Tag: American

12 Reasons Why 15% Of American Adults Don’t Use The Internet [Chart]

12 Reasons Why 15% Of American Adults Don’t Use The Internet [Chart]

If you use the Internet all day long like most people I know, it's easy to think everyone else does that too. After all, if you look around in your office, on the train, on the bus, in any restaurant, in the mall and everywhere else, you'll see that almost everyone has a smartphone either in their h ...
Why American Internet Is So Slow & How We Can Fix It [Infographic]

Why American Internet Is So Slow & How We Can Fix It [Infographic]

If you live in the United States like I do, you may or may not know that our Internet speed usually sucks compared to many other places in the world. You might just think that is how it is supposed to be since it's one of those things you don't realize if you haven't experienced anything better. I n ...
Sugar Consumption Facts & How Addicting It Really Is [Infographic]

Sugar Consumption Facts & How Addicting It Really Is [Infographic]

I have to admit, I am addicted to chocolate. I don't eat as much now as I have in other times of my life, but every once in a while, my sweet tooth needs to be satisfied. There have been many infographics about sugar and the effects it has on us. There's no doubt sugar has both positive and negative ...
Dan Winters Space Shuttle Photos May Singe Your Eyebrows

Dan Winters Space Shuttle Photos May Singe Your Eyebrows

Let’s be honest, humans are suckers for awesome visual illustration and photography. I know I am, and maybe that is why I love Instagram. It pairs images with technology to tell our stories visually. I tell people unfamiliar with the app that I compare it to being a visual twitter. Since curiosity o ...
When Prada Uses Old Classic Cars To Design High Heels

When Prada Uses Old Classic Cars To Design High Heels

If you are a designer, it doesn't really matter what kind, you know that the places where you can get inspiration are unlimited. The mindset is pretty much, "If you can visualize it, you can create it," when it comes to designers of all kinds. Sometimes though the mashings can become as odd as the m ...
American Identity According To Social Media [Infographic]

American Identity According To Social Media [Infographic]

Making the decision to be present on any social networking service is a big step for a lot of people. Not only does that mean you'll engage people you have previously never met or talked to, but you will also give yourself away in a new and sometimes wide open forum where everyone will be able to cr ...
Chocolate Bunnies: Our Easter Candy Shame [Infographic]

Chocolate Bunnies: Our Easter Candy Shame [Infographic]

Happy Easter to all our readers who celebrate this holiday! Are you going to make an Easter basket for anyone special in your life this weekend? I plan to. Did you know that Americans buy over 120 million pounds of Easter candy each year? That's enough to fill 4,615 dump trucks. As far as chocola ...
New Study: Americans Go Crazy When Internet Is Slow

New Study: Americans Go Crazy When Internet Is Slow

Not long ago, @mistygirlph wrote an article entitled, "Do You Freak Out When Your Internet Goes Down?" It always makes me giggle when I see that one circulating on Twitter because people almost always add a little comment with their tweet that says, "Yes!" I know for me, I definitely freak out whe ...
Paintings of Junk Food: American Culture Illustrated

Paintings of Junk Food: American Culture Illustrated

I'm not sure if I'm writing about this because my friend @Minervity is eating a big 'ol chocolate bar right now, or if it's because I'm hungry, but these paintings of junk food are making my mouth water. This series of paintings, called "American Still Life," is Pamela Michelle Johnson's way of d ...
WANTED: Your Best Assets

WANTED: Your Best Assets

Now there are some crazy things that I get to see on the internets and this is by far the most lude, interesting and bloody genius execution. American Apparel has set forth a competition to see who submits their best assets. Of course they are voted upon by thousands upon thousands of people. The ...
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