The Giving Tree(map)
Treemaps have proliferated fast and far since Ben Shneiderman invented them in 1990. One reason for this quick spre(...)
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2D’s Company, 3D’s a Crowd
All your favorite things; Now in 3D! While this is a great tagline for movies and video games, visualizations work diffe(...)
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There’s Something About Yellow
Maroon. Chartreuse. Marigold. Cerulean. There are many colors to choose from when designing infographics and data visual(...)
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A Line Walks Into a Bar
We all know visualizations can be a great way to represent data, but some visualizations are better than others at certa(...)
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The world’s longest news story
When Reuters closed its liveblog of the triple disaster in Japan after 14 days of live reporting, the resulting story wa(...)
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Avoiding Peacock and Weasel Terms
The peacock is an impressive-looking bird and the weasel is a shrewd little predator. They certainly have their place in(...)
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B2B vs. B2C Writing
B2B writing versus B2C writing is a complex matter, but here it will be attempted to simplify the matter as best as poss(...)
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HTTPS proxy an API using Nginx
Have you ever been faced with using a JSONP API for your favourite service, only to have your HTTPS site throw complaint(...)
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