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This infographic was submitted to us by Satellite Broadband ISP, who also provided this description:

Facebook has been around since many of the people who use it can remember. For me, it was right around the time I was beginning college and I couldn’t wait to get a college email so that I could use it.

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Now how does Facebook compare to Myspace and some of the other internet giants that have come before it? Could they end up like Myspace? If so, who’s next to take over?

This infographic takes a look at some of the internet giants that have come before Facebook, how they got started, where they are now and how they ended.

I like the concept of the topic — it does seem like Facebook has had some “staying power” in the Internet world, but at some point it’s got to go.

I don’t think the title accurately represents what’s shown here, though, because the bulk of the information is about other sites/services that have already tanked. So it’s not really about “who’s next” but what might happen to Facebook and what has already happened to others.

There’s not much to be said about the design here. The star-like background behind the title doesn’t seem to tie into anything, the bar graph is very basic (and uses three disparate fonts), and the companies described (Facebook, AOL, Yahoo!, MySpace, Friendster) are just haphazardly thrown in. Although it seems that “Challengers to the Facebook Throne” is meant to be the conclusion, my eye didn’t find it that readily — I was trying to figure out which bulleted list to read first, instead.

This infographic would really benefit from a more descriptive title, better organization, more unique design elements, and proofreading. There are lots of inconsistencies in capitalization and punctuation as well as spelling errors. In an ideal scenario, an infographic will be shared across blogs, publications, and social media outlets all over the web — with the company’s name right on there at the bottom. If it’s unattractive and unpolished, it doesn’t present a good image for the company. That’s why attention to design and detail are so critical.

I’d have to give this infographic a D. Unfortunately, I just wasn’t drawn in by the design, I wasn’t clear on what the information would be about, and I couldn’t get past all the typos.

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This is an infographic we designed for Schools.com, so we can’t critique it. Well, we could, but that just wouldn’t be fair. So why don’t you do it instead?

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This infographic was submitted to us by the folks at PGI. They also included this description:

“This infographic shows technology trends over the past two decades. One side represents changes in technology regarding our personal lives, while the right side represents changes regarding the workplace. Ever since email revolutionized the workplace in 1990, many products like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and iMeet have altered the way people live and interact with others.”

I like the style and organization of this timeline, allowing for more event descriptions as we descend into the future. It has some interesting points in tech history–such as when the number of text messages exceeded the number of phone calls. The color scheme is simple, but at least it isn’t overbearing.

Ultimately, this isn’t an infographic–it’s a timeline. There are many opportunities for data viz here, and they’re all missed. It’s informative, but not visually oriented. You have to read to get any information out of this, and there are so many statistics and facts that are only represented by text, when they could easily be turned into charts and graphs.

In order for this to work as an infographic, a lot of the types of data would need to be shifted. It could either remain a timeline with more data viz worked in to each year, or there could be a separate section dedicated to statistics.

Also, there are no sources listed for this infographic. This means anyone wanting to check up on the information would have to do their own search, and it’s hard to tell where the researchers got their data. It’s generally good to show your sources to give your research more credibility.

Overall I’d have to give this a D as an infographic, since there is no data viz. If many of the numbers were turned into visuals, the design was amped up and the sources were given, this could get up to a B or more!

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This Halloween-themed infographic about social media comes to us from the people at Shoutlet.

I really like the spooky theme and overall design of this infographic. It is a great creative way to look at social media at this time of year and tie it in with what people think is scary about using social media.

The grade that I give this as an infographic is a C- because it is very text heavy and readers have to get most of the information from reading. Because of all the text there is not a whole lot of data visualization present in this. It looks really nice and there are some cool graphics that go with the theme but they do not help to present the data in a visual way. For example, the section with the crows on a wire and all the speech bubbles looks really good, but every piece of information is in the text.

It would add a lot if there were graphics to go with the data that is in text. One area that could be improved easily is the section about what the worst spooky character at social media would be. The addition of an illustration of each type of spooky creature would add some visualization to go with the percentages. The same goes for the section about what horror movie social media is most like; pictures of the movie villains or characters would add some visualization.

I do really like the humor and the theme of this infographic. It takes some serious data and some not-so-serious data and mixes it together in a creative and interesting way. With some additional graphics and less text the data visualization would be improved a lot and I could give this a higher grade.

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This infographic comes to us from TabJuice, who also submitted this brief description:

“We keep hearing how social commerce ‘is the next area to really blow up’ but details on how it will blow up are sparse. Take a look at this infographic to understand how social commerce can be utilized to leverage both of its users, brands and fans.”

This infographic is loaded with tips and statistics related to social commerce. It’s nice that it is targeted at both stores and consumers, so that everyone gets valuable information at the same place. The creation of a fake brand allowed the infographic to provide easy-to-understand examples for each tip.

A big problem with this infographic is that the tips are visualized, but the stats aren’t. (The exception is the prediction for social commerce growth at the base of the IG.) Statistics must be visualized in order to make an infographic truly an infographic. These visuals don’t all have to be so big as to throw off the existing design, though. The very first statistic–1 out of 13 people on Earth use Facebook–could be illustrated with 13 little people, and one in a different color to represent the Facebook user. They would fit in the space where the statistic is currently written. The other statistics could be done as bar graphs in those same spaces, if keeping the current design were determined to be vital to the success of the infographic. Of course, the brilliant thing about infographics is that you can give five designers the same data and they will all invent something uniquely different from the others.

Because the design is clean, the information is concise and relevant, and the copy is relatively error-free (with the exceptions of “BIG Annoucement” and the “XYZ Designs Veritgo Tee,” which I imagine is supposed to be “Vertigo”), this graphic has a leg up on some others. Still, data viz is essential to infographics, and for that reason I’d give this infographic a C- overall.

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Lebseo Design submitted this infographic to us.

The data here does a great job of conveying exactly what it’s supposed to. The information is extremely focused, which keeps the viewer on track and lets them get through the IG quickly–and that’s the point. (Of course, I spent a long time staring at the age distribution charts, but not because I didn’t understand them. I just thought they were really innovative and useful.) The cubic flags are also pretty visually interesting. It was really interesting to be able to follow the trends by country, and to see that 18-25 is the most Facebook-entrenched age range in both men and women in all countries.

If anything, the design is a touch drab. I think I was so fascinated by the age distribution charts because they were among the most unique data viz here, and because the font choice and extremely plain background weren’t particularly enticing. It gets a little overly blue from the age charts downward, too, which instills sort of a visual monotony. The data viz really is great, and there is absolutely no purposeless text on this infographic, but a little something to break it up might be nice. All the data viz stretches to the borders, so there’s no room to mix it up. A couple of text facts or smaller charts and graphs thrown in might actually provide the spice this infographic needs.

In summary, what’s here is great, if a little visually repetitive, but a little size and info variation could benefit the infographic overall. I’d give this infographic a B: it’s doing its job, so now it just needs a makeover.

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This infographic comes to us from the folks at EtonCorp, who provided this description:

“Mother Nature rules the world. Occasionally, she decides to remind us of that, and usually not too subtly. Natural disasters affect many people across the US (and the world) each year. However, with the ever-growing and changing world of social media, we can try to reduce the negative affects those disasters have on us.”

The chart showing which sectors of the United States government use varying forms of social media is very well done and serves its purpose of providing a snapshot comparison quite well. The design of the infographic is also very nice–it hearkens to social media with the icon-like depictions of each natural disaster and the items in the emergency preparedness kit. I love the way the title is designed–completely clever, appropriate for the subject, and with a great attention to detail.

However, this graphic is mostly text. Since it’s trying to provide tips more than it is displaying facts and statistics, this makes sense, but a good infographic keeps the text to a minimum. The very first chart, Types of Natural Disasters, could’ve benefited from an accompanying bar graph comparing the number of fatalities. Same thing for the number of Tweets and Facebook page “likes” for the earthquake and Irene. With a few more disasters for comparison, those numbers could’ve been put to great data viz use. Visuals wherever possible!

Overall I’ll give this infographic a C. It’s got a start on data viz, and the design is great, but there’s still an awful lot of text and tips in proportion to the amount of stats made into visualization.

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This infographic was submitted by Digitally Lux, who provided this description:

“They say fashion bloggers are the new celebrities, journalists and stylists. As the shift from traditional to digital media continues to evolve, we analyzed over 550 fashion blogs in over 31 countries using our exclusive PUB’lister software to create this infographic as a ‘Snapshot of the Global Fashion Blogosphere.’ It is amazing to see the social influence on a global level.”

The designer does a good job with data viz here. There are no unnecessary blocks of text on this infographic. The color palette is nice, suits the topic, and makes everything easy to read.

The graphs about the percentage of bloggers who use Facebook and Twitter are kind of confusing. I don’t really understand how the blocks of color are truly representing the percentages shown. For example, in the United Kingdom, the graph seems to be saying that 91% of bloggers use Twitter, and that 47% of those use both Facebook and Twitter. But I don’t think that’s what the data is supposed to show.

(Also, the data is supposed to be separated by continent, except the United Kingdom is a part of Europe. Granted, it’s not part of the main landmass of Europe, but it is a European country. Also, are there really no fashion blogs in the entire continent of Africa? And only 7 in South America?)

The dimensions are also strange on this infographic. Generally, we don’t like to see IGs any wider than 1,000 pixels. When they exceed this width, users have to scroll horizontally. This IG is 1240 pixels wide, and only just barely longer at 1260. Some definite reformatting would be necessary to help this infographic fit the measurements.

I would also like to see a little more on this topic to help tell the full story. Maybe we could get some sample blog titles or trends in each country? Overall I’d give this infographic a C. It’s using data viz, has nice bold colors, and is extremely focused, but it needs to broaden its focus a little, fix the dimensions and work on the geography.

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This infographic comes to us from PRMarketing.com.

Here is part of the description that the folks at PR Marketing wrote:

“People will not be drawn to your company or brand unless they feel like it applies to them. Marketing is changing with the internet, and now that people can find a company just like yours with a click of a button it is more important than ever to woo your users. It’s about being relevant, interesting, and accessible to your customers. It’s about being transparent, or at least appearing transparent to the internet. If you are going to compete in today’s market you have to be likable, and social media is by far the best way to achieve that goal.”

I really like the color palette and flow of this graphic. The way each box and graphic runs into one another provides it with a nice natural rhythm that guides the eye down–you want to keep searching for what’s coming next. “Be Unprofessional” is a nice unexpected tip that ties in with “Be Honest”–marketing that feels like marketing isn’t a great strategy with the modern crowd.

However,white backgrounds are not ideal–they’ll blend in with the background on many websites that might host the IG. Most importantly, while this is a visually attractive way to spruce up a list, inclusion of graphics plus information does not an infographic make. It isn’t information that can really be effectively visualized. This graphic provides tips and tricks, but no concrete data.

This unfortunately means that this isn’t truly an infographic, and with no data viz I would have to give it a D on the grading scale. The dimensions are fine and the layout and design are nice, but the information is completely in text form, with no data to back up the statements. A little research thrown in, so that the tips (shortened, please) are just one factor in a larger infographic about social media strategies, would help this reach its potential.

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Aspen submitted this infographic for us.

The aesthetic of this IG is pretty sleek. It sort of reminds me of social media sites–something about the font, the dark background, the pop of the colors, the little icons. The design is definitely themed, with a road map background, road signs, speedometers, etc. and the data is interesting. Who knew people talked about cars so much? Well, Aspen does:

“People love talking about their cars, whether a fuel-efficient sedan or expensive sports car. This passion and the sheer volume of conversations (an average of 2.4 million each day) creates a huge opportunity for automotive brands and businesses.”

(I found it pretty surprising that people talk about actually buying cars more frequently than they talk about wanting one. It’s not a critique; the data is there. Strange, though!)

There are a few big things holding this infographic back for me. The first and most obvious is the scale and orientation. IGs that are more than about 1,000 pixels wide mean people have to scroll horizontally; this one is nearly 3,000 pixels wide and 1,000 long, and that’s a lot of scrolling in both directions. The second major issue is that the data isn’t really visualized. Percentages and stats are just stated numerically throughout.

Also, there’s some data thrown in that seems to be just filling up space. The Top 5 Keywords for every category are nearly identical, with minor differences like “concerned/concerning” and “fees/fee.” People aren’t going to keep reading repetitive information. The general Top Keywords section gets the point across just fine. The Contact Aspen info is the biggest single section on the whole IG, which is also pretty distracting.

Since the design of this IG is modern and engaging, it’s too bad to see data and data viz weren’t put to better use. Horizontal orientation is a big barrier, too. I’ll have to give this infographic a D. It’s a great start with some serious potential, but it needs work.