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Kate Russell's weekly review of the best apps and websites.(Links can be found at the bottom of the page.)

Thanks to the ISS HD Earth viewing experiment we can all see what it is like to orbit earth in the International Space Station as it streams footage live to the web.

A picture speaks a thousand words - so the saying goes - which is perhaps why the craze for infographics has taken off on the web. Infogr.am is a simple tool to help anyone create their own and the company is also about to launch a video infographic maker. You can sign up for a launch notification on their website.

Easl.ly is another simple tool that, as the name would suggest is really easy to pick up and start using. Just pick a theme then drop it on your data to instantly make your graphic.
If you are searching for employment, Vizualize.me will make an infographic out of your resume, using data gleaned from your LinkedIn profile. This is one-click simple and you鈥檒l have an eye catching introduction to share.

The key thing to consider when designing an infographic is what kind of visualisation will make the data clearer. IBM has a neat experimental tool that lets you try out lots of different styles to see which one works. It鈥檚 called Many Eyes.

If your data is better suited to a timeline style, Dipity will let you build a scrolling infographic, adding media like pictures and video to bring your timeline to life.

InFoto is an Android app that creates infographics from your photo data, revealing things like what time of the day you prefer to take photos, whether you favour horizontal or vertical orientations and your favourite city to shoot in.

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