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• Best of FlowingData – February 2010

  Posted Mar 5, 2010 to Best of FlowingData / 1 comment

  

  It was a good month for FlowingData. We passed the 30k-reader mark, and I think this past month was an all-time high for pageviews. Thanks again. everyone for reading and sharing FlowingData.

  I also managed to switch servers (semi-) successfully while updating the FD homepage in the process. Make sure you check that out if you haven't already, and let me know what you think in the comments.

  In case you missed them, here are the most popular posts from last month ranked by a combination of views, comments, and trackbacks. I especially enjoyed a lot of the thoughtful discussion that came out of these posts.

  1. Track Mouse Activity On Your Computer
  2. How a Giant Shark Took Down an Airplane
  3. Data Underload #9 - Big Graphic Blueprint
  4. Where Bars Trump Grocery Stores
  5. Excessively Labeled Airplane Tells You Where the Big Cheese Sits
  6. Think like a statistician - without the math
  7. Road to Recovery - Is the Recovery Act working?
  8. Data Underload #8 - Unsolicited
  9. An Easy Way to Make a Treemap
  10. Challenge: make this graph easier to read

  From the Forums

  There was also some good stuff going on in the forums with a couple of job postings and some data goodies.

  Data Visualization Guru - Energy group EnergyHub is looking for someone who can help visualize their data.

  Interactive Data Visualization help needed - So is FrogDesign, but for a smaller project.

  Visual Architects Contest - Do you have what it takes to win?

  WinterOlympicMedals - The Olympics are over, but that doesn't mean you have to stop playing with several decades of medal data [thanks, annie]

  Subscribe to the RSS feed to stay updated on what's new in data visualization. All the cool people are doing it.

• Best of FlowingData: November 2009

  Posted Dec 1, 2009 to Best of FlowingData / Add your comment

  November was another good month. We passed the 25k-subscriber mark for the first time, which to be honest, kind of freaks me out when I think about it, but at the same time it's of course really cool.

  Thanks all for spreading the word, and continuing to tweet, email, and bookmark. A big thanks to those who leave comments on FlowingData too. Your contribution makes this place that much better.

  In case you missed them, here are the top posts from November based on a combination of pageviews, comments, and links.
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• Best of FlowingData: September 2009

  Posted Oct 8, 2009 to Best of FlowingData / 2 comments

  Again, FlowingData had another record month in terms of growth, and I cannot thank you all enough for reading and spreading the word. Thank you. We've got quite the community developing here.

  In case you missed them, here are the top posts from the past month ranked by a combination of page views, comments, and trackbacks:

  1. What Visualization Tool/Software Should You Use? - Getting Started
  2. Highs and Lows of Being a Young Man
  3. 3 In-depth Views of Flight Delays and Cancellations
  4. The World of Seinfeld
  5. Vintage Infographics From the 1930s
  6. Ben Fry Visualizes the Evolution of Darwin's Ideas
  7. Stimulus Funding Map is 'Slick as Hell'
  8. 10 More Infographic Reasons Why You Should Go Green
  9. A Road Map to Success
  10. TV Size Over the Past 8 Years

  From the Forums

  And here's some of the good stuff that's been going on in the forums in no particular order.

  • Visualization/analysis tool for SSH/FTP stats - ina.Cirdaye wants your thoughts on his new tool.
  • Notable Political Visualizations - How has visualization played a role in making (important) decisions in government?
  • Visual Metrics to Inform: Petro-Wealth Importance
  • Animated Bar Chart for CO2 emissions
  • Sunlight Foundation is Looking for Data Viz Specialist - Work towards a more transparent government.

  Do you have a data visualization question or have something data-ish to share? The FlowingData forums is the best place to do it, especially since I (really) suck with email now.

• Best of FlowingData: May 2009

  Posted May 18, 2009 to Best of FlowingData / 2 comments

  I know a lot of you are new to FlowingData, so here are some of the most popular posts from the past couple of months in case you missed them:

  1. 27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis
  2. Little Red Riding Hood, the Animated Infographic Story
  3. Pixel City: Computer-generated City
  4. 37 Data-ish Blogs You Should Know About
  5. Maps of the Seven Deadly Sins
  6. Legal Drinking Age Around the World
  7. 17 Ways to Visualize the Twitter Universe
  8. Web Trends Map from Information Architects, 4th edition
  9. Visual Representation of Tabular Information - How to Fix the Uncommunicative Table
  10. AIG Bailout: Where $173 billion Went

  One thing you might have noticed about these top posts is that many of the topics were reader-suggested. Thanks to all of those who've sent me pointers via email and del.icio.us. Keep 'em coming. FlowingData would not be the same without you.

• Best of FlowingData – January 2009

  Posted Feb 5, 2009 to Best of FlowingData / 1 comment

  FlowingData has seen a lot of new readers in the past couple of weeks, so in case you missed them, here are the top posts of last month.

  1. 5 Best Data Visualization Projects of the Year
  2. Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis
  3. Why Do Freeways Come to An Annoying Hault
  4. Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America, Interactive Edition
  5. How to Make a Graph in Adobe Illustrator
  6. Visualizing Twitter as Barack Obama Became 44th President
  7. 9 Ways to Visualize Consumer Spending
  8. Watch the Rise of Gasoline Prices
  9. Heavy Metal Band Names Flow Chart
  10. Flow Chart Shows You What Chart to Use

  The new readers might also want to check out the FlowingData beginner's guide for some of the top stuff since I started this blog.

• Best of FlowingData: October 2008

  Posted Oct 31, 2008 to Best of FlowingData / 2 comments

  October was another good month. Our FlowingData community grew from 5,100 subscribers to over 5,700 this month, and I of course have all of you to thank. Thank you for spreading the word about FlowingData - whether it's via del.icio.us, Digg, StumbleUpon, email, or word of mouth, I appreciate it all.

  October was the first time we were on the front page of Digg - with the 40 essential tools and resources post. I was mesmerized as I watched FlowingData's blog stats increase by the thousands in a matter of a few minutes. Thankfully, WestHost was able to keep FlowingData afloat during the wave.

  In case you've got no red bars, here are the top posts from October:

  1. 40 Essential Tools and Resources to Visualize Data
  2. Commercial Air Traffic Seen Around the World
  3. United States Poverty Rates From 1980 to 2007
  4. Great Data Visualization Tells a Great Story
  5. Code For Walmart Growth Visualization Now Available
  6. May the Tallest and Fattest Win the Presidency
  7. Comparative View of Length of Rivers and Height of Mountains
  8. Maps for Advocacy - Beginner’s Guide to Mapping
  9. Sketching Around Personal Brand Tracking (Guest post by Miguel Jiménez)
  10. Playboy Playmate Curves and the State of the Economy

  So now it's time for a new month. What would like to see more of on FlowingData?

  P.S. Happy Halloween!

• Best of FlowingData: September 2008

  Posted Oct 6, 2008 to Best of FlowingData / 1 comment

  September was another good month for FlowingData. We surpassed 5,000 subscribers for the first time - 5,139 to be more precise - and saw more visitors than any other previous month. That's not that much by Internet standards, but by statistician standards, that's usually enough for the Law of Large Numbers to kick in.

  Thank you everyone who continues to spread the word about FlowingData. The blog wouldn't be the same without you.

  In case you missed them, here are the top posts from September.

  1. Winner of the Personal Visualization Project is...
  2. 23 Personal Tools to Learn More About Yourself
  3. Interactive Graph Visualization System - Skyrails
  4. OneGeology Wants to Be Geological Equivalent of Google Maps
  5. See the World Through SimCity's Eyes - One Up On OnionMap
  6. Pie I Have Eaten and Pie I Have Not Eaten
  7. Compare Media Coverage of Presidential Candiates with Everymoment Now
  8. How Consumers Around the World Spend Their Money
  9. Winners of NSF Visualization Challenge 2008 Announced
  10. Beautiful Generative Computer Art - Metamorphosis

• Best of FlowingData: August 2008

  Posted Sep 2, 2008 to Best of FlowingData / Add your comment

  Last month, FlowingData had a pretty good month moving up to rank 4,130 on Technorati and growing from about 4,000 subscribers to 4,500, so our community has grown a bit. Thank you to all of you who have been spreading the word!

  In case you missed them, here are some of the best posts from August:

  • Watch the Rise of Gasoline Retail Prices, 1993 - 2008
  • It's Like Google Maps with Sim City 2000 - OnionMap
  • Map of Olympic Medals in Bubble + Geographic Form
  • Britain From Above - Beautiful Use of Satellite Technology
  • Visualize Genomes and Genomic Data - Circos
  • Beginner's Guide to FlowingData - A Guided Tour
  • Is There a Market for Premium Online Data Visualization?
  • Awesome Olympics Coverage By The New York Times
  • Many Eyes Adds Wordle to its Extensive Visualization Toolbox
  • 3 Worthwhile Alternatives to the Pie Chart