Over the years that I have been involved technology, one of the ongoing arguments has been over the gender gap between boys and girls and their techie toys. Here is an infographic that illustrates where women stand on social media. Until recently, I never really thought about the differences between[...]
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June 10th, 2011 - 1:01 am § in Miscellaneous
The Most Hipster State In The US
This one’s for the fun of it. What is a hipster? What is a posier? Who cares. Well it seems that Minnesotans care. This infographic ranks the states of the U.S. by the number or portion of their citizens who search hipster the word on the Internet. Site: http://goo.gl/DQS5s Graphic:[...]
May 20th, 2011 - 1:01 am § in Miscellaneous
Are We Overwhelmed By Too Many… (huffingtonpost.com)
If you do not know what a “Social Ask” is, ask your students to talk about it. Maybe ask them how many “likes” they have clicked in the past week and make an infographic. When it comes to building a social media presence, there’s one strategy that seems to be universal[...]
May 6th, 2011 - 1:01 am § in Miscellaneous
Mac People vs PC People
This one’s got to be fun. Nothing like the old Mac vs PC game. My first com put er was a mac and all I ever used it for was to play DinoPark Tycoon. Ever since then I’ve always been a PCper son until col lege. When I grad u at ed I didn’t want […][...]
April 28th, 2011 - 6:05 pm § in Miscellaneous
Turn Your Life into an Infographic
There are many reasons why infographics can serve education — why they have served education. Of course, one of the most compelling is that the concepts gives learners one more way to express their learning. According to the Bit Rebels blog entry… There is no question that people lately [...]
25 Jawdropping YouTube Video Facts, Figures & Statistics
Jaw-dropping is right. One of the best ways for a popular website to crow about its successes is the use of statistics. This is even more true with the world of video, which is ruled by things like view counts, comments, subscriptions, and ratings. We’ve all heard some of YouTube’s most imp[...]
April 8th, 2011 - 2:01 am § in Miscellaneous
The State of Twitter
Are you on Twitter? After viewing this infographic, you might ask, “Why not?” From the Mashable blog post I got this from, There is no doubt that Twitter has been a runaway success. Add to their rapid growth the recently announced @anywhere platform, and plans for further international e[...]