Apr 23, 2013 | Shopping Infographics
Supporting your local, independent business owners, makers, and artists can make a huge impact on your community’s economy. Buying local cuts down on transport, shipping, and packaging, creating a greener purchasing experience. Also, while big box retail generates a net annual deficit of $468 per 1,000 sq. ft., buying from local specialty retail produces a net annual RETURN of $326 per 1,000 sq. ft. This is because supporting local businesses keeps money in the community’s economy, rather than immediately sending the money to corporate headquarters off-site.
Apr 22, 2013 | Education Infographics
Formal degree or self taught – which is better? A carefully designed course, filled with modules covering the industry’s most commonly requested skills; or hard work and self application, learning techniques as and when required?
Apr 22, 2013 | Environmental Infographics
The average Irish citizen creates 4,855 cubic metres of CO2E per year. They also use 1,301 cubic metres of water per year, making their carbon footprint 3.75 times as big as their water footprint. This infographic from Calor Gas looks at ways to try and reduce these.
Apr 22, 2013 | Offbeat Infographics
We’ve turned form Greek oracles to biblical prophets to scientists to science fiction writers to today’s futurists to get a glimpse of what’s to come. Or maybe not. Sometimes the seers need glasses, or contracts of Lasik or whatever comes next in vision correction. We don’t know; we can’t see that far ahead.
Apr 19, 2013 | Technology Infographics
Probably the best way to protect an eBook is by using a secure DRM system like Adobe Content Server 4 or a much more affordable option like EditionGuard. These systems can make it more difficult for pirates to take advantage if eBooks and the additional security may just cause them to turn their attention to other eBooks that do not have the same level of protection. DRM systems aren’t impossible to defeat but sometimes simply making it harder for “pirates” is enough deterrent.
Apr 19, 2013 | Internet Infographics
We’ve turned the corner into spring — and for many people, that means spring cleaning time is here. Find out the latest home cleaning insights brought to you by Neato Robotics that shed light on the truth about home cleaning habits.
Apr 19, 2013 | Sports and Athletic Infographics
The London Marathon is here in which spectators will see thousands of professional athletes and enthusiastic runners take to the streets of London for the annual sporting event. While some participants run with victory and record breaking in mind, others see the race as one of the UK’s most famous fancy dress affairs, flaunting wacky costumes and light-hearted antics for very real charities.
Apr 19, 2013 | Business Infographics
Keeping clean and healthy in the office may be harder than you think. Did you know that 1 in 3 office workers have witnessed co-workers leaving restrooms without washing their hands? Or how about 53% of Americans don’t wash their hands after exchanging money? Or even The average person touches 300 surfaces every 30 minutes, exposing themselves to 840,000 germs?
Apr 18, 2013 | Internet Infographics
Twitter and Facebook have huge audiences, but smaller social networking sites for niche audiences from mustache lovers to knitters are picking up steam, with new ones popping up all the time. MyLife.com tracked down 12 unique sites for specific interest groups you might want to join or share with your cat-loving friend.
Apr 18, 2013 | Finance & Money Infographics
Payday loans are a highly contested form of consumer lending. Advocate groups fight to protect them while consumer groups work to limit or eliminate them completely. Currently, 12 states have laws that either ban payday loans or have strict lending laws which make them unprofitable in the state. Their payday laws have been compiled into one infographic, created by loans.org.
