Visual.ly: Browse & Create Infographics

If you're a social media fanatic like me, then no doubt you've noticed the recent Infographic craze. Everywhere you look -- news sites, blogs, viral sharing sites like 9GAG or Pinterest -- everyone seems to be hopping onto the Infographic bandwagon.

I myself have joined the craze. As a digital project manager, one of my jobs is to regularly update Facebook fan pages and Twitter feeds, and with this comes the responsibility of searching for fun, engaging yet useful content. This is where Infographics come into play. No only do they brighten up an otherwise bland-looking and text-filled Facebook wall, fans are also more likely to click a link or comment when there a visual in place.

My favorite place to hunt for Infographics? Visual.ly

Visual.ly offers a great selection of Infographics to learn and choose from. The thing I love about it is that anyone can upload their own Infographic onto the site for free -- it's Infographics by regular people like you, about topics that regular people like you care about. Here are some cute examples:

Laundry Symbols Explained
The Coolest Barcode Scanners in Movies
Top Migrant Destinations

Visual.ly also houses a free Infographic-generator app, which currently offers 3 templates: (1) Life of a Hashtag, (2) The Facebook Social Life, and my personal favorite (3) The Twitter Account Showdown! Just enter your data into select fields (example: your Twitter handle or Facebook page) and it creates the Infographic for you!

Just for fun, I've decided to do a showdown between myself and my good friend Kiks (check out her portfolio here)!

 

Give it a shot! It's fun, free and informational! Reminds me of why I got into social media in the first place!

Til then,
Mae