social media sites of the past (and some present) that have utterly failed. This infographic developed by MyLife.com entitled “Top 10 Social Media Sites That Failed Totally” tells all.

What the Health? Understanding Obama’s 11 Year Plan for Health Reform

This health reform infographic from Clarity Way breaks down the Affordable Care Act in an effort to explain how it will affect each and every citizen, from small businesses to large ones, college students to parents, and senior citizens to the young. It’s important that you know about the Affordable Care Act and understand that if we had maintained our status-quo, over 14,000 Americans would lose their health insurance daily.

Design for Impact: Anatomy of a Webpage

This infographic has been lovingly crafted by the team at Graphitas to share our accumulated knowledge and experience of how the positioning of elements on a webpage affect their impact. It is packed with pro-tips and a simple narrative to aid web designers in the creation of websites that POP.

Quick Tips for Obtaining a Trademark

Are you actively protecting your brand with a federal trademark registration? Obtaining a federal trademark on your business or brand name is serious business. Many try to register these on their own and often fail (been there, done that). The following infographic from GerbenLaw is a guide for successfully navigating through the process of registering a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Green Guide For Small Businesses

Running a small business is difficult at the best of times and in a climate of an unstable economy, increasing supplier costs and an unpredictable energy market, prioritizing is vital to survival and success. It is with this in mind that business owners let issues such as running a more eco-friendly, or “green business” to one side, concentrating on the day to day issues any SME faces, rather than the short-term cost, long term gain that many green initiatives can produce.

The Art of Making Your Customers Love You

In order to create loyalty among your customers, your company must provide customer service that is superior to the competition. Companies that are successful and profitable always have loyal customers, and they’ve done so by delivering excellent customer service time and time again. NBRI has created the following infographic to help every company see the value in creating a customer service centric organization.