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Hacktivism – Recent History 2012 [Infographic]

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

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The history of hacktivism may be short but it in the last year hacktivists have been very active and rather successful.

From the take down of Tunisia government websites by the hacktivist groups Anonymous to the hacking of Sony’s Playstation Network (PSN), the World has gained a new respect for the power of digital warfare.

An infographic (posted below) was recently published by WikiBon.org that covers the entire history of hacktivism starting in 2011.

As our lives, economies and governments become more entrenched in the digital world, activist groups will continue to use computer based methods of protesting such as hacking to make their point.

Although not necessary “hacktivism”, the Wikipedia “blackout” protest over the SOPA and PIPA bills is just another example of how successful online proclamations can be.

Hacktivism History Infographic

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How to Manage Email Overload [Infographic]

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

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As we advance further into the 21st century, managing email overload continuously becomes a higher priority task – especially for business and companies.

Most companies rely on email to foster communication both within and outside of their organization.

When, however, does the use of email become counterproductive to an organization’s success and how can one manage their email correspondences to find the perfect balance between too many emails and not enough emails?

Luckily, an infographic (posted below) was recently published by OnlineITDegree.net that provides both statistics on how prevalent email overload really is and a helpful flow chart that can help you decide when you should and when you shouldn’t send an email.

The email overload statistics are embedded within the flowchart so I’ve extracted the most important facts in the list below.

Email Overload Statistics: Managers spend up to 20 hours per week reading emails. The average employee receives 200 emails per day. Of those 200 emails only 20 are important (36 spam, 144 irrelevant). Almost 10% of employers have fired someone for non-work related emails. Fighting spam at a 1,000 employee company can cost $3 million / year. The typical office workers spends 13 hours a week sending 110 emails per day. Businesses lose $650 billion per year due to unnecessary emails.

Manage Email Overload Infographic

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Facebook User Statistics 2012 [Infographic]

Monday, February 20th, 2012

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Facebook has been causing a lot of chatter amongst its users lately for multiple reasons. The social media giant recently began rolling out the controversial Facebook Timeline update to all of its users. Facebook also recently filed for its initial public offering.

Despite all the buzz and recent changes, Facebook remains the most powerful social media platform available and in order to understand just how influential the service is, all one needs to do is take a look at the user statistics of Facebook so far in 2012.

An infographic (posted below) was recently published by Infographic Labs that provides us with a great overview of Facebook’s current user base.

The infographic includes information such as how many users Facebook has, how many user per country Facebook currently has, daily averages for user activity on Facebook and financial information regarding the company.

See also: 5 Ways Facebook Will Change After Going Public

Facebook User Statistics Infographic Highlights: Facebook currently has 845 million active users. Facebook accounts for 1 out of every 5 pageviews on the internet worldwide. Facebook users share over 100 billion connections collectively. Over 50% of the population in North American uses Facebook. 250 million photos are uploaded to Facebook daily. There are 2.7 billion likes every single day on Facebook. 57% of Facebook user are female (43% male). The social media giant has 425 million mobile users. The average Facebook user spends 20 minutes on the site per visit. Mark Zuckerburg currently has a base salary of $500,000 but is worth over $17.5 billion. Facebook nearly doubled its revenue in 2011 by making over $1 billion ($600 million in 2010).

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How to Stop People From Leaving Your Website or Blog [Infographic]

Sunday, February 19th, 2012

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If you run your own website or blog, you probably already know that there are a number of factors that contribute to its success.

Controlling your website’s bounce rate is a very important aspect of managing a successful web presence. The bounce rate is the percentage of people that view one page on your site and then leave.

It is very important to have a low bounce rate because it is much easier to direct a user that is already on your site to another page on your site than it is is to attract an entirely new user that is not currently on your site.

See also: Does Social Media Return a Positive ROI for Businesses? [Infographic]

If you’re readers are typically viewing 1 page on your site and then leaving, you can easily increase the number of pageviews by getting your readers to view a second page on your site instead of leaving immediately.

In order to manage your blog’s bounce rate, it is important to understand the reasons that a person leaves a website to begin with.

Luckily, an infographic was published by KISSmetrics that presents us with a great overview of why a user leaves a webpage.

Take a look and hopefully it will help increase the retention rate on your site!

Stop People From Leaving Website Infographic

Summary of Why People Leave Websites: Bad Navigation

Make sure that your navigational links are easy to find, consistent across all pages and clear in regards to where they will take the user.

Too Many Ads

This tip may seem a bit obvious but you would be surprised at how many websites scare users away immediately by spamming them with excessive advertisements. Users understand that in order to cover the costs of running a website, some ads are necessary – make sure you’re not crossing the line and getting to greedy however!

Bad Content Structure

Make sure that your content is easy to read, consistent and user friendly. Most importantly, make sure that your users can find what they’re looking for without having to dig too deep.

Obtrusive Use of Audio and video

Having audio and video content that loads and plays automatically is big no no when it comes to publishing content online. It may cause your page to load slower, it may embarrass users who are in a public setting when audio starts blasting out of their speakers and it may take away from other content on your site. Give the users the choice of when they want video and audio to played and when they don’t.

The Registration Requirement

Although having users register for your site can help with your newsletter campaigns and help with collecting user demographics, it is one of the main reasons that a user will leave site. Requiring registration for certain content is okay but make sure that it is clear to the user what content requires registration to view and what content doesn’t.

Boring Content / Boring Design

First impressions on the web are just as important as first impression in person. If the user is not impressed with your content on their first visit, the chances that they will return are greatly reduced. Make sure that your content is valuable and solves a problem for the user.

Poor Legibility

Playing around with fonts and colors can be fun but it can also be distracting and frustrating for your users. Make sure that your content is easily legible. If the user has to work to read your content, chances are they’re going to look for the answer somewhere else.

Lack of Frequency

Fresh content is a very important factor in regards to increasing user retention rates. If a user lands on the homepage of your site and sees that the last article published was 6 months ago, chances are they’re going to write the entire site off as not being updated and less reputable. Publish often!

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12 Interesting Computer Facts for 2012 [Infographic]

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

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If you’re one of my regular readers then you know that I absolutely love statistics and facts – especially when they’re related to computers or technology.

I was recently sent an infographic (posted below) by Remark that provides us with 12 fun and interesting facts about computers in our modern world.

See also: Apple iPhone Evolution [Infographic]

The facts mentioned in the infographic range in topics from the history of the computers to statistics on human use of computers.

12 Interesting Computer Facts: Over 6,000 new computer viruses are released every month. The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood. The average human being blinks 20 times a minute – but only 7 times a minute when using a computer. The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939. By the end of 2012 there will be 17 billion devices connected to the internet. 5 out of every 6 internet pages are porn related. Over 1 million domain names are registered every month. With it’s 800 million interent users, Facebook would be the third largest country in the World. The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5MB of data. The nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra video card contains 222 million transistors. 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units. The engineers who developed the IBM PC were known as “The Dirty Dozen”.

Interesting Computer Facts 2012 Infographic

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2012 Digital Divide Statistics [Infographic]

Monday, February 6th, 2012

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As we advance further into the 21st century, our use of technology increases at a nearly exponential rate.

Due to the technological explosion, it is also important to take a look at the availability of internet use in the United States and throughout the World as a whole.

For many of us, it may be hard to believe that not everyone has access to an internet-ready computer every day.

In order to help us out with this vision, Online IT Degree recently published an infographic (posted below) containing statistics in relation to the worldwide internet and digital divide in 2012.

After reviewing the infographic it may be more evident that many people within the world have limited or no internet access at all.

See Also: 2012 Smartphone Usage Statistics

Those who do not have access to high-speed internet tend to have less opportunities for higher education, lower income levels and will have trouble competing with those who do have access to high speed internet in today's global economy.

2012 Digital Divide Infographic Highlights: The Internet is responsible for 21% of economic growth in developed nations. Over 6,000,000 students in the US are taking online classes. 80% of teachers in the US feel that e-learning increases the quality of education. 100,000,000 houses in the US still lack high-speed internet access. Almost half of the poorest households in the US do not own a computer. Only 4% of the riches households in the US do not own a computer. Minorities in the US have significantly lower rates of internet access than whites. Rural households are 2 times more likely to have dial-up internet than urban households. The United States is ranked 12th in terms of internet access penetration worldwide. The United States is ranked 14th in terms of broadband internet penetration worldwide. 96% of Americans have 2 or fewer internet service provider (ISP) choices (lack of competition). Emerging technologies are costing Americans a lot more money than citizens of other developed nations. The FCC has launched a "National Broadband Plan" to help increase interent penetration in the United States.

2012 Digital Divide Statistics Infographic

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