Greg's Submarine Cable Map

Greg's Submarine Cable Map is an attempt to consolidate all the available information about the undersea communications infrastructure. The initial data was harvested from Wikipedia, and further information was gathere by simply googling and transcribing as much data as possible into a useful format, namely a rich geocoded format.

via www.cablemap.info
(Click here to learn more about each cable)

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Decade of Storage: From USB to Cloud Storage

From the first USB drives to the latest iPhone, for the last decade we’ve been carrying gigabytes of data… in our pocket. We’ve certainly come a long way from storage strategies of the past which usually required a 500-pound machine the size of a refrigerator. Back then, you would definitely need a bigger pocket!

Rackspace has created an infographic illustrating the latest storage advancements of the last ten years. From the death of the floppy disk (may it rest in peace) to the introduction to the cloud, all have made a major impact on the way consumers and IT staff alike are able to store and access information.

via www.rackspacecloud.com

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A Guide to the Open Internet

This very long infographic explains what is Net neutrality and why we can't let this happen?

Network neutrality is the idea that your cellular, cable, or phone internet connection should treat all websites and services the same. Big companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast want to treat them differently so they can charge you more depending on what you use.

via theopeninter.net

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The Top 50 Gawker Media Passwords

On Sunday night, hackers posted online a trove of data from Gawker Media’s servers, including the usernames, email addresses and passwords of more than one million registered users. The passwords were originally encrypted, but 188,279 of them were decoded and made public as part of the hack. Using that dataset, The Wall Street Journal found the 50 most-popular Gawker Media passwords:

via blogs.wsj.com

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Breakups

No surprise here, compared to people born before 1975, people born after 1984 are twice as likely to breakup via the digital world, twice as likely to breakup over the phone and far less likely to decide to talk it out over coffee.

This information was collected using the publicly accessible, now defunct, polling app on Facebook, on which the question was asked to single members: "How did you end your last relationship"

via Lee Byron

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The REAL connection speeds for Internet users across the world

How fast are Internet connections across the world? How fast are they in your country?

This article from pingdom.com examines the real-world connection speeds for people in the top 50 countries on the Internet, i.e. the countries with the most Internet users.

Average connection speeds

Worldwide averages

Connection speed distribution

via royal.pingdom.com

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DIY Guide to Successful Linkbait Infographic

As most of you already know, links are the currency of the search engines. The more high quality, relevant links you can point at your site, the better your site will rank. The following infographic takes you step by step through the process for creating linkbait, with some helpful tips on how you can create a piece of content that spreads virally online and meets your linkbuilding goals.

via voltier.com

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