Power of Data Visualization

Here are the latest numbers from Apple. From sales figures to comparisons with other smart phones, as well as ratings in satisfaction and much more.

Ever wonder which states work the longest hours or the oddest hours? Here is an interesting graph showing work behavior broken down by Regions and States. The data were compiled based on Rackspace business email usage trends in the United States. The results are quite amazing.

A fairly serious new study — one that actually contains the words "booty call" in its title — breaks down what's missing in your sex life, and how to compromise.

Although not quite “mainstream” sex toys are on their way there and will likely become an even more commonly used relationship and sex enhancer than it is today. This infographic has some great info about adult toys, so take a look, It’s not as strange as you think!

In short: a lot of people around the world use Firefox.

South Africa in the global context.

YouTube is the largest online video community in the world, and one of the Internet’s most visited sites. Created in 2005, this behemoth site continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Recently we have compiled the stats on some of the most interesting aspects of the site: it’s traffic, it’s demographics breakdown,  as well as it’s most popular channels/videos — among other things. The graphic represents the current state of YouTube:

Facebook has announced that it now has 500m active users, just six years after it was launched. The site has become the poster child of social networking on the web. While some others have seen growth, MySpace, Flickr and Bebo appear to have declined in the past year, according to these figures from Nielsen. Interesting international variations are seen, both in the amount of time Facebook users spend on the site each month and in the competing networks' popularity in different countries.

The graphic does a beautiful job of providing a quick read on the regional distribution of poverty, while maintaining a scaled representation of the data values.