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January 28, 7:38 AM
Infographics have become more popular with the rise of social media, fuelling the need for instant results by providing content in bite-size chunks. Via janlgordon
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January 27, 4:38 PM
This article is from Mashable and infographic created by Nowsourcing. I chose this piece because it's a continuation of the last scoops I've posted recently about turn data into something businesses can understand and utilize. Here are some highlights:.
We are all experiencing too much information and unable to process it in a way that is useful for our business needs **"The use of infographics helps to break down data visually, helping viewers make sense of complex information" **What's behind the science behind an infograpic's success? Allow an infographic to explain **An infographic has the potential to reach up to 15 million people The infographic in this piece shows you **How infographics impact social networks **The difference between traditional posts vs. infographic posts and much more....... Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Curation, Social Business and Beyond" See article and infographic here: [http://on.mash.to/XKAKcQ] 
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January 27, 6:05 PM
An infographic on infographics and trends on visual communication. Very relevant to learning quickly and memorably. ~ Deb Delete the scoop?
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A hidden killer can lurk along the coastline, ready to pull unsuspecting swimmers out to sea. It’s not a great white shark, though —or a creature of any kind, for that matter. Instead, it’s a rip current — a narrow channel of water that flows away from the beach, catching unprepared swimmers.
As a kid growing up on an island, dealing with rip currents was something i learned at an early age. Luckily, I never had to deal with one.