Infographic is a very witty method of making sure that intensive and boring data or statistics are read by as many people as possible. It's a tried and tested way of providing information visually with colorful graphics, pie charts, complex numbers, facts, poll results, data comparison and of course funny remarks.

Although long before Internet was invented, infographics were already a part of our lives. We came across them in the newspapers, weather reports, office presentations, site plans and maps etc. But when we started seeing them on our computer screens, that do complete justice to the hard work that the graphic designers put into it, we realized how fun and of course informative these infographics can turn out to be. It goes without saying that social media has a huge hand in making sure that such infographics spread across the globe, but blogs like ours try our level best to make sure that we filter and share the best of them out there.

Last year we'd rounded up the top infographics at that time, and this year is no different. So have a look at some of the most interesting infographics shared in the year 2012.


Is Internet Bad For Your Health?


















Did you know that 5-10% Internet users are addicted and 1 out of 3 consider Internet to be as important as food and shelter?

This infographic by Insurance.com can turn out to be an eye-opener that shares quite a lot of health related disadvantages about the Internet. According to this infographic, all those addicted to the Internet have some serious affects on their brain that tends to shrink by 10-20%. Of course it also comes with mood disorders, sleep deprivation and bad body posture, have a look at the infographic to learn more about how the Internet is affecting our health.

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Social Media and The Avengers

















Avengers is one of the recent milestone example of how the Internet can hugely impact a movie. This impact can be both negative and positive.

But in case of The Avengers, it is nothing but positive, on the opening night of the movie, not only did it make whopping $200 million, but also managed 931,000 mentions in social media posts.

Have a look at this infographic by New Media Rockstarts and designer Andrew Rueda, who shed light on impact of Avengers on social media.

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What Kind of Geek Are You?

















Gone are the days when people used to frown-upon stereotyping someone as a geek. I consider myself to be a geek...and proudly so.

But the question is, what kind of geek are you?

Are you an Apple fanboy geek or a chic geek? Star Wars geek or a sports geek? Music or game? Gadget or craft? I could safely put myself in almost all the categories mentioned in this infographic, have a look and find your kind.

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Imagine The World Without The Internet



















I am sure that majority of you reading this article have a job because of the Internet. According to this Infographic, in US alone, Internet employs 1.2 million people directly and each of this job supports 1.54 additional jobs.

This Infographic sheds light on how drastically the world will be affected if we all were to be offline.

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What Does Facebook Know About Your Love Life?


















Facebook knows more about your emotional state during a relationship or break-up than you do. And this
infographic shares such insights, revealing that early Spring and summertime are peak times for a break-up.

There are many more interesting statistics and facts about Facebook and relationships in this infographic.

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How To Become A Mobile App Developer
















With ever-growing and promising market of mobile applications, there is no doubt that app developers have a a bright future. It is projected that by 2016 mobile application can potentially generate 66 billion revenue.

Everyone has an idea when it comes to creating a mobile app, but very few know how to execute it professionally. Schools.com has researched on this topic and created an interesting infographic that throws light in different kinds of degrees or certificates required to become a professional mobile app developer.

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Why is the Color 'Blue' Most Popular Color in Web Designing?





















According to this infographic, the main reason behind web designers choosing the color blue is its-clarity, simplicity and efficiency.

"Blue forms the fantastic three of primary colors with red and green. It belongs to natural colors, and for viewers is more preferable to artificial ones." shares the infographic.

Have a close look at the infographic to learn more about the 'coolness of blue in web design'.

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The Common Phobias of Creatives



















We all know how crazy people can get with slightest mention of 'Comic Sans', one of the most widely found phobias in creatives.

The Creative Finder and Column Five Media have created an interesting infographic featuring common phobias like MS Excel, cubical offices, loss of passion or perhaps the light of the day found in most creative people.

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Are You Sleeping With Technology?























You will be surprised to learn that smartphones have made us so addicted that 1 in 3 smartphone users would rather give up sex for their phones.

Not that this wasn't devastating enough, you should also know that the light omitted from your phone or computer display suppresses melatonin (a chemical that makes us sleep) by 22%, and late night use of computers and tablets, not only cause sleep disorders but also stress and depression.

So, if you are indeed going to bed with technology, then you should definitely check out this eye-opening information brought to you by onlinepsychologydegree.net through this infographic.

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Stay tuned for many more interesting 2012 roundups.