This is a very straightforward infographic in honor of Valentine’s Day, which falls on the 14th of February every year.  Rather than making up a lot of extra information and doing a bunch of subheadings, I’m just going to list them out for you – the 14 signs he’s into you.  Check off the items on this list and you know your man’s all about you.

1. He calls just to say hi.

2. He invites you to share important events.  (why is there a skinny dipping sign next to this one?  since when is skinny dipping an important event?)

3. He’s willing to watch chick flicks.

4. He’s REALLY close with your family.  (truthfully, we don’t want him to be THAT close)

5. He’ll hang out with you on Football Sunday.

6. He likes to buy you nice clothing.

7. He regularly touches you.

8. He doesn’t get (too) drunk on a night out with you.

9. He listens to you vent.

10. He knows your friends’ names and nicknames – even the embarrassing ones! (why?)

11. He picks you up when you’re feeling down.

12. He notices when you get a trim.

13. He spends a lot of quality time on the phone with you.

14. He throws out pictures of old girlfriends.

Scorecard

Design:  B

It is what it is, and it looks OK.

Information:  N/A

It’s impossible to give out grades when it comes to love advice.  Odds are, if a guy does all this stuff, he’s into you, but does “into you” mean true love?  Who knows?

Source: Signs he’s into you by My Safety Sign

Wow, is there a lot of information on this infographic.  Not only is there a lot, but it is printed very, very tiny.  There is too much to go through in one post, and you’ll have to enlarge the image to see the detail, but it is worth it to see all the things that can impact your car insurance premium.

Some Highlights

Wheel/tire in the center branches out into sections like insurance history, coverage levels, gender, age, martial status, location, driving record, make or model of a car, vehicle use and credit history.  I’ll give you one tidbit from each “spoke” to provoke you to read all of them.

Insurance History

Insurers want to know if your previous policy was cancelled for non-payment?  Why?  You have to follow that thread on the graph.

Coverage Levels

Coverage limits and deductibles will affect your monthly rates – inspect the infographic to find out how.

Gender

Men have more accidents than women.  But does that mean their insurance premiums are higher?

Age

Some age groups are at higher risk and have to pay higher insurance premiums.

Marital Status

Married people have lower rates.

Location

Where you live, drive and park your car matters.

Driving Record

Drivers with previous violations prove to be higher risks which means their rates will be higher as well.

Make or Model of Your Car

Insurers consider the risk of theft, cost of the car and repairs, and overall safety record when determining rates.

Vehicle Use

The more you drive, the higher your risk, and the higher your rate.

Credit History

Your credit score helps determine your insurance score.

Big Items

Cell phone use while driving is popped out and you’re given a lot of information on that.  Same with speeding.

The Golden Rules

Comparison shop, pay your bills on time, keep your house in shape and drive responsibly.  All these things will help you save money on your car insurance.

Scorecard

Design:  C

TOO MUCH TINY TYPE!  The idea is good, but they could have gotten the idea across in a way that would be easier to read.

Information:  A

This is all the information you need to know not only what affects your car insurance premium, but you can find out intuitively the steps you need to take to fix your insurance score by learning these facts.

Source:  Car Insurance Infographic provided by Cheaper Car Insurance

Did you catch the full name of Bangkok? Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Phiman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit. That is mouthful no matter what language you speak.

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The price of textbooks has increased 186% since 1986 which is much faster than other consumer products. While that is a scary stat, the more shocking fact is students pay an average of $900 per year for textbooks.

The good news is most textbooks can be resold and that means most textbooks can be purchased online at used prices and then returned for a refund cost. Win, win for the student and the textbook reseller. Look into it and reduce your college costs.

Via: Sell Back Your Book

Choosing a web host for your precious little web site or you monstrous web presence can be a daunting decision, especially if you are new to the idea of hosting your own web site. This guide or flowchart for choosing a host can help navigate your decision process so you pick the best hosting option for you.

Some questions to ask: What type of site do you want to host? Ecommerce? Marketing? Corporate?

Will you process payments with your site? Do you need to compy with a security policy? What about your own expertise in hosting? Will your site have traffic spikes?

Answer these questions and get a decision on whether to host using cloud servers, hybrid hosting, dedicated hosting or other options included in this infographic.

Scorecard

Design:  B

Nice use of a chalkboard and chalk as the design element to hold together the information in an interesting visual.

Information:  B-

It seems a bit too simplistic. There are other variables to consider that should have been listed such as using Linux or Windows. But the basis for a good decision are here, but you will need to contact a hosting company for more details.

Infographic by Rackspace Hosting

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This infographic starts off sparse on the information but flows into an unexpected amount of information about hearing loss.

After the Ear

Get it, instead of “after the jump?”  After the big ear graphic, we learn the following:

• 1 in 10 adults suffer with mild tinnitus, while 1 in 100 notice a big impact on their life.
• 4 million people in the the UK suffer with undiagnosed hearing loss.
• Past the age of 40, more men than women will develop hearing loss.
• 2 million people in the UK currently ear a hearing aid.

The Warning Signs

• A TV that’s turned up way loud
• Struggling to follow conversations
• Becoming withdrawn or isolated
• Difficulty hearing in background sound
• Upset when confronted about hearing problems
• Turn head so ear faces the sound while listening

Stigmas

• It only happens to old people.  It can happen to anyone, any time.
• Hearing aids are unsightly.  Modern hearing aids are stylish and almost invisible.
• Nothing can be done to help.  Deterioration can be prevented.

Tests

Your hearing helps keep you safe – whether it helps you hear a smoke alarm or oncoming traffic.  When you can’t hear, it’s harder to interact with your family, and you miss out on pertinent information.

Professional tests are free, online tests paint a false picture, and it’s best to consult a trained audiologist when it comes to your hearing.

Scorecard

Design:  B+

Striking, visually, and nice use of red and white.

Information:  B-

It would have been nice if they had specified whether the information about testing is true for just the UK (the part about professional tests being free) or in other countries as well.

Source:  Amplifon presents The Sound of Silence by Amplifon

The UK calls them Stag and Hen parties.  Here, we call them Bachelor and Bachelorette parties.  So, Redseven, the leading hen and stag company, put together this infographic to show the trends on hen and stag parties in the UK.

Most Popular Locations

In the UK, hens favor London and stags favor Bournemouth.  Overseas, hens favor Marbella and stags favor Riga.

Biggest Expense

Booze.  No big shocker there.  Stags spend more money all around, but the food to booze ratio is smaller for hens than it it is for stags.

Surprise?

Hens like suprises.  44% of hen parties keep the destination secret, while only 14% of stag parties keep the destination a secret.

Fancy Dress

Hens spend more on fancy dress and gifts than stags.

Who is In Control?

15% of stags organized their own weekends, while 25% of hens controlled their own.

Flirting?

39% of stag parties admitted to flirting on their stag weekend, while 8.6% of stags admitted to some kissing.  21% of hen parties admitted to flirting, and 4.6% of hens admitted to kissing.  Shame.

Celebrity

When asked which celebrity stag or hen party they wished they’d attended, 34% of surveyed stags said Wayne Rooney and 62% of hens said Coleen Rooney.  The Rooneys, apparently, are very popular.

Scorecard

Design: B+

The black, white and red is striking, and the images are clean.

Information:  B+

It’s nice to know what they’re doing on the other side of the pond.

Source: Stag weekends by Redseven.

Have you even heard about this?  It’s not a new thing – a factoid at the top tells us that the General Motors Futurama exhibit at New York City’s 1939 World’s Fair featured a driverless electric car.  It was controlled by radio and powered by circuits embedded in the roadway.

It’s Coming

Now they tell us that Google has been testing vehicles equipped with driverless navigation systems, and that the cars tested have driven 1000 miles without human intervention and another 140,000 miles with a little bit of human intervention.  Incidentally, 140,000 miles equates to driving around the globe 5.6 times.  That’s a lot of driverless (or almost driverless) driving.  Nevada is on board with this, having recently passed legislation removing legal barriers around driverless technology.

It’s Safe?

They state the fact that 93% of all automobile crashes are caused by driver error, be it intoxication, texting while driving, etc.  Of all the Google driverless miles that have been driven, there have only been 2 crashes, and both times a human was behind the wheel.

Think of All Those Books You Can Read

“40 minutes of drive time becomes 40 minutes of ‘do something else while your car drives you where you need to go’ time.”

Efficient?

When you think about the fact that the average car is immobile for 96% of its lifetime (sort of like people), a driverless car can increase efficiency.  Your car can be doing something while you’re doing something else.  The examples given are both about sending your car to take your kid someplace or pick your kid up from someplace.  How do you feel about that?

Lost Jobs

There are 232,300 taxi drivers and chauffeurs in this country.  AND there are 647,500 bus drivers, 70% of whom work in school districts.  But then, would you put your kid on a driverless bus?  Who tells them to sit down?

Lost State Revenue

I’ll just quote their example directly.  “If each of California’s 22.6 million licensed drivers opted to get a $25 ID card instead of a $31 license renewal, the state would loose $135,943,728.”  Yeesh.

Reduced DUI

10,228 people died from drinking and driving-related accidents in 2010.  Those lives could have been saved if nobody was driving, and the cars drove themselves, right?  112 million people drive drunk every year.

And Parking…

When the car drives you, it can just drop you off wherever you are going, so you don’t have to park.  You just program the car to come get you.  In New York City, for example, you could save $10,000 per year on parking costs.

Scorecard

Design:  A+

This is a really good-looking infographic.  Seriously.  I have no criticism.

Information:  A

I’d give it a + but I’m afraid of technological advances like this.  What if the cars turned against us?  Kidding….

Source: Driverless Car from Life Insurance Quotes

Any time is a good time to start saving.  Obviously, the sooner you start, the more money you will have when you really need it.  This infographic reminds us that there are a lot of things to save for – retirement, emergencies, personal goals, and more.  So what are the savings trends among people of prime savings age (25-34), and why aren’t more people saving money?

Saving Money…In Theory

A small graph in the upper left corner shows the most likely New Years Resolutions among 25-34 year-olds, and the number one choice is to save more money.  That’s followed by losing weight, spending more time with friends, and volunteer work.  In reality, only 4% of this demographic saved 20% or more, 24% saved about 6-9% of their income, 32% saved 1-5%, and 40% saved nothing.

Desirability vs. Affordability

This section reviews some of the things that people spend money on, and how money can be saved.  For instance, you may need to have a smartphone with a data plan, but you could save a lot of money if you only buy what you need.  For instance, everyone wants the latest and greatest, but that costs the  most.  A basic phone with limited features costs the least for a data plan, but might not offer the functionality you need.  If you go with a middle of the road free phone with a 2-year contract, you could save while still getting what you need technology-wise.

Similarly, people spend a lot of money on their home entertainment.  A cable package with the works, including a DVR, can cost $200 per month, while streaming web service only costs less than $10 per month.  Basic cable costs about $30 per month, so you could have that and the streaming web service and still be paying a lot less.

As for eating, everyone likes a nice meal out every now and then, but it is so much cheaper to cook at home.

Generally, if you use common sense and a little self control, you can save money without sacrificing too much of your comfort.

If You DO Start Saving

This graph is the best part of the whole infographic.  It shows you, based on how much you save per week, how much you could have in 5, 10, and 30 years.  It’s inspirational and makes you want to start saving, even (ahem) if you’re older than the demographic targeted in this infographic.

Scorecard

Design:  B

The design is clean, but there are a lot of tiny words that make the eyes swim a little.  Other than that, the colors and fonts are good and the background is quite nice.

Information:  A

Good information for everybody, and puts data in an easy-to-understand way that packs a punch.

Source:  FeedthePig.org

B2B marketers use LinkedIn and B2C marketers use Facebook. That’s only logical, right? Conventional wisdom says that B2B marketing simply doesn’t work on Facebook because prospects are socializing. But does this really make sense?

Sheer numbers point to Facebook as a better opportunity for B2B marketers. Facebook blows LinkedIn out of the water in important states like users, minutes, and even users over the age of 35. That certainly seems like a good reason to use Facebook for B2B marketing, especially if no one else is.

At first glance, it seems counter-intuitive to market B2B products when prospects are in their “at-home” mode. But is it really? B2B marketers like Southwest Airlines and United Parcel Service of America are major advertisers on NFL programming. If people will listen to B2B marketing messaging while they’re watching football, why wouldn’t they listen when they’re chatting with friends and family?

Infographic provided by: San Diego Web Design & Marketing Agency and San Diego Small Business Marketing

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