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 […]
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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 […]