Power of Data Visualization

There are a variety bikers you may encounter in your lifetime - each displaying a unique set of characteristics. Here is a detailed look at each of these specimens - from The Drifter to The Hipster.

The unique natural phenomenon may be observed on July 11.

In this infographic, mint.com compare the salaries of the top-paid baseball, basketball, football, soccer and hockey players, take a look at salary caps and give you the average compensation for a professional in each of these sports.

Sure Facebook privacy issues can be frustrating, but what’s the alternative? With more than 400 million users, no other social media platform has been able to touch Facebook’s grip on person-to-person networking. But rumors have already started to fly that Facebook may soon face some stiff new competition.

There is another side to online shopping, and that is the murky underworld of credit card fraud which is perpetrated against internet retailers on a daily basis and results in losses of millions of pounds. Here are some of the most interesting facts and figures about online shopping & internet fraud and presented them in this infographic.

What does your favorite wine actually cost?

To say that the vuvuzela is currently one of the world’s most listened-to “musical instruments” (some would say “noise maker” is a more appropriate term here) is hardly an exaggeration. Vuvuzela sales have skyrocketed, though vuvuzela manufacturers say they have yet to see a true economic benefit because of their incredibly thin margins.

Statisticians and data freaks are already doing the World Cup number crunching – possibly the most interesting piece of statistical information that has surfaced from the torrent of World Cup data feeds comes from a study that recently carried out an analysis of the economic value of the players from some of the World Cup’s most successful teams.

The next time you're walking down your block, look around. One in five homes will experience a break-in this year, and no one wants to become that statistic.

Technology and investment group HackFwd describes what it's like to work with them in a flowchart. In a nutshell: start with inspiration, work hard, impress people, work hard, and reap the rewards. And then start all over again.