Showcase of Incredible Design Portfolios From All Over the World

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No matter when or why you find yourself browsing the internet, there is no short of different logos, websites and print designs filling the web. Having experience in the fields helps one to distinguish the visual candy from the beauty of great web design. In this information age the competition remains fierce, always causing the bar to be raised. With so many creative people focused on web design, it takes a log to stand out from the crowds.

Here’s How Much Every Continent In The World Spends On Mobile Advertising

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The Interactive Advertising Bureau joined forces with ad spend trackers around the world to measure how much money is spent on mobile advertising globally and regionally.

It turns out that the world spent $5.3 billion on mobile ads (from display to search to messaging) overall in 2011, and it turns out that Asia is laying out the most capital. The breakdown is:

Asia-Pacific: 35.9 percent

North America: 31.4 percent

Europe: 25.9 percent

Latin America: 3.5 percent

Africa: 3.2 percent

In dollars that’s…

Chinese tech counterfeiting, visualized

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It’s hard to tell the difference sometimes. At other times, it’s comically easy.

Apple and other companies have fallen victim to many counterfeit technology stores and products in China for years, but it seems as if there has been an influx of activity in recent months that’s been making the news. In a land that is growing into its own in pseudo-capitalism but that’s still shrouded by government-induced mystery, it can be extremely lucrative to sell fake merchandise for a little while, knowing that someday it will likely get busted.

Until it does, there’s a yuan to make.

International police sweep nets 25 alleged Anonymous hackers

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Interpol said Tuesday that 25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America.

The international police agency said in a statement that the arrests in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain were carried out by national law enforcement officers working under the support of Interpol’s Latin American Working Group of Experts on Information Technology Crime.