Power of Data Visualization

More than half of Americans have been negatively affected in many ways by the recent recession. Here’s a look at just what it’s done to the Land of Opportunity.

via www.creditloan.com

Prices on big-screen flat-panel TVs have taken a steady plunge in the U.S. since the first plasmas went for over $10,000 in the late nineties. But that's for no lack of quality or demand. This infographic takes a closer look at current and future trends of the flat-panel TV trade in the United States.

via http://kiplinger.com/infographics/flat_panel_tv/map.html

The infographic looks at the rates of obesity, food insecurity (aka hunger), poverty and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) participation. States with high levels of food insecurity also have high levels of obesity. In addition 14 states that have higher than national average for hunger also have higher than the national average for obesity. High levels of SNAP participation does not seem to prevent high levels of obesity and hunger.

via www.huffingtonpost.com

Michigan looks to be the next big play in exploring and producing natural gas from deep shale formations. A single prodigious gas well in Missaukee County, drilled nearly two miles deep in the Collingwood Shale, prompted a record auction in May of state-owned mineral rights to 120,000 acres in 20 counties that netted $178 million.

via www.circleofblue.org

Collectively, America's largest employer is small business. Small businesses in the U.S. employ more than half of the private workforce in the country and are the primary exporters. Here's a look at some hard facts about small businesses.

via www.focus.com

Grand theft American: Stolen cars which are most costly to insurers.

via www.economist.com

States are taking on more debt. Here’s your state’s burden per capita.

via money.cnn.com
(click here for an interactive map)

Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th president of the United States, celebrated his birthday on August 4

via en.rian.ru

This chart illustrates, in comparison with daily American or global consumption, five million barrels is just a drop in the (admittedly enormous) petroleum industry bucket.

via www.theatlantic.com

How grocery chains in the US have leveraged different social media platforms to engage with their customers. Facebook is the leading social media platform used by these grocery chains to engage with consumers followed by Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

via pacecommunications.com