Historically, caucuses have served as early indicators of which candidate might win their party’s nomination. However, earlier this week, many speculated that Twitter would be a better predictor of the Iowa caucuses than traditional polling. And they might have been right.
Did you know that 43% of Americans make at least one New Year’s resolution each year? How much are these resolutions worth? This infographic from Betterment examines this question.
In this digital age that we live in, it’s not uncommon to see our privacy compromised. This infographic from Rasmussen College exposes the reach of the worst security breaches of all time.
Look all around you – the quantity of information in the world is soaring. Mankind created approximately 150 exabytes (billion gigabytes) of data in 2005. In 2010 they created a whopping 1,200 exabytes. Merely keeping up with this flood, and storing the bits that might be useful, is difficult enough. Analyzing it, to spot patterns and extract useful information, is harder still. It has great potential for good—as long as consumers, companies and governments make the right choices about when to restrict the flow of data, and when to encourage it.
New reports find that multi-taskers are “lousy at everything that’s necessary for multi-tasking.” Considering the amount of time people spend with around-the-clock access to TV, the Internet and mobile devices, it’s not surprising. This infographic looks at the causes and effects of multi-tasking.
From the launch of Google+, the announcement of Facebook’s timeline and the Twitter re-design, 2011 was a big year for Social Media. Here is a round up of the major Social Media platform changes in 2011.
Was the recent Iowa caucus the first truly ‘social’ primary in this year’s Presidential race? The following infographic compares each candidate’s share of the vote and some of the key social media metrics published in the weeks leading up to January 3rd event and concludes that the winner in terms of predicting the result in Iowa was… the mainstream news media?
The number one goal for online retailers is to consistently deliver engaging website experiences. In order to accomplish this, marketers must execute multiple test campaigns simultaneously to discover which offers, messages, and presentations create a winning formula. This infographic from Monetate explores this issue.
Barnardo’s recently released a report showing just how much more it costs to use “Rent to Own” options for everyday appliances. Consumers are finding themselves paying up to three times the amount for necessary household items like fridges and washing machines. The following infographic reveals the facts or “renting to own.”
Illegal piracy accounts for huge profit losses among American corporations. Yes, at times, it certainly would be easier to download a new song, a movie, or even software off the Internet. However, you might think otherwise if you were a recording artist, movie producer or software developer. Every time someone illegally downloads content, industries lose money.
