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  • 17 Ways to Visualize the Twitter Universe

    Maps, Network Visualization, Statistical Visualization

    I just created a new Twitter account, and it got me to thinking…

  • A World of Information in Data-driven Art – Not Your Grandma’s Dashboard

    Data Art

    Wired Magazine recently did a feature on data-driven art.
    The above image is…

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    Data Art  /  inspiration

    There was a time I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, but since I saw these data visualization pieces, I haven’t looked back.

  • Area Codes in Which Ludacris Claims to Have Hoes

    Maps  /  area code, Ludacris

    I thought this map was amusing. As you can see, Mr. Bridges prefers…

  • Weekend Minis – Globes, Maps, and Job Opportunity

    Maps

    New York Talk Exchange – Illustrates the global exchange of information in real…

  • Post Something You Find Interesting to Our Facebook Group

    Site News

    I started a FlowingData Facebook group a couple of weeks ago, and I…

  • A World of Information – United Nations Data Just Became Accessible

    Data Sources

    For our Humanflows project, we used the United Nations Common Database for our…

  • Highlights From Journalism 3G – Symposium on Computation + Journalism

    News

    Writers and engineers came together to discuss technology’s role in journalism at the recent symposium at Georgia Tech.

  • Why Does Data Matter to Google?

    Miscellaneous

    Data is absolutely vital to Google’s success; without data, Google is pretty much…

  • Explore Your del.icio.us Tags and Bookmarks On 6pli

    Statistical Visualization

    Santiago, who I met at the Visualizar workshop, forwarded me his work on…

  • How to Stop Procrastinating So that I Am Not a Bum – A Self-experiment

    Self-surveillance

    I waste way too much time doing completely useless stuff when I should be working. I’m ready to stop procrastinating.

  • Estimate Financial Impact of Risk and Uncertainty for a Living

    Data Sources

    I stumbled across a data table from the Social Security Administration that shows…

  • Hope Floats in Online Dating – I Want You to Want Me By Harris and Kamvar

    Data Art

    Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar collaborated again in their featured piece at New…

  • Can We Improve this Graphic Showing History of Bipartisan Senate?

    Statistical Visualization

    Some thoughts on what I think would make this graphic on the U.S. senate’s history of bipartisan politics a bit more useful.

  • Visual Website Analytics in Video Game Format

    Visualization

    How can we use gaming to improve current data visualization techniques?

  • Talk to the New York Times Graphics Director, Steve Duenes

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    Everyone knows that The New York Times produces great graphics. I bet you’re…

  • IBM Visual Communications Lab and Stamen Design Are at the NYC MoMA

    Visualization  /  Stamen

    Congratulations to two of my most favorite visualization / design groups – IBM…

  • Welcome to FlowingData, Boing Boing Readers

    Site News

    Hi new FlowingData visitors. Please feel free to kick up your feet, sit back, and take a look around.

  • Ebb and Flow of Box Office Receipts Over Past 20 Years

    Infographics  /  box office, movies, New York Times

    The New York Times puts out another good one in this graphic for the talkies.

  • Weekend Minis – Online Video, Visualization Types, Poverty, Digital Life

    Miscellaneous

    For your long, relaxing weekend, enjoy some long, relaxing reading.

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