Ben Fry on how context and audience shape visualizations.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 13 May 2011
The field of visualization is sometimes narrowly perceived as data interpreted through imagery. Ben Fry, principal at Fathom, says visualizations actually share the same sort of nuance we see in writing — different styles, different intents, and different outcomes.
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Another AVOS acquisition, the political power of data, and data's storytelling prowess.
by Audrey Watters
| @audreywatters | 12 May 2011
In the latest Strata Week: An AVOS acquisition hints at what's to come, a ranking tool reveals data's intimidation factor, and a look at how scientific papers might evolve.
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Key trends from the Pew Internet and Life Project's health information survey.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile | 12 May 2011
New research from the Pew Internet and Life Project sheds light on how online users are gathering and sharing health data. Here's a look at three important trends revealed in the survey.
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Acunu is taking a new approach to data storage. Here's what that means for developers.
by Audrey Watters
| @audreywatters | 12 May 2011
Acunu CEO Tim Moreton talks about how his company has redesigned the data stack from the ground up, and what the resulting speed boost might mean for big data developers.
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Help us build a data layer for the Web 2.0 Summit map.
by John Battelle
| @johnbattelle | 11 May 2011
Web 2.0 Summit 2011 is being organized around the theme of "The Data Frame," so last year's Web 2.0 map needs a related update.
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Infochimps execs discuss the challenges of data scraping.
by Audrey Watters
| @audreywatters | 11 May 2011
In this interview with Infochimps CEO Nick Ducoff, CTO Flip Kromer, and business development manager Dick Hall, we take look at the technical and legal aspects of data scraping.
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