
Infographics & Data Visualizations
Posted on 25 October, 2012
Why Homeschool? Top 3 Reasons for Homeschooling Your Kids
Read Faster Online Reading Programs – an infographic by Studydog’s Online Reading Programs
Mark IV Stealth Kitteh
Animal Friends have created an interesting Infographic based around your average domestic cat’s combat effectiveness. You’ll be surprised at how awesome stealth kitteh’s are in battle!

Stealth Kitteh – An infographic by the team at Animal Friends
Swing States Predictions According to Social Media
In keeping with the spirit of the upcoming US Election, Sendible have decided to put our social media monitoring tool to the test. We’ve up monitoring terms for the two Presidential candidate Starting from the first Presidential debate (October 3, 2012). The Social Media Monitoring Tool looks through blogs, microblogs, social networks and even comments on sites such as YouTube. Our Sentiment Analysis is a unique algorithm which scores how positive or negative each of the individual posts are by looking out for key words and phrases.
The New York Times have highlighted nine swing states based on an assessment of how states may vote, based on polling, previous election results and the political geography in each state. These nine are the crucial states which may decide If President Barack Obama returns for another four years or if Republican candidate Mitt Romney takes office.
Sendible have also geo-targeted terms in Social Media to each specific Swing state giving some indication what is being said about each of the candidate in each battleground state.
If those sentiments have any bearing on how states actually vote, it would give a President Barack Obama a definitive win of 294 Electoral Votes compared to Mitt Romney’s 244 Electoral votes. Of course it’s all to play for with strong performances from each of the candidates during the final Presidential debate.


Why it pays to be a Firefighter
If you’re wondering whether it makes sense to invest the time and effort involved in a fire career, there’s good news: projections show strong expected growth throughout the rest of the decade, with a 19% increase – or over 57,000 new jobs – expected by 2020. While there are many very good reasons to consider a fire career, potential earnings may be among the most attractive. Firefighters can earn upwards of $71,000 per year (depending on location and position); in fact, the position of Fire Chief is the highest paying public sector job in the country. For an idea of just how much opportunity there is, check out the infographic below.
7 Ways to Stay Sane During Your Move
Moving is Hard! If you are moving then follow these tips to eliminate stress and become more orginized during your move. 

![Why Quality Matters [Infographic]](http://Firecareers.com/images/info-firemen.png)

