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Google Glass—Driving the Great Debate [Infographic]

May 24, 2013 | Comments

Google really is an innovative powerhouse. The folks powering the world’s most powerful, highly used search engine in the world have recently gotten into the glasses market. “Welcome to a world through Glass,” Google proudly announced on its website. Google … Read More

Getting the Right Degree for You

May 21, 2013 |

The decision to get a university education is definitely a good one, but it comes with many choices that require some serious decision-making skills. Whether it is deciding on which college to attend or how to pay for it, at … Read More

The Perfect Data Storm [Infographic]

May 20, 2013 | Comments

Today, a mind-boggling number of people are using visually heavy social content such as photos and videos. No big deal, right? Well, all of this data usage is merging into a tempest that threatens to capsize our current mobile broadband … Read More

The Placebo Effect [Infographic]

May 17, 2013 | Comments

Actively used in medical treatments, the placebo is an inert medication prescribed more for mental relief than for actual effect on a disorder. Originally the term placebo was a derogatory term to describe false physicians, but is now considered by … Read More

Your Doctor Is Drowning In Debt [Infographic]

May 17, 2013 | Comments

While a medical career is generally looked at as being one of the most financially rewarding, doctors today aren’t getting to see a whole lot of their paychecks – they’re going toward paying for the education that helped them to … Read More

SaaS as the Primary Cloud Investment [Infographic]

May 17, 2013 | Comments

Are you familiar with SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service? It’s a software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a vendor or service provider and made available to customers over a network, typically the Internet. Businesses of all sizes are embracing … Read More

Media, Technology, and Today’s Young Children [Infographic]

May 17, 2013 |

Media and technology are really impacting today’s children, especially when you consider that 42 percent of young children have a television set in their bedrooms. Children two years and younger spend over twice as much time watching TV (53 minutes … Read More

The Liberalization of TV [Infographic]

May 14, 2013 | Comments

The state of television today is very different than when your parents and grandparents were youngsters. Back in 1952, it was considered too risqué to say the word “pregnancy”—yet the highly popular “I Love Lucy” did it when introducing Little … Read More

Get Your Sexy On [Infographic]

May 14, 2013 |

Want to boost your health and spirits? Go have an orgasm! Immediately before an orgasm, oxytocin levels surge to five times their normal level. Oxytocin releases endorphins and corticosteroids, which alleviates arthritis, chronic back pain, migraines, and menstrual cramps. Men … Read More

Online Giving: Is It Right For Your Church? [Infographic]

May 13, 2013 |

Online Giving: Is it right for your Church? If your Church is interested in earning an extra weeks worth of tithes and offerings each month, it is.

Eighty-one percent of American adults use the Internet, and … Read More

Projecting the Impact of ObamaCare [Infographic]

May 10, 2013 | Comments

In 2011, 46.2 million Americans were living in poverty, and 10.4 million of these impoverished individuals were considered “working poor”—defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as a person who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force … Read More

Change Your Commute, Reduce Your Carbon Footprint [Infographic]

May 10, 2013 | Comments

If you’re like most Americans, you probably commute to work or school. But do you know how your commute impacts your carbon footprint? Close to 30 percent of the greenhouse gases released in the United States come from transportation. Each … Read More

Point of Sale Vulnerabilities You Didn’t Know Were There [Infographic]

May 9, 2013 |

Small business owners face a host of point of sale vulnerabilities that they may never have been aware of. Let’s set the scene first—in 2012, the retail industry made up 45 percent of data breach investigations, the highest percentage … Read More

Propoganda: What Do These Men Have In Common? [Infographic]

May 6, 2013 |

Walt Disney, Dr. Seuss, Adolf Hitler and Pope Gregory XV all had one particular thing in common – they made major use of propaganda.

Disney and Dr. Seuss are beloved in the world of children’s literature and film, but before … Read More

Is Your McMansion Killing You? [Infographic]

May 6, 2013 | Comments

Back in the 50s, when the only thing booming faster than babies was the housing industries, the suburb was quickly replacing city living and farming communities. Ushering in the modern age, having a house was simply enough for young, growing … Read More

The Foundations Of A Successful App [Infographic]

May 6, 2013 |

Interested in making a successful, profitable mobile app? Just understand that you have a big challenge ahead of you. The app markets are highly saturated, and very few apps are able to accumulate many downloads—only one in six smartphone apps … Read More

What’s Up With the Class of 2013? [Infographic]

May 6, 2013 | Comments

An estimated 1.8 million students from the Class of 2013 will earn a bachelor’s degree this year. What does the job market look like for these 2013 grads? There is positive news! Employers expect to hire about 13 percent more … Read More

“The Man” vs. Machine [Infographic]

May 6, 2013 | Comments

Who’s winning the battle between speeders and police officers? About a million people get hit with a speeding ticket every day in the U.S., and the cost of the average ticket comes out to $150. Some 16 percent of drivers … Read More

School Makes Me Sick: How To Fake Illness [Infographic]

May 1, 2013 | Comments

Everyone loves an extra day off, right?  We start out as children going to school; many of us waking with daily dread.  As adults, we replace school with work and many of us are still bound to that same … Read More

When Compulsion Takes Over [Infographic]

April 30, 2013 |

About 10 percent of Americans are addicted to alcohol or other drugs. The top three of these addiction causing drugs are marijuana, opioid (narcotic) pain relievers, and cocaine. The word “addiction” itself is derived from a Latin term for … Read More

Save Big On Energy Costs [Infographic]

April 30, 2013 |

How old is your home’s heating and cooling system? Heating and cooling accounts for 42 percent of a home’s energy costs, so upgrading to a more efficient system can help you save a significant amount of money. Do you … Read More

5 Strangest Mental Disorders [Infographic]

April 30, 2013 |

An estimated one in five Americans have a mental disorder and, in 2011, about 11.4 million adults in the United States suffered from serious mental illness. Of those, 8.7 million admitted to thoughts of suicide, two million made suicide plans … Read More

Five Ways Our Healthcare System is Broken [Infographic]

April 29, 2013 |

If you thought your spending habits were out of control, just wait until you get a load of our healthcare system. It’s no big secret that the US has to work out some serious kinks from it, but it … Read More

Rihanna’s Rise to Stardom [Infographic]

April 29, 2013 |

How did Rihanna develop into the beautiful star she is today? Born on February 20, 1988 in St. Michael, Barbados, Rihanna was a shy child who found an outlet through singing and performing in front of her friends. She won … Read More

Rogue Addictions: No I Don’t Have a Problem [Infographic]

April 26, 2013 |

As we start to understand more about the patterns of addiction, we see that it’s not always so black and white and that addiction comes in many shapes and sizes. In human beings, all behaviors are choices, and addiction can … Read More

Five Weird Energy Sources [Infographic]

April 26, 2013 |

We’re pretty well familiar with smokestacks and turbines—they are commonly accepted tokens of energy production. Curious about what else is out there today? We need to first understand what exactly a watt is. It’s a measurement of power to … Read More

US Travel Trends for Q1 of 2013 [Infographic]

April 26, 2013 | Comments

Where do you like to go when you travel? Do you like to visit big cities, or do you prefer more peaceful places? According to this infographic from Sojern.com, the top five desired destinations for Q1 2013 were New York … Read More

Fun Facts About Your Hair

April 23, 2013 | Comments

We all know that a general healthy lifestyle could mean healthy hair, but aside from that and that they’re made of dead cells, not much is generally known about them. Here’s a quick infograph titled 50 Insane Facts About Hair … Read More

Projecting the Future of Industry [Infographic]

April 23, 2013 | Comments

Aid is very much needed for students, business leaders, and entrepreneurs—how will they navigate the future of job creation, growth, and emerging industries? You can expect the manufacturing industry to reverse itself, which should provide much needed relief. Mass … Read More

I, Robot – Artificial Intelligence Ruling The World [Infographic]

April 23, 2013 | Comments

2011 was a phenomenal, historic year for the robotics industry—robot sales hit about 160,000 units, translating to $8.5 billion in sales. This was by far the highest level recorded for any single year, and it was a 38 percent … Read More

The Evolution of Video Games [Infographic]

April 23, 2013 | Comments

Basic video games—largely inspired by WWII—have been around since as early as 1947, but it was in the 1980s when these games picked up momentum and gained popularity throughout the country. In the beginning of that decade, Pac-Man fever … Read More

Welcome To 21st Century Health [Infographic]

April 23, 2013 | Comments

As early as the 1930s, men could only expect to live to about 58. Men can now expect to live 20 years longer, and its all due to some remarkable accomplishments in health care in the past century. Before vaccines … Read More

Blood Donation: The Hidden Truth About Who Can Give [Infographic]

April 23, 2013 | Comments

Have you thought about donating blood? Among non-donors, the most common reasons people cite for not doing so are, “never thought about it” and “I don’t like needles.” Yet, chances are you or someone you love will need a blood … Read More

Hackers: Uncle Sam Wants You To Hack For The U.S. Government [Infographic]

April 23, 2013 | Comments

The few, the proud, the next generation of white hat hackers.  That’s right, Uncle Sam isn’t just interested in soldiers for combat, he’s looking for young people to hack for the US government.  In 2010, 20,000 cybersecurity experts were needed … Read More

Classroom Technology [Infographic]

April 19, 2013 |

The use and growth of technology in our lives is being disseminated at a rapid rate that is sure to continue blossoming as the years go by. Technology has touched just about every aspect of human life and has even … Read More

Great Teachers in Our Schools [Infographic]

April 18, 2013 |

As anyone who’s ever done it can tell you, being a teacher is not an easy job. But most don’t know the half of it! For most teachers, the school day doesn’t end at 3pm – mentoring, after-school help and … Read More

The Financial Reality Behind Gaming Development [Infographic]

April 18, 2013 |

It’s no secret that many video games these days more closely resemble big budget movies. A far cry from the days of Donkey Kong ($100,000 in development costs), it’s not uncommon to see video games with production budgets in the … Read More

Are Women Bad Drivers? [Infographic]

April 16, 2013 | Comments

Women have a bad reputation for being a danger on the road, but are they really? According to a study from University of Michigan, 6.5 million car crashes happen when both drivers are women. This accounts for 20.5 percent of all … Read More

What Restaurants Should Know About Going Gluten-Free [Infographic]

April 16, 2013 |

The demand for gluten-free foods is skyrocketing—US Foods reported a 200 percent increase in demand for gluten-free foods since 2009. This gives restaurants a major opportunity to capture a growing market. Many restaurants have recognized this and pounced on … Read More

Cats Rule [Infographic]

April 12, 2013 |

Life can be stressful, which may explain why we love cats so much. Cats are too cute and really the purrrfect distraction and escape from our hectic lives. Cats have a naughty side too that seems to intrigue us … Read More