Comments on: What Are Your Favorite Data Visualizations in Recent Memory? http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/ Strength in Numbers Wed, 23 May 2012 01:27:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50514 Nathan Yau Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:41:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50514 Chris M is right. Here's the link to the actual GapMinder-esque visualization: http://code.google.com/apis/visualization/documentation/gallery/motionchart.html There's a straightforward example that shows you how to use the API. I think it links up with Google Docs. Chris M is right. Here’s the link to the actual GapMinder-esque visualization:

http://code.google.com/apis/vi.....chart.html

There’s a straightforward example that shows you how to use the API. I think it links up with Google Docs.

]]> By: Chris Mueller http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50513 Chris Mueller Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50513 @Chris Hane: At least part of the visualization is GapMinder/trendalyzer, which is available from Google: http://code.google.com/apis/visualization/ @Chris Hane: At least part of the visualization is GapMinder/trendalyzer, which is available from Google:

http://code.google.com/apis/visualization/

]]> By: Chris Hane http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50512 Chris Hane Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50512 Does anyone know the technology Hans Rosling used to create his time movie in his talk on world health, http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/92 ? Does anyone know the technology Hans Rosling used to create his time movie in his talk on world health, http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/92 ?

]]> By: Srikanth http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50511 Srikanth Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:21:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50511 @Tom - That one is pure awesome. I also liked this one a lot. http://leebyron.com/what/daylight/ @Tom – That one is pure awesome.

I also liked this one a lot. http://leebyron.com/what/daylight/

]]> By: Tom Carden http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-5263 Tom Carden Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:14:18 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-5263 I'm really liking http://www.akamai.com/html/technology/dataviz1.html right now. I’m really liking http://www.akamai.com/html/tec.....aviz1.html right now.

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50509 Nathan Yau Sat, 31 May 2008 16:28:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50509 @Tim: haha, lovely. my suspicions have been confirmed. @Tim: haha, lovely. my suspicions have been confirmed.

]]> By: Tim http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-5240 Tim Sat, 31 May 2008 12:04:11 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-5240 The best I've seen in recent years: http://www.venganza.org/piratesarecool4.gif The best I’ve seen in recent years:
http://www.venganza.org/piratesarecool4.gif

]]> By: Clint http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50507 Clint Sat, 31 May 2008 04:27:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50507 Nice use of Google Chart API: <a href="http://xefer.com/twitter/omomyid" rel="nofollow">xefer twitter charts</a> May be down or slow due to twitter flakiness, the output can be seen <a href="http://blog.instantcognition.com/visualization/2008/05/23/twitter-charts-an-excellent-use-of-black-and-white/" rel="nofollow">here, at my blog</a> Nice use of Google Chart API: xefer twitter charts
May be down or slow due to twitter flakiness, the output can be seen here, at my blog

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50506 Nathan Yau Sat, 31 May 2008 00:51:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50506 @Chris: that's some sexy scientific visualization! i think it belongs in a scifi movie. thanks for participating, everyone. i guess i'll chime in with one my recent favorites - harris and kamvar: http://flowingdata.com/2008/02/29/hope-floats-in-online-dating-i-want-you-to-want-me-by-harris-and-kamvar/ @Chris: that’s some sexy scientific visualization! i think it belongs in a scifi movie.

thanks for participating, everyone. i guess i’ll chime in with one my recent favorites – harris and kamvar:

http://flowingdata.com/2008/02.....nd-kamvar/

]]> By: CTV http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50505 CTV Fri, 30 May 2008 19:59:00 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/2008/05/30/what-are-your-favorite-data-visualizations-in-recent-memory/#comment-50505 I'm a big fan of the Baby Name Voyager: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager simple, attractive, interactive, informative, elegant I’m a big fan of the Baby Name Voyager:

http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager

simple, attractive, interactive, informative, elegant

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