Archive for the ‘Data Mining’ Category

Avoid local Traffic and Speedtraps Using Free, Real-Time Information

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

I'm not kidding... in the 3-4 months I've been checking TrafficLand.com somewhat regularly, it swear it has probably saves me at least 10 hours of what could have been traffic hell! TrafficLand.com aggregates and delivers live traffic video over the Internet and on TV. The Company has developed patent-pending technology to ...

America’s Most Sinful Cities - Interactive Map

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

I found this article at Flowing Data. Forbes ranked and mapped cities based on the seven deadly sins. (Lust, Gluttony, Avarice, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride). While the interactive map isn't all that complex, it's an interesting and enjoyable way to discover what Forbes believes to be America's most sinful cities. "For each ...

oSkope - Highly Intuitive Visual Search

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Sure, other search engines provide the ability to search for images and more, but it's really how you interact with that information that's important. oSkope is a search assistant with a highly intuitive visual interface. oSkope lets you browse quickly through a large number of images and preview information with minimal ...

Casualties of War - NYTimes Interactive Visualization

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Another interesting interactive information visualization from the NYTimes: Casualties of War. Each United States service member who has died in Iraq and been identified by the Defense Department is represented by a small square to the right. Learn about the individuals by clicking on any square to see information about that person On ...

Google Visualization API

Friday, March 21st, 2008

I've read a lot on this topic already as Google released a Visualization API for users and developers 2 days ago. From the official Google Blog, "Instead of delivering just one or two new types of reports, or a new visual map mashup, we decided to deliver a platform on which ...

Data Mining Catches Poker Cheat, Top Infographic Videos, Info Visualization Search Engine, and Halo 3 Game Maps

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Sorry to have to do this but I've got a proposal I'm writing and I just don't have time to find some new stuff this week. I've been very pleased with the increased traffic to the blog over the past few months. Here's a random 5 of the 20 most popular posts ...

The Ebb and Flow of Movies - Interactive Visualization

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Although I'm a fan of movies, I'm definitely not a fan of paying $20 or whatever the going price for theater tickets are these days. With big flat screen TV's being affordable (thanks Costco!) and DVD's being released more quickly after a movie's release, what's the sense in shelling out ...

Catching an Online Poker Cheater with Data Mining

Friday, February 29th, 2008

My good friend, who has made a successful second career out of professional poker online and live, alerted me to this incredible story. As you may have noticed, Internet poker experienced a surge in participation as The World Series of Poker on ESPN grew mainstream popularity. Until recently, all online poker ...

Dumpster - Break-Up Visualization for Valentine’s Day

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Yes, Valentine's Day is here.. and here's a visualization with a perspective from the not-so-wonderful part of relationships... the break-up. I remember when I was a teenager and how dramatic relationships could get and maybe this visualization can act as a sort of rear-view mirror for you as well. Developed in time ...

Visualizing Science and Tech Activity in Wikipedia

Friday, January 11th, 2008

A little while ago, I found some new Wikipedia visualizations from the guys that brought you Visualizing Wikipedia - The Power Struggle. Found at A Beautiful WWW, their new visualization attempts to highlight activity in regions of Wikipedia that are predominately math or science or technology. We developed a program to ...