Showing posts with label Infograph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infograph. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello Food Plate

The first food pyramid was introduced in 1992 by the USDA, which replaced it now with MyPlate (see below).
Below is the new MyPlate. It shows a plate with the recommended distribution of different nutrients. In my opinion, the plate is much easier to understand than the pyramid as it shows you what your plate should look like. One only wonders if the powerful US dairy industry shoehorned in "Dairy" as being separate from "Protein".


USDA Ditches Food Pyramid for a Food Plate | Geekosystem

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Which is the best tablet? Infograph

Which is currently the best tablet, as of March 2011? [Click on the infograph to enlarge].


Or see this comparison [Click to enlarge]:

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Evolution of Geek

Geeks
(Source: http://www.myextralife.com/56geeks/images/two-dudes-front.jpg)
What does it mean to be a geek? Geek used to mean unfashionable or socially inept person. The word geek is derived from the Low German word "geck", meaning "crazy". The new meaning of geek is a person devoted to a particular interest. I am wondering: Doesn't this definition of geek make everybody a geek? Doesn't everybody have a special interest in something? Or, as Aristotle said: We are what we repeatedly do.

There are many different types of geeks. Here is a list of 56 different types of geeks (and counting).
56 Geeks by Scott Johnson
(Source: http://www.myextralife.com/56geeks/images/2086153791_3c96f62bf7_b.jpg)
Flowtown created this great flowchart about the evolution of the geek.
Evolution of Geek (by Flowtown)
[Source: http://www.flowtown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ft-geek-10-20-1-520x1272.jpg]
I am not sure using these geek hand signs will make you look any cooler. :)

Geek Hand Signs (by Joey DeVilla)
[Source: http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/geek_gang_signs.jpg]

What is the difference between a geek, a nerd, a dork and a dweeb?
The difference between Geek, Nerd, Dork, and Dweeb
[Source: http://www.geeksaresexy.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/nerd-venn-diagram.jpg]
Another attempt to define geek:
What is a Geek
[Source: http://geek.travel/sites/geek.travel/files/image/geek.png]

Here is a tribute to female geek and gamer girls (by the band Team Unicorn, with special appearances by a rapping Seth Green, Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sackhoff and Stan Lee).



Another classification of geeks (but classified under "nerds"):
Know your Geeks
[Source: http://www.likecool.com/Style/TShirt/Know%20Your%20Nerds/Know-Your-Nerds_1.jpg]
As geek traits are becoming more mainstream, some people ask if "Geek is going extinct?" - Read discussion here.

Where do the terms "geek" and "nerd" come from? See here to learn about the origins of geek and nerd.

XKCD summarized the difference between geeks and nerds in his own way:
The difference between nerds and geeks
[Source: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/geeks_and_nerds.png]

This infograph offers a different comparison between geeks and nerds.
Geeks vs Nerds
[Source: http://www.mastersinit.org/geeks-vs-nerds/geek-nerd.jpg]

Funny geek hierarchy chart: Which geeks consider themselves less geeky than other geeks.
What do different geeks think of one another?
Geek Hierarchy Chart
[Source: http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2008/08/the-geek-hierarchy-chart-2.0-abridged.gif]

You might also be interested in the Geek Maslow pyramid of needs and the Evolution of Geek.
Geek Flowchart
Source: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/09/opinion/09opart.large.gif]

Geek Maslow Pyramid of Needs:
Geek Maslow Pyramid of Needs
[Source: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgfawrIaP41qafy0lo1_500.jpg]

Diagram of Geek Culture:
Diagram of Geek Culture
[Source: http://www.geeksaresexy.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tumblr_lmszv7Bzv61qbtr75o1_1280.jpg]

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Infograph about Facebook Game Statistics

50% of all Facebook users play games on Facebook, 69% of them are female. All together, Facebook gamers spent 927 MILLION hours per month playing online games in Facebook! Mind-boggling!!
Click on the picture to see the whole infograph.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Infograph: The true size of Africa

Most people struggle to accurately describe the size of Africa. This infograph illustrates how Africa compares to different countries.