These stats shed a new light on the Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving day controversy. Given the numbers, you have to wonder why they don’t just double up on the online sales rather than make their workers go in on Thanksgiving.

Have you ever wondered what the odds were that you were born you? In the infographic below, author and personal change specialist Dr. Ali Binazir explores this interesting question using a series of assumptions and calculations to find the answer. I don’t want to spoil it for you, but as you would imagine, the odds aren’t good.

Facebook page management has always been a moving target for marketers. What works to spark engagement one day may be completely ineffective the next and the tools and functionality available to page owners changes literally overnight. Of course, a smart Facebook advertising campaign is the one constant in staying in news feeds and generating post engagement over the years, but even Facebook’s ad offerings change frequently.

So which industries have this Facebook post engagement thing mastered? As part of the promotional campaign for their latest Social Engagement Benchmark Report, ExactTarget analyzed over 2 million Facebook posts sent from their platform in 2013 and created the interesting infographic below. The measured post engagement by industry and when the engagement occurred.

Have you ever sat on a conference call and wondered what exactly the other participants are doing when their phone is muted? Occasionally, you will have that call where someone on the other end is clearly not paying attention and awkward silence follows a direct question to them. What were they doing instead of paying attention to the conversation? The answer may or may not surprise you, depending on your level of cynicism (or realism). Clearly, with the explosion of mobile phone usage in and out of the workplace and the “always-connected” workforce, the opportunity for distracted conference calling has become much greater lately.

Like it or not, Google search plays a major role in all of our lives. It started out as something you used primarily for education or entertainment purposes and has evolved into a go-to for just about everything we need to know to get through our daily routines. Many, many of our online travels each day start with a simple visit to Google.com. In fact, more than 60% of the people reading this post likely found it from a Google search.

So, what if I told you there is a way to make your Google searching more productive and efficient? Actually, there are more than 30 ways to do this

Thanks to the History Channel, we now have this fun New Year’s Eve infographic. New Year’s by the Numbers is a fun read before you set out to celebrate the big night.

I thought it would be fitting if my possible last post is an infographic. If, for some reason, the Mayans are wrong and tomorrow is no the end of the world, check back soon for more digital marketing fun!