Something transpires in social media every minute. Whether that is a new like, a new connection, a tweet, or social networks gaining unique visitors, we are spending a lot of our minutes socializing in various forms on an array of social sites. 2012 showed us that we prefer to share images and our location, and that Facebook and Twitter both still remain leaders in the social media world.
Continue reading… “What happened In 60 seconds on social networks in 2012 [Infographic]”
Flickr’s tag line used to read “almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.”
Flickr was something that had never been done before on the internet and it changed the shape of the internet as we know it today. But along came Yahoo who bought Flickr and “murdered it and screwed itself out of relevance along the way.”
Continue reading… “Did Yahoo kill Flickr?”
This was the year of big data. Data graphics continue to thrive and designers are putting more thought into what the data are about, and that’s a very good thing.
Continue reading… “15 of the best data visualization projects of 2011”
These two photos were taken thirty years apart at the first and last space shuttle launches.
The first space shuttle launched into space thirty years ago. Chris Bray and his father Kenneth were theye to watch the first launch — and took a picture. Then the shuttle Atlantis took its final trip last Friday. Again, the father and son were there. And again, the two snapped a photo to capture the moment. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Father and son recreate shuttle launch photo taken 30 years earlier”
Europe and North America are the brightest spots, indicating the most concentrated use of Twitter and Flickr.
Last year photographer Eric Fischer turned a lot of heads with his Flickr set that used the site’s geotags to map various cities. Now he has posted a new set on his Flickr stream that illustrates where in the United States, Europe, and the world people tend to use Twitter, and where they tend to use Flickr. (Pics)
Continue reading… “Amazing maps show where Twitter and Flickr are used around the world”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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