2011 Archives - Bit Rebels

Start Planning: The World Of Infographic Events [Infographic]

Here is something new, at least to me! I knew that infographics were kind of popular and all that, and that is only one reason why we publish them here at Bit Rebels. But that they are popular to the point that someone would actually put together a whole event in their honor had totally escaped my a ...

Social Media

Remembering 2011 Via Twitter [Video]

Richard Darell

2011 was an exceptionally eventful year when it comes to worldly news. Everything from small online successes to Steve Jobs' passing was on everyone's mind. As we tried to make sense of it all, we quickly realized that doing that was just not going to happen. Facebook launched their new Timeline fea ...

Technology

Worst Web Outages In 2011 [Infographic]

Richard Darell

In 2011, we saw a lot of new websites and services spring up like potatoes all around the Internet. Some became pillars in the networking landscapes, while others are still struggling to survive. It's not easy to get a great idea going with successful results these days, to say the least. You have t ...

Technology

Top Tech Trends Of 2011: Last Year At A Glance [Infographic]

Richard Darell

In 2011, we saw a lot of new trends emerge that implied social media was taking yet another step towards ruling not only the Internet, but also our lives to some extent. Groupon saw a huge increase in users, but fell quite hard when they went public on the stock market. It was the hype of the moment ...

Geek

11 Memorable 2011 News Stories Recreated In Lego

Diana Adams

It's that time again when we are starting to see all those year-end lists and annual photography collections. I always look forward to those because they are usually the best-of-the-best, and it's always fun to reminisce about the past year while looking ahead to everything the new year will bring. ...

Technology

Internet 1996 vs. Internet 2011 [Infographic]

Richard Darell

If you've been Internet savvy since back in the '80s, you know that it used to take forever to even download text on the screen. Images were a pain, and if you ever thought, back then, that someday there might be movies on the Internet, you would have most likely laughed at that thought. However, as ...

Social Media

Twitterpalooza: Twitter Statistics In Focus [Infographic]

Richard Darell

Statistics are the true storyteller for how a company performs, and where it is going. You can derive a ton of unknown information from statistics that you normally wouldn't know about otherwise. All you have to know is some of the factors, and you can (using algorithms and logic) find out pretty mu ...

Social Media

The Current State Of Social Networking [Infographic]

Richard Darell

To be updated on the current state of all the social networking services is not always easy. You have to pull considerable amounts of data, compile it and then create a simple and understandable enough way to showcase it. This will take you a long time if you want to pinpoint your best bet for where ...

Geek

2011 Top April Fool’s Pranks Roundup [Infographic]

Richard Darell

Everyone knew that we would probably go all out on the pranks, either yesterday or today, and to some extent we have. However, blogging about them all would take up too much time, and at least I wouldn't know what to pick in the first place. There are so many cool and unusual pranks out there that r ...

Design

Share Your Smileys IRL With The Emoticon Calendar

Diana Adams

I'm a big fan of emoticons and smiley faces. I know many people think they are silly and serve no purpose, but I like to put them in most of my tweets, Facebook updates and texts. I've noticed lately that on more and more apps I download, it asks if I want to include my "mood." I suppose emoticon ...

Lifestyle

What Do You Want In 2011? You Can Make It Happen!

Diana Adams

I know that title is bold, but I believe 100% without any doubt that it is true. However, we all have lessons to learn along the way, and there are no shortcuts to success. We all know that, right? For me personally, I want to be wealthy in 2011. What does wealthy mean to me? It's very differ ...

Design

Space Invaders Calendar: Mark Each Day By Killing Aliens

Richard Darell

So, at the beginning of each year, you have 365 days to look forward to. Maybe you dread them, and maybe even try to avoid them by sleeping it out. Either way, you still have 365 days to spend, and it's up to you to choose how you want to invest them. Look at it as the building of an age ring on ...

Entertainment

Portal 2: A Puzzle Game Worth Checking Out!

Diana Adams

I knew in the back of my mind that in the beginning of next year, Valve planned release Portal 2. However, it wasn't until I watched this trailer that I got excited about it. I remember the original Portal from several years back, and it was a fun little puzzle game. However, Portal 2 looks com ...

Geek

Unravel Your Life With This Creatively Morbid Calendar

Diana Adams

I can't decide if this is creatively cute or truly morbid. So, for the moment, I'll call it creatively morbid. We often read happy and cheery quotes about living life to the fullest and making the most of each day. I see these types of quotes daily on Twitter. However, industrial designer Patr ...

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