Creating fresh content is hard. Especially if you want it to be at least moderately good fresh content. But if you take a look at some of your favorite blogs, you’ll probably find that they’ve decided to go another way. Many bloggers survive by leveraging the fresh content of others. It’s not wrong, it’s just […]
DIY Short Course on Data Visualization
Juice Analytics put together a practical guide to build context on the topic of data visualization. It is quite handy and I would suggest at least running through it if you have an interest in the subject. This link will take you to a pdf copy of the guide. What is most interesting to me […]
Lecture + Animation = Interesting
This clip is an animated lecture by Sociologist David Harvey. It makes for an interesting attempt at pulling in the audience for an online lecture. It’s much more than just slides, which helps in an online world where attention spans are short and information competition is high. Thank you to @socprof for the find. […]
Week's End Links June 25, 2010
USGS: Real Time Earthquake Data I have family in Ottawa so when last Wednesday’s earthquake hit I immediately started looking for information. USGS offers real time data and maps that will beat out any publication. Sustainable Cities Collective: “Territoriality mapping individual city perspectives” Interesting piece on mapping urban obstacles for people with disabilities in Barcelona […]
Livening up your Blogroll
While the best blogs are consistently updated with fresh content, blogrolls are often just a stagnant list of friends and sites with similar themes. As a reader, it’s hard to put too much stock in these kinds of lists. There is usually very little to describe the content or post frequency and many blogs live […]
Week's End Links June 18, 2010
The Atlantic: Mint.com Cites Racist Website in Anti-Immigrant Post In this article, the author critiques both the intent and the data quality of an infographic posted on Mint.com. FlowingData: Maps and data score big grants from Knight News Challenge It’s nice to see innovative ideas receiving funding. There are definitely a few here to keep […]
Data Story Telling: Carroll County, MD and White Segregation
One of the most promising features of the web for researchers is the ever increasing availability of downloadable data. Along with this we have also seen a rise in the number of applications available to sift through the sets, find meaning, and present to the world. If you follow the newest trends you have […]
Slideshare and Slidecasting
I wrote a post on Slideshare and Slidecasting for the AEA365 blog. You can read it here: http://aea365.org/blog/?p=965
Critiquing the Infographic: “How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online”
As a research analyst and “data” guy, I am a big fan of Infographics and Data Visualizations. But like everything else you can find just as many bad examples as good ones. The following infographic was designed by David McCandless for the blog Information is Beautiful. Since its publication in early April, the graphic has […]
FreshSpectrum.com Toons: Facebook for Researchers
Time for a change…
I think one of the great things about the web is that it is filled with passionate bloggers. That’s passionate bloggers, not people passionate about blogging. What’s the difference? To be a passionate blogger you just need to be passionate about your subject. If you are, then chances are much better that you will keep […]
Few Quick PDF Tools/Tips
My post frequency has really taken a hit recently. My wife and I have purchased a new home and are in the midst of a move. I promise more content as things begin to settle down, but until that happens here are a few PDF tools/tips that might find useful. CutePDF: Free to download. Basically […]