Imagining a how Facebook would have looked on an old fashioned computer in 1984, using a pixelated DOS-style font and a heavy use of texture, lighting and reflection. The 'Home' screen displays various updates from users which relate to the time period. For example, note 'updated via Analog Motorola' instead of an iPhone or Blackberry.

via www.penneydesign.com

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A small collection of objects that analyses the possibility of collecting energy from everyday actions using developed alternative technologies applied in simple, uncommon, rhetorical ways.

This super tall and creative infographic made by Francesco Zorzi product / graphic designer based in Milan, Italy. You can see more of his work from here.

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UK Government spending by department is under the microscope. Find out how Whitehall spends your money ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review

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This map shows current (2010) Global Hunger Index (GHI) for 122 developing countries and countries in transition for which data on the three components of hunger are available.

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Comparison of the cost of Opening Ceremony ticket prices at major sporting events

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This infographic made by Cathy Chedrawi. She is an American/Lebanese graphic designer from United States, Texas, Austin. It is about some memories she have had from some different places she have called "home".

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Social buying or group buying websites have become increasingly more popular over the past few years, and with the business being reportedly worth more than $1 billion, a flurry of new investors has bumped their net traffic 75 times higher than last year. Here is a look at some of the most popular social buying sites, including: Woot!, LivingSocial, Gilt, 8Coupons, Groupon, Yipit, Qponus, Dealon, Pricebunch, MyDailyDeals, Jasmere, Buywithme, TIppr, KGB Deals, homerun, socialbuy, scoopst, dailydeal, dealster.

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This is good news. According to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (PDF):

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The current criminal underworld is characterized not by the Mafia dons and heroin kings of yesteryear but by a chaotic universe of warring, decentralized ganglets. And the members are less likely to be battle-hardened parolees than “puppies,” adolescent gangbangers who are too young to have a driver’s license but who are committing violent crimes at alarming levels. “A few years ago, you would see kids 19, 20 years old,” says one NYPD veteran who works the gang beat in Harlem. “Now these kids are babies—15, 14—and they are vicious. They will shoot you in a heartbeat and not think twice about it.”

via nymag.com

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