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I’m a huge fan of infographics of any kind. Whether they tell a story or convey information, it doesn’t matter. While I can’t create my own, I’ve compiled a list of awesome, interesting and fun infographics related to social media.

With 2 billion people searches in 2010, Linked In is arguably one of the most used professional networking sites available.

• [Infographic] – Linked In

Quora, the not-so-new but growing social network, shows great growth in recent months

• [Infographic] – Quora

How do you know if you use social media too much? Follow the flow, it will let you know. This isn’t quite as serious, but there’s something to be said about the points provided here.

• [Infographic] – Social Media Detox

Last year’s (2010) wrap up of web and social media usage.

• [Infographic] – State of the Internet

Ad spending on social networks is increasing. This graphic is a bit dated, but the trends are still holding true.

• [Infographic] – Social media ad spending

It may seem that your friends tweet about nothing of interest. That may be true. Most people share other stuff too, though!

• [Infographic] – Who uses Twitter

If a map ever existed of social media, this is it.Every network you can imagine. (Accurate to about a year ago)

• [Infographic] – Social media prism

How do you spend your time on Facebook? Do you use it too much?

• [Infographic] – Obsessed with Facebook

Social bookmarking had to start somewhere. A small history of the site and a great insight to how it operates is shown here.

• [Infographic] – The history of Digg

Many people access their social networks via a mobile device. This is a great look at the rise of mobile power.

• [Infographic] – The rise of Facebook mobile

These are just a few of hundreds of available infographics about social media. There are countless others available from the amount of waste in space to international timber trade. I would love to know which ones are your favorites and if I missed any critical ones. Putting information into images is a fun way of learning. So share the knowledge!