Advertising in the social ecosystem offers presidential candidates bigger results than tweeting and Facebooking alone. Mainstream media is already asking: how big a role will social ads play in the 2012 presidential election? 140 Proof reviewed data from the 2004 and 2008 elections as well as recent reporting from AdAge, Adweek, and eMarketer in order to create this infographic about the 2012 landscape for political advertising.
March Madness is about hardcore hoop playing by collegiate super-athletes, but the real madness of America’s favorite tournament is actually in the revenue it generates. Exclusive TV deals, colossal coach salaries and heavy betting have turned the most celebrated tradition in college sports into a numbers game. CouponCabin takes a look at that revenue and how Americans fit into the equation.
Today’s world of web browsing is facilitated by lighting-speed data connectivity as well as speedy computer processing all of which allows people to gain access to information in milliseconds, that is until a slow web site brings the process to a grinding halt. And because of our impatience, a slow-loading web site often has us using the back button to escape and move on somewhere else.
The following infographic compares everything from emissions to gas consumption of electric-powered cars vs gas-powered cars. There are a lot of great facts and informative stats that may even help you decide on your next auto purchase.
You may currently be the parent of a teenager and wondering what the hell you’ve gotten yourself into. But do you have it worse than parents of the past? We all know that kids will be kids, but how much do they change over the course of a generation? This fun infographic compares kids as they are today to how they were 30 years ago.
Those of us who live and die by our email inboxes hate spam. And if you are like me, you are always seeking effective ways to combat email spam – BoxTrapper, filters, recycling email addresses and the like. But what about the average Joe? Email security experts Vircom ran an online survey asking their visitors what they think about Spam and email security. Their findings are below in infographic format.
Political terms are constantly being thrown around in media, and it can be a challenge to keep up with the language. Terms such as “bailout,” “caucus,” “filibuster” and others leaver those listening scrambling for a dictionary or googling the term to find out what it means. This infographic from Rasmussen College that will help you successfully navigate the political sphere.
Chef Gordon Ramsay has experienced much success as a chef, a restaraunt owner and even as a reality television star. However, Ramsay’s prowness for establishing restaurants does not resonate with his ability to save them from going under. In fact, a large percentage of the restaraunts that were showcased on Kitchen Nightmares have either gone out of business or have been sold.
Do you ever stop to think how many of the inventions we utilize on a daily basis and often take for granted came to be? The following infographic from BestCollegesOnline.org takes a look at how some of the most widely used inventions originally came about as well as how they evolved over time.
The risk of Internet addiction is up, and some studies have shown it could be as powerful an addiction as substance abuse. SodaHead asked its users if they thought they were addicted to the Internet and were surprised to see how many actually admitted to it – especially young people. The details are in the following infographic entitled “Are You Addicted to the Internet?”
