Best of FlowingData – May 2010

Another great month of FlowingData. Thanks, everyone for the retweets, likes, stumbles, etc. Every share helps FD reach a wider audience, so I really appreciate it. For the new readers, or in case you missed them, here are the top posts of May, based on a combination of views, comments, and links:

1. What America spends on food and drink
2. Dreaming in numbers
3. The Boom of Big Infographics
4. Data Underload #21: Exit Strategy
5. Facebook privacy options untangled
6. Most influential people on Twitter - Cosmic 140
7. BP tries to mislead you with graphs
8. Field guide to fanboys
9. Evolution of Facebook privacy policies
10. Marge Simpson is Europe in disguise

From the Forums

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• Org Chart Alternatives - We didn't come up with any. Got any in mind?
• Graphic on Fight Against Breast Cancer - "Wow, so much wrong just to make it look like a boob. :\" — krees
• Large pile of ranking data for programming languages. - Anyone want to do something fun with it?
• Nokia: Looking for a data visualization specialist - Looking for a BI-related job in New York?