SocialRadius and Azntaiji Multimedia have created an infographic called, “Top Social Media Passions,” which explores what social media users are passionate about.

According to the graphic, technology & social media are the most popular passion shared through social media, followed by food, drink & travel, and movies & television.

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PancakeLabs created an infographic called, “The Elements of a Perfect Facebook Contest App,” which gives tips on how to create a compelling contest and navigate through Facebook’s confusing rules.

Check it out: “The first thing most business owners do when they want to increase engagement and Likes on their Facebook Pages is create a contest app. Yet so many people are still doing it wrong. They’re confused by Facebook’s complicated rules, and they don’t know how to create an app that actually does what they hope it will.”

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Grovo created an infographic called, “How We Evolved into iPhone Users,” which explores the timeline of life before and after the iPhone.

According to the graphic, we used to lug a lot of stuff around before we had iPhones. The graphic also points out what these devices are made of. We’ve embedded the entire graphic after the jump for you to explore further.
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StartApp created an infographic called, “The Foundations of a Successful App,” that explores what goes into making a popular app.

According to the infographic, only 1 in 6 smartphone apps exceeds 500 total downloads. The graphic also revealed that 75% of apps earn the developer less than $500 a month.

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CDN Software Solutions created an infographic called, “Mobile App Trends in 2013,” which explores the exploding mobile app marketplace.

The infographic shares data from Gartner that reveals that this year, mobile phones will beat PCs as the most common way to access the internet. We’ve embedded the entire graphic after the jump for you to explore.

Check it out: “People spend more time using their smartphones for browsing the web, checking emails, using mobile applications, social networks, games, music and more. As more and more devices penetrating the market, the need for appropriate apps have also increased for consumers and enterprises both. More than 1.7 million applications have been downloaded 65 billion times and the numbers are rapidly increasing.” Read more

Free wi-fi often means free data for hackers – so if you are frequenting the coffee shop with your smartphone, it’s a good idea to practice safe browsing. To help you keep your phone safe and healthy, the security gurus at Symantec have put together this great infographic of best practices.

To begin securing your data, create a secure password for your phone and deactivate automatic wi-fi connections. In general, browsing on public wi-fi connections can leave you susceptible to more hacking, so never use it to access private or important data – you won’t be able to tell when you’re being hacked or infected. Read more

Having a boring Monday and you want to liven your office? EQA Office Furniture has created an infographic called, “Office Pranks to Liven Up the Cubicle Farm” that should make things exciting.

The infographic is filled with instructions on how to pull one over on your co-workers. The graphic gives detailed instructions on how to make it look like someone’s computer screen is frozen (without really hurting any of their work). Check it out: “Take a screenshot of your target’s computer by pressing “Print Screen,” or “Pr Sc” on the keyboard. Open Microsoft Paint and paste (Ctrl +V) the screenshot. Save the image somewhere other than the desktop – and remember where you saved it!”

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ProtectYourBubble.com has created an infographic called, “How Smartphone incidents occur,” which examines the incidents that occur with smartphones including loss, theft, and damage according to gender and age group.

According to the graphic, men are 70 percent more likely to lose their phone than women and women are 42 percent more likely to have their phone stolen than men.

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Ampush has created an infographic called, “The Facebook Mobile App Install Ad Checklist,” that outlines the best practices for developers creating Facebook mobile apps.

According to the graphic, app developers will benefit from constant testing and measurement.

Check it out: “With the potential to engage over one billion users and countless competing apps, you should not waste time and your limited marketing budget trying to figure out the best way to gain installs. The easiest way to avoid the learning curve is to reach out to a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer such as us; however, some companies prefer to handle their digital marketing in-house.” Read more

Google Glass is a small device that packs a lot of technical savvy, but how does it work? Today’s infographic from illustrator Martin Missfeldt reveals the beautiful mechanics behind the new eye-wear.

Missfeldt uses Google’s various patents on the device for his analysis, and suggests that:

Google Glass contains a mini-projector, which projected the layer via a clever, semi-transparent prism directly on the retina in the eye. Because of this the image, even though it is so close to the eye, is sharp and clear. You can move the front part of the Google Glass easily to optimize the focus.

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