Responding to FlowingData’s call for data visualizations of TV Guide’s list of actors’ salaries, this student submitted a simple JavaScript app. It allows users to see actors’ pay by mousing over color-coded boxes sized by the size of the salary: See larger version | Data: CSV Read more →

I’m a big fan of tree maps, especially when they don’t require browser plug-ins. This chart on nytimes.com visualizes President Obama’s budget plan by breaking it into categories. It appears the developers relied on CSS, rather than Adobe Flash, to build the graphic this time. So it works on iO... Read more →

From The Wall Street Journal: The Commerce Department reported today that U.S. trade rebounded strongly in 2010. The following charts detail who we’re trading with, and what we’re trading. HT: @Reddy Read more →

I love Google’s public data explorer, which has lots of records from around the world and powerful visualization and mapping tools. Here’s a map of greenhouse gas emissions: Here’s a map of greenhouse gas emissions per capita: Double-click to zoom in and see the differences. Notice that Wyoming... Read more →

Census Bureau Releasing Texas Data Next Week Read more →

Every wonder how your friends on Facebook are connected? Now you can see using Friend Wheel, a free Flash app that creates an interactive radial convergence graphic with your data. Here’s mine:  See large version Read more →

Who Profited Most in the Fall Campaign? Read more →

Elise and I returned yesterday from a 10-day trip to Taiwan, a country whose political status remains in dispute. After a decade of rule by a political party that supported independence from China, the current government under president Ma Ying-jeou believes in greater cooperation between the t... Read more →

I’m in Taipei, Taiwan for the next 10 days. I’ll post the spots we visit on this map: Read more →

thanh-tan: Key words in President Obama’s speech (left): people, new, make, jobs, years, America, government Key words in GOP response (right): government, spending, debt, president, now                         Read more →