Internet Infographics

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.

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?”

There certainly is some strategy in buying a domain name. Not only can they paint a picture of your brand or business, they can be investments as well. The following infographic provides a basic education on how to go about domain name acquisition.

2 billion people are online. 85% of customers expect businesses to be active in social media. Word of mouse = word of mouth. You can hate social media but if you are looking to gain business, you certainly can’t ignore it. The following infographic published provides 7 reasons to embrace online culture and some thought provoking questions to get you loving Facebook, Twitter, emarketing, blogs and more.

One thing marketers and brand managers cannot ignore is the fact that Pinterest has provoked a resurgence of web site referrals, which have been trending downward since the advent of other social sites like Facebook and Twitter. The details included in the following infographic will help you better understand this audience and ultimately, the undeniable impact of Pinterest as a referral platform.

If you haven’t upgraded your Facebook Fan (Business) pages to the new Timeline yet, you have til March 30th at which time it will be done for you. But what will really change and how should you best optimize this “new look” for Facebook pages? The following tutorial designed by Timothy Brand explains Facebooks new Timeline feature for fan pages in detail.

Using the Internet daily has become almost unavoidable these days. However having the Internet at your fingertips at all times might not always be a positive thing. According to a recently published study in General Hospital Psychiatry, excessive use of the Internet can cause Internet Addiction Disorder, or IAD, which can lead to anxiety and depression.

How powerful are today’s consumers via social media? Powerful enough to get a giant like Coke to recall 1.4 billion cans of soda over the misleading Diet-Coke-like holiday packaging of a Coca Cola. This infographic shows that companies will stand to attention if enough people post regarding one of their policies or practices.

In light of Google’s alleged privacy infringements, we’ve taken some time to consider a world without the Internet’s number one ranked website. How large of a black hole would be left? Could the Internet survive? Would we survive? If you think such speculation to be ridiculous, remember, no one thought Enron would go down, either.