Best And Worst Times To Post On Social Media. There's no point in posting if no one is there to read it. Here's an infographic from socialcaffeine.com on the best and worst times to post. These times are pretty broad, and you'll find more precise times for both networks in my Social Media Promotion for Musicians book. Infographic: 13 Reasons Why Your Brain Craves Infographics. Infographic: History's most influential people, ranked by Wikipedia reach. This article was taken from the November 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.
This infographic reveals the world's most influential people, born before 1950, using data from all language editions of Wikipedia. "It shows you how the world perceives your own national culture," says César Hidalgo, head of the Media Lab's Macro Connections group, who researched the data. "It's a socio-cultural mirror. " Rankings are based on parameters such as the number of language editions in which that person has a page, and the number of people known to speak those languages (L/BN).
Using this quantitative approach, Hidalgo is now testing hypotheses such as whether cultural development is structured or random. View the full-size image in our gallery. World's best info-graphics show us the value of body parts, surname distribution and what makes a great novel. Information Is Beautiful Awards celebrated the best data graphicsGraphics showed anything from the monetary value of a human brain to the most common Alaskan surnames By Graham Smith Published: 15:55 GMT, 2 October 2012 | Updated: 16:29 GMT, 2 October 2012 A map of the human body that lists the value of each body part; a map of the U.S. that marks the most popular surnames; and a graphic that shows what plot details make a great novel.
These were just three of the entries at the Information Is Beautiful Awards ceremony in London last week, celebrating the most ingenious methods of making numbers and facts visually interesting. The body parts map provides the price in sterling for every limb, organ and gland based on the growing industry of human tissue recovery. The researchers calculated the values from prices charged by human tissue recovery agencies that collect body parts for research. If you could do away with your brain altogether, expect to be paid £10,707 for all its parts. Image Depicting Every Time Science Fiction Became Science Fact: This fantastic chart by Isabelle Turner captures the most notable times that science fiction became scientific fact. On the left side, there is a list containing the date that the prediction was made, the individual who came up with the idea, and where they made their forecast.
To the right, there is a list containing the date of the actual discovery and the years that elapsed between the prediction and the discovery. Of course, there are probably some that are missing. Leave your contributions in the comments. Isabelle Turner / Printerinks. The Real Warp Drive3D printed Invisibility CloakSuspended Animation 3D Printed Houses.