Archive for the ‘Random’ Category
Friday, May 30th, 2008
OK, back to information visualization. I've been away and/or very busy for a while so I am relying on some of my favorite blogs to find some interesting stuff while I get back into the swing of things.
I love infographics, and www.coolinfographics.com is a favorite blog of mine... and ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
I'm sure I've posted this map before... but after spending nearly $70 on a tank of regular gas this afternoon (i drive a 4-door sedan) I couldn't help but think back to this image and how perilous it seems.
The United States consumes more than 20,000,000 barrels of oil every ...
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
I found this at Cool Infographics.
Found on notcot.com, On The Map is a cool project by Stefanie Posavec that maps the rhythm and flow of literary works into some stunning visual posters.
Breaking a story down into chapters, paragraphs, sentences and finally individual words. Then color coded to capture ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
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Kudos to Lucas McDonell for assembling an excellent list of 50 Knowledge Management Sites. Great resource. Check out the details at his site
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Ok, so I'm still swamped with this proposal, but I wanted to make sure I shared some of the most interesting information visualization posts I've came across within the past week.
Heatmapping Your Productivity
The picture is a heat map of my daily productive capacity... the amount of productivity I am capable ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
I'm very excited to share something from a colleague of mine. Brahma Sen is a technical engineer at InnovaTech and isn't shy about his passion for open-source technologies.
Recently, Brahma attended an Open-Source Conference hosted by the Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI). He has agreed to share his experience.
Thanks ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
I am a big fan of these types of infographics (plenty can be found at Cool Infographics).
I'm referring to the type that give me a 10,000 ft view of the interconnectedness of complex networks.
What is the connection between 3 celebrities, 35 corporations, 40 subsidiaries and more than 300 brands? Global ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
The Superbowl was quite surprising this year.... the game was better than the ads!
I thought the advertising was a bit sluggish this year compared to previous years. I wondered if the lack of hype surrounding the game hurt the over-the-top ads I'm familiar seeing during the game breaks?
I found an ...
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