Ah yes Groupon… are you still using the service and mobile app to locate great local deals nearby? This infographic from 16Best.net includes a timeline, fun facts, funding info, philanthropy work and many more noteworthy facts about Groupon – enjoy! [Read more…] about Infographic Shares All You Need To Know About Groupon
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Map of the Day – The Cost of Living Everywhere
Today’s Map of the Day (MOTD) is a clever data visualization that tells the story of the cost of living [Read more…] about Map of the Day – The Cost of Living Everywhere
Census Infographic on Bike to Work Day
To commemorate Bike to Work Week (May 16-20) and Bike to Work Day (May 20), the U.S. Census Bureau presents a graphic showing the percentage of people biking to work in cities with a population of 100,000 or more. The percentages are derived from the 2014 American Community Survey .
Seems that areas near Berkeley, CA, Boulder, CO, Cambridge MA, and Portland OR led the nation in riding on two wheels!
USC Infographic – Career Paths in GIS
The University of Southern California’s GIS Program and Pearson Education have put together an infographic titled “Common Career Paths for the Student of Geographic Information Science & Technology”.
Infographic – What Goes into a Flood Map
FEMA has provided an interesting visual overview of what FEMA flood maps are and how the map update process works using the Flood Map Infographic. Year to year, flooding is the most costly disaster in America. Flood maps play a vital role in helping us prepare for flooding by informing communities about the local flood risk. Flood maps help communities to incorporate flood risk into their planning. They’re also the basis for flood insurance rates through the National Flood Insurance Program, which FEMA administers at the direction of Congress. By law, you may be required to get flood insurance if you live in the highest risk areas. But flooding can happen anywhere — about 20 percent of all the flood claims come from areas with lower risk. And you don’t have to live close to water to be at risk.
The Social Marketer’s Guide to Infographics
Here’s a handy dataviz resource – Marketer’s Guide to Infographics — There is a reason why Instagram and Pinterest are two of the fastest growing social networks — visuals still work. Infographics make points visually while also being portable and easily share
5 Trends and Future of Enterprise Mobility Includes Geography
Some new research on trends in mobility… According to Forrester, there will be one billion smartphone consumers by 2016, with 257 million smartphones and 126 million tablets in the U.S. alone. Businesses will implement the following five trends in response to this mobile movement, transforming how we experience shopping, business collaboration, travel and marketing.
1. Ultra-Personalization in Mobile Marketing: Businesses will capture a user’s context to create better results for marketing campaigns by ensuring that every customer, worker and supplier is hyper-productive and engaged. [Read more…] about 5 Trends and Future of Enterprise Mobility Includes Geography
Mapping Where the College Graduates are Going
An interesting report has surfaced recently revealing just where College students are heading after they graduate.
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Infographic – Map of What Each state Googles More than Any Other
I just love big data analytics… case in point, Estately recently ran a bunch of Google search queries through Google analytics in order to come up with an interesting map that reveals just which search trends are hot for each State – not surprisingly, they found some interesting results!
The results ranged from mildly amusing to completely disturbing. No doubt this information will come in handy for anyone trying to decide which state they want to buy a home in, especially for those curious how their potential neighbors spend their time online.
Some fun results include: Idaho searching for bigfoot, Arizona infatuated with UFOs, Maine seems to enjoy cat pics, and Alabama on the hunt it seems for God!
Infographic – Mobile Technology Is Changing The Way We Live
The usage of smartphones has risen dramatically over the past few years. Google has stated that online searches through smartphones will overtake desktop computer searches by the end of this year. Mobile access to the internet is becoming more important than ever and it is being applied to all facets of our lives.
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