The periodic table of elements is an example I use when talking about “There’s nothing new about infographics.” So it is a theme that rises again and again for expressing a specific structure of data. Here is one such treating by Appfrica Labs, “a consultancy focusing on soft[...]
Archive for August, 2011
Google Map Maker edits in real-time
Google Map Maker is one those ideas that probably came out of the innovative company’s 80-20 work policies. This one empowers people to create their own maps over Google Maps, and then share them. The reason that I am including the too here is the inclusion of Pulse View. Click in and wa[...]
Women See Value and Benefits of College; Men Lag on Both Fronts, Survey Finds
Here is another set of numbers from the PEW Foundation, who focuses on understanding and sharing the qualities and conditions of American life. I often point to data from their Internet in American Life project. But here are some numbers that would look interesting and draw attention as a picto[...]
Dynamic run paintings with Nike+
Personal data collecting, or self-surveillance, is one of those concepts that is quite cool to some and a bit weird and self absorbed behavior to other, but, as Flowing Data says, ..with the Nike+, which lets you record your runs, thousands have taken part in measuring their performance a[...]
71% of Online Adults Now Use Video-Sharing Sites
Sorry that the data is actually part of a graphic This is one of the almost daily reports from the PEW Internet in American Life project. It is just one more of the very interesting aspects of the YouTube story. It’s the second largest web site on the Internet and the second most used sear[...]