Saturday, February 16, 2013

From Smoke Signals to the Cloud: A History of Business Telecommunications

Ever wanted to do your own rendition of Drunk History? (Look it up on Youtube – it’s hilarious) Now you can with the help of “From Smoke Signals to the Cloud: A History of Business Telecommunications” infographic. Find the connection among Google, Congress, and Alexander Graham Bell and have a more profound appreciation for your faxing technology. Happy faxing!






What In the World Is Sinusitis?

Sinusitis can range in severity from acute, which lasts for less than one month, to chronic, which lasts for more than three months. Check out this infographic to learn the symptoms of sinutitis, so you can find the solutions you need from your ear, nose, and throat doctor.






Growth of Mobile Trading

The online trading revolution has transformed the financial industry. Not so long ago investors had to call a regular land line to speak to a live broker in order to place a trade. That all changed in the 1990s with pioneers like E-Trade and Charles Schwab, who gave online stock traders access to more information along with decreased trading costs. By the mid-1990s 20% of the nation’s population was investing in stocks thanks to online trading. Now the “Trading App” revolution has created Mobile Trading services not just for stock trading, but also for the Forex Market – the largest trading asset class in the world.






Retail Mobility: Navigating the 21st century Gold Rush

Cognizant analyzed the mobile web and app offerings of the top 100 retailers. Here is what we found about the current state of mobility in retail.






10 Enterprise Mobility Trends For 2013


Enterprise mobility will be used to good effect in diverse business and technology areas in 2013 – from consumer and employee engagement to retooling business processes to big data and business intelligence.





Friday, February 15, 2013

Do you snore?

This infograph provides information about snoring and sleep apnea. you can also find fun facts about snoring.






A lifetime of shaving adds up

Great visual of what shaving is going to cost you over your lifetime and other interesting facts about shaving.






Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The Most Socially Devoted Industries on Twitter

You Have to Wait Longer for a Reponse on Twitter It´s taking longer for brands to respond to the questions they receive on Twitter. As you can see in the infographic below, it took them 5.6 hours in Q2, 5.1 in Q3, and towards the end of the year, it took them an average 6 hours to respond. One explanation for this is the increasing number of questions that are posted onto Twitter. Now that brands are more aware of the importance of customer care through social media, they may want to consider investing the resources to match the demand!






50 Years Of James Bond Gadgets

To celebrate 50 years of the 007 movie franchise this infographic looks at Bond's gadgets through the years.






Unified Communications vs Social Collaboration

Have you ever stopped to think about how the goals for Unified Communications and Social Collaboration are actually quite similar? While it’s true, there are some key differences between the two functions, such as who drives these initiatives within an organization and the actual technical components of each function, at their core, both UC and SC are about improving communications, making companies more productive and providing solutions for global and remote workers. Check out the infographic below to explore the similarities and differences between UC and SC further.
It’s time for the roads to merge between UC and SC. Business stand to gain a lot from uniting the two. But the reality is this merger won’t happen overnight. It will be a process that will involve Business Units making concerted efforts to proactively bring IT into their social collaboration strategy planning efforts. IT departments, in turn, will need to roll up their sleeves and become current on new social collaboration platforms and tools to become trusted advisors to Business Units on social collaboration. Do you agree that it’s time for roads to merge? What else will it take to turn this vision into a reality? Will IT departments rise to this new challenge?






The History Of Toys

Once upon a time there weren’t video games. There weren’t talking dolls (or ones that pee in their pants – who thought that was a good idea?). There weren’t even Barbies or bicycles. We live in a time where entire stores are devoted to selling toys, but children still play with some of the same things they played with thousands of years ago. How did we get here from there? Do you know what Lego means? What was the first board game?






Friday, February 1, 2013

A Brief History of Football

Football first appears in recorded history around 2,000 BC, although it wasn't until 1581 that the team game and formal rules were started. A different style of the game began in Rugby in 1845, followed by the new American-style football 24 years later.

A Brief History of Football







Thailand the land of Smiles

Have you decided where to spend your holiday yet? Don't think much further. Thailand is suitable for all types of travellers with heaps of things to do. Simply check out our Thailand infograph and pack your bag!






Countdown of Life: How much time do you really have left?

We know roughly how we spend our days - 8 hours at work, maybe half an hour in traffic, a few hours watching TV in the evening. We thought it'd be interesting to look at it from a different perspective - how do you spend your time over the course of your whole life? The most shocking finding for us was that Americans spend 9 years in front of the TV. It makes you think about how you spend your time. Are you giving time to the things you really care about?