10 Cool Social Media Infographics

In the age of the 30-second attention span and a 24/7 information availability, you need more than plain words and ordinary graphics to communicate to the social masses. Luckily, we have the infographic—a hybrid form of communication. A visual sampling of data. The amuse-bouche of in-depth analysis.

Infographics are not new of course. They have been a staple of cavemen and cavewomen for years.

Aurochs on a cave painting in Lascaux, France

And because of the lack of a Google Translator in space, NASA also deemed the infographic a fitting way to communicate with any E.T.s the Pioneer space craft may contact.

The plaque attached to Pioneer 10

Today, we thought we'd show you 10 of our favorite infographics that help shed some light on social media sites. Btw, these are in no particular order.

1. An Interactive Map of the Internet

Just to kick things off, we thought it would be cool to see a map of the Internet based on Internet topology data from the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA).

2. The Power of WordPress

The popularity of WordPress has ballooned over the last few years. Here is a nice infographic that talks to its power over the content we create.

3. The Business of Facebook

Facebook is the king of all social media. And when you look at these numbers you'll be astounded.

4. The Best Social Media Monitoring Tools

It seems there are as many social media monitoring tools out there as social media sites. How do make heads of tales of any of it? This infographic does a good job.

5. Facebook vs. Twitter

What's the difference between people who use Facebook and people who use Twitter? You might be surprised.

6. The Growth of Foursquare

Foursquare has been steadily growing since its founding way back in 2009. Last year, it grew an astounding 3,400%. This infographic from Foursquare will give you some insight into their users.

7. Profiles of a Twitter User

Are you a smore or a maven? Discover what type of Twitter user you are in this infographic breakdown.

8. An Infographic Look at LinkedIn

LinkedIn recently surpassed the 100 million person mark. They celebrated by creating this cool infographic highlighting different aspects of the social media site.

9. The Evolution of the Blogger

You could say that blogging was the tipping point for social media. As soon as people realized that their voice could be heard as simply as hitting the enter button, the Interweb changed forever. Here is a cool infographic that shows the evolution of today's blogger.

10. An Infographic that Spoofs Infographics

No deeper meaning here, but still very funny.

What are some ones I missed? Share the URL of your favorite infographic in the comments section.

Kevin Duffy is the Creative Director for The Duffy Agency's Boston office.

Comments

[Gina]

Cool graphics. I especially like the evolution of the blogger one. Very true!