http://business.time.com/2013/12/23/want-to-buy-a-home-better-bring-cash/

This was incredibly interesting to look at. I don’t plan to purchase a house right away, but as a senior in college, it is a distant concern of mine. I’ve heard of people purchasing cars with cash but not houses. I find it hard to believe that almost half of house-buyers last November paid in cash, but the chart above shows that its true.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/13/smartphone-explosion-2014-india-us-china-firefoxos-android

Smartphones are so common these days, especially among college students. This article caught my eye because the headline states that India will likely surpass the U.S. in smartphone use and ownership. There are some great charts revealing smartphone use all over the globe. I was surprised to see that China has already surpassed the U.S.

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/may/14/metadata-rise-of-data-web-search

This article had some very fun, interactive charts. I could scroll over parts of the graph and see more details and tailor the data according to what exactly I was looking to find. This was also interesting because of the recent scare after the NSA revealed its access to cell phone data. Metadata is an extremely relevant issue right now.