The New York Times has been putting a great emphasis on public consumption of data, from understanding data to access to data. They initially started with information graphics that visualized complex data sets into something easy to digest. The nytimes.com versions were also interactive, engaging the reader to understand the data in more [...]
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Window Shopping
Amazon has released Windowshop. Essentially a pseudo 3D wall you can move across and zoom in on a product. When you zoom in you’re presented with video or audio material about the product. Looks like the products presented are recent releases in categories such as Movies, Books, and Music.
Seems like an interesting [...]
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Subprime Bust Explanation
The great folks at XPLANE have put together a infographic video explaining how we got into this Subprime debacle.
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Maghound
Most of my reading happen on a train, airplane, vacation, or weekend mornings with a cup of coffee. Usually armed with a non-fiction book and a few magazines. I’ve always found it difficult to pick one magazine to subscribe to, which meant I was always picking a few by mood at newsstands costing [...]
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Knocked Out!
Video of people unsuspectingly, I assume, getting punched in the face recorded at 1000 frame per second. This video proves that reality is like cartoons, when you get pummeled, your body accelerates at different speeds.
Found on kottke.org
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Timeline Visualizations
For the longest time, I’ve wanted to keep a simple view of my day, one that includes planned and ad-hoc events. As a bonus, something I could share with my wife, family, and friends.
Enter Mixin, a web application that’s focused on tracking your time in a simple sharable manner. I can overlay my [...]
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The Story of Stuff
Story of Stuff is a infographic heavy video to help viewers understand the production and consumption patterns of the world.
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Infographics Design Patterns
My new favorite reference site for infographic design patterns.
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Xobni Completing Outlook: Day 1
Email management is unfortunately become a necessity in the workforce and in personal life. It feels like these days you’re bombarded with information whether the information is relevant to you or just an FYI. A few years ago, I ended up adopting an Inbox Zero policy to help me manage my email and [...]
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AT&T Free Wi-Fi
From Gizmodo:
AT&T’s free Starbucks Wi-Fi for iPhone usersdeal didn’t last very long. Users on the MacRumors forum say that locations where Wi-Fi worked just days ago now have the free iPhone access removed.
I was looking forward to being able to roam around for free to compliment my Starbucks addiction.
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