Infographic: Hierarchy of Digital Distractions

The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions: levels of digital activity, visualized. (by David McCandless, via Scott Beale)

[#1 posted by hadlock, September 8, 2009 4:47 PM]

List of requirements (or at least, list of don'ts) for great memes:

1. Does not require a legend at the bottom to explain itself
2. Includes humor
3. Prints well on a standard, crappy work B&W laser printer
4. Consumes no more than 1/4 of a standard sheet of paper when printed
5. Does not use color gradients (see #3)

Otherwise, pretty spot on.

[#2 posted by Anonymous, September 8, 2009 4:54 PM]

why isn't reddit.com on there?!

[#3 posted by dr.hypercube, September 8, 2009 5:03 PM]

Requires recursion: entry for 'spots insta-meme on the Boing'.

[#4 posted by Anonymous, September 8, 2009 6:12 PM]

So, are we talking Digital Distractions or Balanced Social Media Diet http://tinyurl.com/kwla7f? Great graphics, but all this should do/should not do pyramid business is leaving me feeling conned/fused.

[#5 posted by Anonymous, September 8, 2009 6:39 PM]

Missing TV Tropes ruins this.

[#6 posted by cycle23, September 8, 2009 9:54 PM]

Phew. Good thing I bought an Instinct.

[#7 posted by Anonymous, September 8, 2009 9:54 PM]

Along the same lines, here's a chart of boredom vs the reading of webcomics: http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/2009/08/19/the-system-264/

[#8 posted by Daemon, September 8, 2009 11:54 PM]

It's true. I should be working right now, and instead I'm about to make fun of people who use iPhones.

Done.

[#9 posted by Evil Jim, September 9, 2009 1:56 AM]

To me it just looks like an ad for I-Phone desperately trying to go viral.

[#10 posted by franko, September 9, 2009 6:35 AM]

no mention of online videogames?