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  • Girls of James Bond Timeline [Infographic]

    Girls of James Bond Timeline [Infographic]

    Have you recently found yourself wondering about all of the women super spy James Bond has encountered over the years? Wouldn’t it be nice if all of that information had been compiled into a handy list accompanied by photos of the actresses in sexy attire? Your endless prayers to the Gods of Cinema have been answered in the form of the infographic you see embedded below. Presented in a handy timeline, each bond girl — both good and bad — has been listed next to the film from which they’re associated. So exhaustive was the research that the ladies from the upcoming “Skyfall” were included, as well.

    Before feasting your eyes on all of that exotic female flesh depicted below, have a look at some trivia surrounding the ladies of the Bond franchise. Some of it you may now, some of it may catch you completely by surprise. Either way, it’s sure to kill a few minutes of your afternoon while you’re waiting to close up shop for the day.

    • Most Bond girls are in their 30’s, give or take a few years.
    • Vast majority of these female characters have double entendres for names.
    • Not all of the Bond girls were good. Some, in fact, were quite bad.
    • Molly Peters was the first Bond girl to appear nude in the franchise.
    • A film based on Michelle Yeoh’s Bond girl was rumored but never came to fruition.

    Now that you’ve been properly prepared, have a took at the graphic below.

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  • Facebook’s IPO Follows Other Tech Companies’ IPO

    Facebook’s IPO Follows Other Tech Companies’ IPO

    With Facebook’s IPO maaayy finally happen next week, buzz abounds that this will most likely be the tech industry’s biggest IPO to date. Still, by no means is it the first and it’s likely Facebook wouldn’t be projected to rocket into astronomical levels of filthy lucre if it hadn’t been the company’s predecessors.

    Google, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zynga, and Groupon are all tech companies that made the public move – and all with varying results. Companies like Groupon and LinkedIn saw their stocks decline below their opening day price a mere 30 days after the IPO (although LinkedIn seems to be trucking right along now while Groupon continues to ride out some turbulence). With speculation that Facebook’s opening valuation could be as high as $100 billion, it’s all but a foregone conclusion that the company will be a Wall Street success.

    As a crash course of sorts on tech company IPOs, Banyan Branch put together an infographic details the history of other tech companies that offer a glimpse of what to expect with Facebook’s initial offering. “The upcoming Facebook IPO has been the talk of the tech world, and judging by other recent tech IPOs, it can be hard to predict which way the stock will move,” said Blake Cahill, president of Banyan Branch. “Banyan Branch analyzed the online buzz and we know that the Facebook IPO will only increase in interest as we get closer to the IPO date.”

    Think the sky’s the limit for Facebook? Think it’s a lotta hype? Let us know what ya think after the infographic.

    History of Tech Company IPOs

    Click here to see a larger version.

  • Pinterest Beats Facebook in Social Commerce

    Pinterest is beating Facebook in the way of e-commerce, according to this nifty infographic. But it is important to recognize the source when analysing this data.

    Pinterest users spend more and visit more according to Boticca.com, who recently released a case study that analysed 50,000 visitors on Pinterest versus 50,000 on Facebook. Boticca is an online boutique, selling clothes jewelry and accessories. The infographic was featured on AllFacebook, the unofficial Facebook blog.

    The study found that 10 percent of website transactions came via Pinterest, compared with 7 percent from Facebook. With 87 percent of consumers visiting via Pinterest being first-timers, compared with 57 percent from Facebook.

    On average, per transaction, Pinterest sums more than doubled Facebook, and they had a 43 percent higher bounce rate than Facebook (average time spent on Pinterest was found to be 14.2 minutes).

    These statistics highlight the fact that many people (women in particular) go on the site for the expressed purpose of shopping. It only takes one quick glance at Pinterest to notice the insane number of dresses and handbags being posted by other users. Shoppers often follow pinners with a similar taste in fashion, and wait for posts that catch their eye.

    The highly visual nature of Pinterest makes it ideal for the fashion industry. When consumers look for other items like electronics, specs often play a great part in the customers decision. A picture doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story, whereas with fashion, the look is the whole story.

    Really, any consumer products that place form before function would benefit from Pinterest‘s brand of social marketing.

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  • Obama’s ‘Life Of Julia’ Keeps Democrats At Social Media Forefront

    Last week the Republican party launched a Social Victory app to try to get a foothold onto what has been a one sided battle: The fight for social media dominance. This fight was utterly dominated by Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential election, and some strategists pointed to this as a huge reason why he won so handily.

    The 2012 campaign has seen basically the same thing. Mostly due to the fantastic job the Democratic party did last time to build up their good social media karma, they are still riding high. As you can see from the infographic below, even with all of the Republican Presidential hopefuls put together, they don’t even make a dent into what is an enormous social media advantage for Obama.


    Thanks to Overdrive Interactive for this great Infographic!

    This kind of forward thinking has allowed the Obama reelection people to focus on promoting their ideals and beliefs, and not spending time to build a social media presence. This is where the ‘Life of Julia‘ slideshow comes in. In something that resembles a Google product release video, ‘Life of Julia’ follows a fictional woman who, throughout different stages of her life, is benefitting from the entitlements given to her by President Barack Obama.

    “Julia starts her own web business. She qualifies for a Small Business Administration loan, giving her the money she needs to invest in her business. President Obama’s tax cuts for small businesses like Julia’s help her to get started. She’s able to hire employees, creating new jobs in her town and helping to grow the local economy.” This kind of political showcase is how and where the Democrats have a chance at getting Obama reelected. The Republicans will have a huge unknown factor unless they can do something to show that they know how to run a social media campaign that is effective.

  • Supplement Your Wu-Tang Discography Knowledge

    Quick, who was the only Wu-Tang member not featured on Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele, but joined up with the Wu later that year for The W?

    If you guessed Old Dirty Bastard, congratulations, you scanned down to see this awesome infographic showing the billboard prowess of the Wu-Tang clan’s impressive discography. All 48 albums are here. Every album every Wu-Tang member has ever made, complete with all the members and non-members featured on the album.

    Make it all the way to the end for a special bonus…

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  • Apple’s Big Business In Perspective [INFOGRAPHIC]

    If you’ve been paying even a little bit of attention to the goings-on in the tech world, you know that Apple is a pretty big deal. Once primarily a maker of computers – in which market they were a distant second to rival Microsoft – Apple has transformed itself in recent years into the leading maker of tablets, smartphones (maybe), and MP3 players in the world.

    In so doing, as you might expect, Apple has made kind of a lot of money. In the first quarter of their 2012 fiscal year (which ended in December) they reported a record $46.33 billion in revenue and $13.06 billion in profits. Their second quarter, which ended in March, netted a further $39.2 billion in revenue and $11.6 billion in profits.

    So yeah. A lot of money. Sometimes it can be a little difficult to fathom those kinds of numbers, though. Sometimes we need some help putting the kind of data released in an earnings report into perspective. To that end, BusinessDegree.net has put together a handy infrographic that breaks some of those numbers down and makes them a little more manageable (for example, did you know that Apple makes $7 million in profit per hour?).

    Check out the infographic below, then let us know what you think in the comments.

    Big Business of Apple
    Created by: BusinessDegree.net

  • Should You Be Concerned With CISPA?

    Should You Be Concerned With CISPA?

    By now, if your awareness level concerning Internet regulation bills like CISPA and its SOPA/PIPA predecessors hasn’t increased, you’re doing yourself a disservice. It could be the fact that after SOPA was defeated, people thought the fight was over. Or it could be people are waiting on Wikipedia to blackout before they get mad.

    Unfortunately, there may not be a Internet-wide blackout this time around, which means people are going to have to inform themselves instead of relying on a service to voluntarily turn itself off before they fight back. Of course, it could be said the reason people were fighting back against SOPA was due to its trend status, something the Internet blackout directly contributed to. Without people talking about the blackout on services like Twitter and Facebook, the buzz concerning SOPA might have remained low enough for the government to sneak it through.

    Instead of waiting on an Internet blackout that may not even happen, people should apply the lessons they learned from SOPA and inform themselves about the potential issues CISPA presents. To facilitate this process, the group at Paralegal.net have created a “WTF is CISPA” infographic, and if you take the time and use it to your benefit, you’ll soon see the fight for an open Internet did not end when SOPA collapsed on itself:

    WTF Is CISPA

    Much like the graphic points out, don’t rely on web companies to tell you when it’s time to act. Don’t wait on a blackout that may never come to motivate you. Of course, the fact that people waited until certain services were blacked out to protest SOPA makes me question their motivations. Were they pissed they couldn’t find an answer for their homework or were they really mad about the damage such bills could do?

  • Social Media Decides the NBA Playoffs

    No need to watch the rest of the NBA playoffs – Facebook, Twitter and Google + have already predicted the outcome. visual.ly user kennynorton posted this nifty infographic that utilizes the highly “scientific” method of using social media status to determine the winners. And if internet popularity is any indication, the Miami Heat will be taking home the trophy.

    If you ask me the guy is just a Heat fan, because the method for choosing the winner varies from round to round. The First round is decided by facebook likes. The second round is decided by total social media following. The third round by Twitter interaction (Tweets, RT, @replies, etc.), and the Tournament champion by the total number of Twitter followers for each of their players.

    Change the order of those methods, or choose just one and you may get a different winner every time.

    To determine the total overall social prowess of a team, you have to include all the social medias. If that is the case, The Lakers would take home the trophy with over 16 million followers, likes and + circles. The Heat has less than half of that.

    When it comes to popularity nobody beats the “King”, Tweets with his name and “ring” or “MVP” show up a lot more than Kobe’s. The only exception is when it comes to comparisons with arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. Twice as many people believe Kobe takes that title with over 400,000 tweets with both their names together.

    Any way you look at it, social media and the NBA just go together. Over 18 million people can’t be wrong.

    Click HERE for a larger infographic.

    [source: theScore, statistics provided by sysomos]

  • Apple’s Q2 Revenue in Easy-to-Read Infographic Form

    Apple’s Q2 earnings report was very impressive. With a 94% year-over-year increase in profits, the largest tech company in the world is still growing. The increase in profits come from impressive new iPad and iPhone sales. The iPhone 4’s drop in price was likely a huge motivator in getting people to buy. Most (58%) of Apple’s revenue share comes from iPhone alone.

    If you’re having trouble reading the graph, here are the important figures:

    Revenue: $39.2 billion (up from $24.7 billion one year ago)

    Net Profit: $11.6 billion (up from $6 billion one year ago)

    iPhone sales: 35.1 million units (88% year-over-year increase)

    iPad sales: 11.8 million units (151% year-over-year increase)

    Mac sales: 4 million (7% year-over-year increase)

    iPod sales: 7.7 million (15% year-over-year decline)

    “We’re thrilled with sales of over 35 million iPhones and almost 12 million iPads in the March quarter,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “The new iPad is off to a great start, and across the year you’re going to see a lot more of the kind of innovation that only Apple can deliver.”

    This is shaping up to be a big year for Apple. Rumors have been circulating about the release of new iMacs and Macbooks this summer along with the much anticipated Mountain Lion iOS 6 Upgrade. And don’t forget the speculation that Apple will be releasing a new version of the iPhone late in the year.

    Expect to see similar, if not better, numbers in Q3 and Q4.

    [Infographic: holykaw]

  • Privacy Matters Not When It Comes To Getting A Good Deal [Infographic]

    With all the CISPA debate going on with a vote expected to go down this week, privacy is becoming the hot ticket item again. In a piece I penned earlier today, I argued that people who complain about CISPA’s lack of privacy protections are already giving away all of their personal data via social networking anyway. It’s obviously not true for everybody, but a lot of people are pretty enthusiastic about handing our their personal details especially when there’s some shopping to be done.

    A lovely infographic from our friends at Lemon.com details a recent IBM study that found people were all too willing to give up their privacy for a better shopping experience. Now they aren’t giving up all of their personal details, but it’s still the kind of stuff that people generally don’t like giving away.

    Among the statistics in the study, it was found that an overwhelming 75 percent of respondents were willing to share data about their media usage. Well, that’s not that bad. There are already plenty of tracking applications that marketers use to track this everyday. It’s the fact that the person is willingly handing it over that’s important.

    Another 73 percent are willing to hand over their demographic info. Once again, not that bad considering that marketers already use this data all the time to market to their customers. It’s when 61 percent of the respondents are willing to identify themselves by name and address that the sirens begin to go off. That’s the kind of information that nobody wants to share, but they will if there’s a personalized shopping experience to be had.

    In what may be the most damning to privacy proponents, it’s found that 56 percent are willing to share their physical location for these amazing deals. I don’t like the idea of people knowing where I am at the moment, but what if you get a localized deal for the place you’re at right that very moment. Would you agree to it then? A contemporary example is the Nintendo Zone application for the Nintendo 3DS. Depending on the location, it unlocks deals and information about shopping for that current store.

    If shoppers are to give away this information, they want something in return. What would that be? They want “communication tailored to their unique interests, locations, and lifestyles; reaching out via channels each consumer prefers (not mass media); compelling reasons to shop now; and personalized sales and offerings.” That all sounds pretty sweet and it only comes at the cost of your personal privacy.

    Privacy Matters Not When It Comes To Getting A Good Deal

    Would you give up your personal details for a better deal at, say, Best Buy or Victoria’s Secret? Or are you one of the true privacy defenders who don’t give marketers any leeway? Let us know in the comments.

  • The Growth of the Film Industry: IMDB in Statistics

    The Growth of the Film Industry: IMDB in Statistics

    Here is an interesting infographic from the droids you’re looking for that provides statistics on film history.

    Since just about every notable film since the turn of the century (that’s last century) is listed on here, it gives us some vital information on where the film industry as a whole has been and where it is going.

    Since the beginning of the MPAA, Rated “R” films comprise a large majority, beating out all other ratings combined. This is interesting given the amount of films that pander to the family friendly crowd, and the constant battle with the MPAA to keep ratings lower in order to appeal to a broader audience.

    We see a huge spike in the number of documentaries made in the beginning of film’s history and today. One may accredit the early spike to experimentation with the new medium during the early days of filmmaking. In the modern era people have much easier access to professional or near professional grade camera equipment, accounting for the large number of documentaries made today. With a few notable exceptions, documentaries can be funded with a lot less money than feature films, paving the way for indie filmmakers to explore this genre.

    And finally, notice the huge number of films released in the past decade. Film is certainly alive and kicking. New technological advances have made filmmaking more easily accessible to art-house producers and theaters. Technology has also brought more people to the theaters than ever before, with advances in digital exhibition and 3D motion pictures creating a more enjoyable experience for movie-goers everywhere.

    If you want to get your own statistics from the International Movie Database, check out their new advanced search function. The creator of this infographic, TDYLF, describes his foray into the search feature in his creation:

    A few days ago, I discovered that IMDb has a really incredible advanced search function. It allows visitors to break films down by rating, genre, dates, keyword, voter scores, the film’s country of origin, and just about anything else you can imagine. If you want to find out how many Japanese movies were released from January 1, 1952 to August 19, 1955, featuring the keyword “shot with a bow and arrow”, it’s right at your fingertips (there’s only one of those, by the way). Using their advanced search function, I’ve fleshed out an infographic about the films that make up the database

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  • More Small Businesses Utilizing Cloud-Based Apps

    If you’re running a small business, finding great resources to support the back end of your shop is vital. Being a small business, however, typically means that you don’t have mountains of money to devote towards buying the biggest and the bestest. Luckily, though, there are several business-friendly apps that you can incorporate into your budding enterprise such as PayPal, Google Apps, and DropBox that won’t empty out your coffers and won’t leave you with security vulnerabilities or unpredictable support.

    Mavenlink examined what apps small businesses are using and created the following infographic with their findings. In each category, whether it was accounting or office documents, there was a clear leader that a large majority of businesses prefer over all other services. More revealing is that the growth of cloud-based apps being used by small businesses is a tidal movement, with expectations of that market to rise from $16 billion in 2010 to $56 billion by 2014.

    As more bigger, higher profile organizations make the switch to using cloud technology, that show of confidence in the services likely assuages any apprehension felt by smaller organizations. Even several state and city governments are switching over to Google Apps these days, so if it’s good and secure enough for governments to put their faith in the cloud, why shouldn’t a small business?

    With your own small business, how do you feel this infographic reflects on the way you run things? Have you made the jump into the world of cloud technology yet? If so, do you agree with the popularity of the apps selected below? Feel free to join the conversation in the comments.

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    Small Business Apps

  • Could Your Daily Commute Be Killing You?

    Could Your Daily Commute Be Killing You?

    Nobody likes the drive to work. Every day millions of people wait through seemingly endless traffic, and what is the reward? Another day at work.

    The average person spends 38 minutes a day in the car getting to and from work. That’s 165 hours a year, of your life, wasted away behind the wheel.

    And look at what it’s doing to us. People with long commutes worry more, dreading the next days ride to work. So much so that it can effect things like your marriage. People with long commutes are more likely to get divorced.

    As people’s commute to work gets longer, their life gets shorter. Health problems like back pain, high colesterol, obesity and poor sleep patterns can all be directly linked to a long commute.

    The only solution seems to be to just move closer to work. Reducing your commute can lower these risk factors by a significant amount.

    Yeeah, it’s kinda like this…

  • The Expendables Cast Has Killed Quite a Few People

    Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables” is a cheesy action movie fanatic’s wet dream. The film, which stars Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Bruce Willis, and Randy Couture, featured everything you could possibly want from a motion picture containing that much concentrated machismo. Tons of explosions, frequent one-liners, and a plethora of bloody kills were all in attendance. The sequel, which is set to debut in North American theaters this summer, promises even more cinematic carnage, which should keep action junkies clapping enthusiastically until the end credits. That’s what I’m hoping will happen, anyway.

    While ingesting all of that merciless on-screen carnage, have you ever wondered how many people these guys have “killed” throughout their careers? If so, direct your undivided attention to the infographic embedded below. There you’ll find the total collected body counts for each of their respective films, presented in a manner that’s incredibly easy to consume. If you haven’t seen “The Expendables”, this should give you a good idea of what to expect. Speaking of which, what are you waiting? Simon West’s sequel is on the horizon, and you don’t want to be the last person on your block to have seen the film. That would be beyond embarrassing.

    “The Expendables 2”, which also adds Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, and Chuck Norris to its ranks, is scheduled to arrive in theaters on August 17th.

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  • Infographic: Why Gaming is Good and Good For You

    From now on, if you need an excuse to justify your gaming habit, just look to this infographic for some quick stats about how you are in the right and the person you are arguing with is a noob.

    Gaming improves collaboration and problem solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and generally makes you a better person.

    While many people think that video games promote violence, statistics show that those are not even the more popular games. Action, family oriented games, and sports top the list of the most popular genres.

    Gaming is also a socially responsible activity. The majority of parents think that video games are a positive influence on their kids lives, and many join in to socialize with them. Males comprise the majority of gamers by only a small margin. Much more females play games than most people think, making it a gender friendly hobby.

    From the author, via DeviantArt

    I had a load of questions playing around my head about statistics of gaming and i found it quite hard to find straight forward concise answers to these questions. So i decided to create an info-graphic which was simple and to the point yet graphically beautiful, so i created this along side 3 others, basically blown up statistics. They were designed to influence peoples judgement on gamers, as the majority of non gamers have a narrow minded view, such as, saying gaming is a waste of time, and makes people lazy, etc

  • Social Media Enhances Olympic Coverage

    Social Media Enhances Olympic Coverage

    Social media has made it easier to connect with athletes in may ways. Tweets from professional athletes make a victory more enjoyable for both the athletes and their fans. Social media has made it easier for athletes to get the word out about their sponsors, making it easier for them to gain new ones.

    Most importantly, for the Olympics Games at least; it has increased viewers. That is why they have started The Olympic Athletes’ Hub, which connects fans to their country’s athletes through Facebook or Twitter.

    Combine that the NBC announcement that they will be covering all of the games in their entirety online, and you get an instant emersion in the games. A far cry from simply reading about it in the papers when the first modern Olympics came into being.

    Thanks to limitless coverage and social media, this years Olympic Games promise to be the most viewed in history.

    Compare the reach of social media today and when the last Summer olympics took place and you will instantly see the stark contrast of how social media can change viewership. In 2008, Facebook had a paltry 1000 million users. Today they have 845 million. Twitter had 6 million in 2008. Today they have 140 million, twenty times more.

    See all the pertinent stats, and the most popular athletes to follow, in the infographic above.

  • All The Ways They Killed Kenny [Infographic]

    While Matt and Trey have, for the most part, stopped killing Kenny, his deaths have long been a South Park staple. In fact, the creative duo explained how Kenny’s lifecycle works in the “Mysterion Rises” arc, but when they performed something of a “throwback” Kenny death in the latest episode, it let’s you know how ingrained it is within the South Park universe.

    Now there’s an infographic detailing the many deaths of one Kenny McCormick, and as you can see, the character has been absolutely brutalized by the South Park creative team:

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    The information was complied by UDish.com, and they got their data from the South Park wiki.

    While SouthParkStudios.com doesn’t have a compilation video of Kenny’s deaths, they do have a bunch of embeddable clips. Here a few that stood out to me:


    Any particular Kenny death that stands out as a favorite of yours? Let us know what you think.

  • How Not to Die in a Horror Movie [Infographic]

    A couple of days ago we shared with you an infographic on some of the most common ways to die in a horror movie. Spoiler: Impaled by a household object is the preferred way to go.

    SEE: How To Die in a Horror Movie [Infographic]

    But as this infographic shows us, there are some ways you can avoid death altogether. Until the sequel, at least. All you have to do is kill your significant other, or hide in a dark corner for the rest of your life.

    Other than that, you’re pretty much toast. Reasons to die include being a gifted runner, comic relief for your buddies, or just being black. It’s unlikely the guys at College Humor are racist; how many black guys do you know that survive in a horror movie. (excluding Blaxploitation films with and all black cast)

    So just follow the flow chart and decide your fate. Or do what I do. Decide what you want to happen, then find out the requirements to get there.

  • Android App Developers Like Action Movies [Infographic]

    Android development has had a rough time of it over the past few weeks. There’s been reports of developers jumping ship and just losing interest in the platform. All this information has come from surveys that looked into developer interest at the most basic level. Where is the in depth survey that looks into device brands, platforms and even favorite movies?

    A new infographic from Startapp seeks to answer these very questions and more. The infographic contains the results from a survey that looked into the habits of Android developers. The results are fascinating as it paints a much brighter picture than what previous surveys have.

    The first and most important result from the survey is that the majority of Android developers are independent. This is further confirmed by the results that say the majority of Android development “companies” are staffed by a single person. With these kind of numbers, the amount of apps published by each developer must be pretty low, but surprisingly it’s not. Fifty-two percent of developers have published six to nine apps so far which is offset with 32 percent of them still working on their first app.

    A recent study found that the Amazon Appstore makes more money than the Google Play store. This survey seems to confirm that finding with 66 percent of developers publishing to the Amazon Appstore alongside the Google Play store.

    Of course, many Android app developers also make apps for other platforms. While Android is still the number one platform these developers at 62 percent, 37 percent of Android developers also develop for iOS. Even though iPhone development is second to Android developers, it’s third in terms of the devices they own. Fifty-three percent of Android developers own a Samsung device while 22 percent own an HTC device.

    By far, the most interesting find from this survey is the kind of movies, music and sports Android developers enjoy. It’s found that Android developers overwhelmingly prefer action movies more than any other genre. As for music, rock and pop are almost tied with one percentage point separating them. As for sports, soccer and basketball take the top spot with “Other” at a close second. What is “Other?” I don’t know, but I really hope it’s something like Curling.

    Following the White Rabbit [Infographic]
    © 2012 StartApp

  • Metal Gear’s Cut-Scenes By The Numbers [Infographic]

    When exactly did Metal Gear Solid become more about the story and less about the gameplay? I remember playing part 2 on my PS2 and there were cutscenes thrown in there, but I cannot remember it ever being as bad as it was in part 4. It felyt like you played 10-15 minutes of gameplay to sit through 20 minutes of cutscenes. And that doesn’t even include the cutscenes that happened while you were playing.

    I know that art and gaming are suppose to be one in the same, but I want to know when Konami decided that people wer more interested in what Solid Snake was doing and less about how many ways you could hide in a box. Then MGS2:Substance came out and that added hours more of GAMEPLAY, not cutscenes. But through all of my recollection, maybe i’m wrong about how much time was spent sitting through movies. Maybe i’m a victim of COD syndrome where I want crap to happen now in video games and I no longer have the patience to wait for a story to unfold.

    This infographic gives the lowdown on how long these cutscenes really were compared to each other.

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    Sekani E. Wright    Just tried playing Metal Gear Solid Peacewalker. Cutscenes. Still. Too. Long. Also, gameplay feels slow and plodding by today’s standards. 2 days ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Beer: How to Drink for Maximum Enjoyment

    This infographic from Frugal Dad tells you the best way to enjoy your favorite beverage.

    The number one rule: Don’t drink it cold; drink it coldish. Certain aromatics do not disperse at really cold temperatures, leaving certain flavors untasted below 40 degrees. As a general rule, the darker the beer, the warmer you want it to be.

    Great beer deserves great food. Pair your beer with the right meat and cheeses for an even manlier experience. Doesn’t BBQ and nice porter sound good right about now?

    And lastly, why you should drink beer. Aside from making you look cooler and more appealing to the ladies, beer is also good for you. Beer may help in the prevention of heart disease, diabetes, and dementia while preventing bone loss and increasing your overall health.

    But remember, always in moderation. Savor and enjoy your beer with food. The more you do, the more likely you are to enjoy it responsibly.