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We get a lot of infographic pitches. Almost all of them suck. Why?

Here's a lovely video and great article about infographics and narrative as a form of visual storytelling.

What is an infographic? You will see plenty of examples here.

What does this have to do with narrative? The best infographics tell a story or trigger stories within our minds. The designer being interviewed on the video, Francesco Franchi explains how and why.

I hope you like the video (5+ min.) and the insights Francesco shares with us. Very interesting!

Infographic on how the IT is evolving.

Key takeaways:

80% of enterprises now have virtualization program
177 million active Skype users

Facebook as a marketing medium cannot be ignored despite the misgivings of senior management. Many CEO’s do not know the difference between a “Brand” Facebook “page” and a personal Facebook profile!

The internet is responsible for 21% of economic growth in developed nations. These and other statistics on how the internet has improved the lives and economies.

Many misconceptions are associated with virtualizing applications—from added expense to negative impact on performance. Application virtualization, however, has been proven to drastically reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase quality of service.

Full infographic here: http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2012/01/infographic-the-benefits-of-virtualizing-applications/

What are the factors that we consider when choosing a career? The infographic below shows the most common factors that job seekers consider when looking for a job. On top of the list is the ability to do something bigger and what they're passionate about.

Infographics are becoming a strategic marketing tool and art form all its own.

Using graphics to help display information is not a new concept, it has been around for centuries. These days, however, it is becoming a strategic marketing tool and art form all its own. People have different views of infographics, they are picky about them just as they would be a painting. Some graphics have almost no text whatsoever, leaving the entire concept it is trying to get across up to the viewer to understand. Other infographics use imagery to help relay statistics and to entertain the viewer.

Nicolas Rapp and Anne Vandermey with a straightforward look at new jobs added at the top 100 companies to work for, according to Fortune.

Fat paychecks, sweet perks, fun colleagues, and over 70,000 jobs ready to be filled — these employers offer dream workplaces. Like Google, which reclaims the top spot this year to become a three-time champion.

Meet this year’s top 100, network with the winners on LinkedIn, and more.

Full article can be found here: http://flowingdata.com/2012/01/24/job-growth-at-the-best-companies-to-work-for/

Curated by: Max Oz

Approved by: Jonha Revesencio

The Google+ Common Name policy will never be the same. Google now allows both nicknames and full-fledged pseudonyms on Google+.

More than 99% of those who sign up for Google+ “sail through” the account naming process, but these changes address the, according to Google, less than 0.1% that now end up in appeal.

Among that small number are companies (roughly 20%) that Google+ now steers to Google+ Pages, which allows brands to set up destinations on the social network.

Another 20%, Google told Mashable “would either prefer to use a pseudonym or another seemingly unconventional name.”

The majority of the 0.1% just want to add a nickname.

Have you ever been looking for something but didn’t know where to find it? If that something is online, then your search is over (or just about to begin).

We are in the midst of a “Visual Thinking Revolution” and leaders in all types of organizations are embracing visual thinking as a literacy of the future.

It seems visual thinking and visual storytelling is a top theme this week in the articles that come my way!

If visual thinking is the next revolution, then anyone building their biz storytelling skills are smack-dab in the middle of it.

Why? Because those who can tell a compelling story are already visual thinkers.  We are masters at distilling complex thoughts down to images that convey meaning. Yahoo!

The job of the storyteller is to feed images to listeners. You need to be able to think visually in order to do this.  And building visual thinking skills is part-and-parcel of becoming a compelling storyteller.

This article give 10 external forces that are fueling the visual thinking revolution. See how your business is doing, or where you fit in with these trends.

Interesting points on the history, process and recent impacts of this important component of the tech ecosystem.

The most powerful small business tweets of 2011 from businesses, influencers and the media are examined.

The infographic shows the value of cloud computing services through the years and its valuation by 2014.

Just imagine that you are reading a book and a QR code is printed on the page that connects you a video, connect with people mentioned on social networks, view a map of geographic place or be lead to website with more information or interactive...

What are the factors that we consider when choosing a career? The infographic below shows the most common factors that job seekers consider when looking for a job. On top of the list is the ability to do something bigger and what they're passionate about.

Social media marketers always wonder about timing - when is it best to post on Twitter and Facebook for optimum engagement?

Yesterday, Google launched its new Public Alerts page, which provides emergency information and warnings related to floods, tornadoes, winter storms, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. The information for this innovative project is provided by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service, and the US Geological Survey (USGS).