Tag: 2012

In the 1970s, the three most popular careers that women chose were either a nurse, a secretary or a teacher. They weren't the only career choices women had back then of course, but they were the most popular. I stumbled across an article today on AOL Jobs that said the most popular careers that wome ...

Lifestyle

2012: How The Economy Affected Entrepreneur Attitudes [Infographic]

Here in the United States, 2012 will probably always be perceived as a year that was rough financially. Many families are still struggling to get their finances back on track after the events in the economy in the past few years, and company lay-offs and strikes are still rampant. The news of Hostes ...

The Year Of Video Content: 2012 Top 100 Brands In Social Video

Even though we're not at the end of 2012 yet, the year-end lists are starting to trickle out. This is the second one I've seen, and it's a good one. Video marketing has always been popular, but it exploded in 2012. I remember reading back in May that there are 72 hours of video uploaded every minute ...

Top Social Media Stats Too Impressive To Overlook

There are social media stats presented to us on a daily basis, but many times they are "spiced up" to make the particular social media network in question look better than all the others. They are not exaggerated, they are just focused around the focal points that make some of their more complimenta ...

Social Media Stats That Will Make You Go Wow [Infographic]

It's getting harder and harder to impress people these days. The word "sledgehammer" is becoming more common when describing a good advertising campaign for example. A few years ago, all you had to do was put some cool graphics (possibly 3D) on your website, and you would be off to a good start. Now ...

Most Effective Advertising Online In 2012 [Infographic]

When it comes to advertising online, there are a lot of misconceptions out there. Of course, there is one thing that is quite clear, and that is that when there are too many ads on a website or a service, it gets annoying. I think we can all agree with that. However, what also has to be said is that ...

Design

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 ...

Technology

Internet Usage Predictions For 2012 [Infographic]

If you are an every day developer for the Internet, it is always important to stay on top of the trends when it comes to what is going on and what is going to be the next big thing. It is of course almost impossible to know exactly what will be the next success, but that doesn't keep us from predict ...

Technology

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

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 ...

Design

The 365 Project – A Whole Year Of Fun For Photogs

Steve Crandall

So, you like photography? Then why not try the 365 Project? What is it? It is a fun website where you shoot and upload a photo for every day in 2012. The site says it's about documenting a year of your life through photos. Many people who have participated in this project in past few years have said ...

Geek

30 Creative, Colorful & Inspiring 2012 Calendar Designs

I collect creative calendars, so this was such a fun article to write. At the beginning of each year, I look forward to choosing the calendar that I will hang in my office on the wall, so that I know, for example, the USA Public holidays, and the mini-calendar that I will keep in my handbag. This ye ...

5 Twitter Resolutions You Might Consider Making

Kimberly Engel

Now that the holidays are over, it's time to look forward to 2012. While most of us make promises to ourselves that we'll lose weight, quit smoking, or find a new job in the months to come, I think we should also be making new year's resolutions to change how we utilize social media. And in parti ...

Geek

Typographic Calendar Created With 2,012 Recycled Keyboard Keys

I betcha this is the geekiest thing you'll read all day. I had to read about it a few different times just to wrap my brain around the complexity of it all. This is a typographic wall calendar created with 2,012 (since it's a 2012 calendar) recycled computer keyboard keys. Each one of the keys is ve ...

Technology

Technology: Grow Vegetables Without Sunlight