Weight of the Union 2.0
Yesterday – 4:09 pm via CoolInfoGraphics
From Anytime Fitness has released the Weight of the Union 2.0 infographic to coincide with the U.S. State of the Union Address this week. Last night, the President gave his State of the Union address to members of Congress and the general… Read more
Casual Friday Sankey Post: Wykres Sankeya
Yesterday – 2:45 pm via Sankey-Diagrams
Just before I kick off for a short weekend trip, here is another Sankey for you to enjoy. It is from the Polish language Wikipedia and shows production of KClO3. This… Read more
More people want to learn statistics
Yesterday – 10:16 am via FlowingData
Data is hot right now, so as you would expect, more people are signing up and applying to learn about it. Quentin Hardy for The New York Times reports. At North Carolina State, an advanced analytics program lasting 10 months has, since its founding… Read more
The Fixie Bike Index and hipsters
Yesterday – 8:50 am via FlowingData
Priceonomics takes the association of fixie bikes to hipsters, and creates the Fixie Bike Index. After starting with New York, they branch out to national numbers. In short, fixed gear bikes = hipsters, and New York boroughs that have more fixies… Read more
Google Mint!
January 26, 2012 (2 days ago) – 6:52 pm via ChartPron
Ok, there’s not much charting going on here, but there is a whole lot of fascinating data on Google ad revenue, as compiled by search marketing company WordStream. It is stunning what companies are paying per click for some of these keywords. In… Read more
NOT a Global Warming Map?
January 26, 2012 (2 days ago) – 6:23 pm via ChartPron
The USDA has upgraded it’s plant hardiness map, which is based on average annual extreme temperatures. Horticulturists and gardeners use the maps as a gauge of what types of plants to grow. Some people think the new data indicates that… Read more
You know they’re out there. Waiting.
January 26, 2012 (2 days ago) – 5:15 pm via ThisIsIndexed
Share and… Read more
Own and securely store your location with OpenPaths
January 26, 2012 (2 days ago) – 8:25 am via FlowingData
There are a lot of ways to collect your location, whether it’s for journaling and personal reflection or for sharing with others, but it can be tricky making use of your data once it’s stored behind company servers. OpenPaths lets you collect your… Read more
The State of the Union Address 2012 – Infographically Enhanced
January 25, 2012 (3 days ago) – 9:41 pm via Infosthetics
Similar to the original approach in 2011, this year’s State of the Union was made available online in a so-called ‘enhanced’ version, which basically consisted of a split-screen video that shows President Obama giving his speech on one side, and a… Read more
