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The Periodic Table has been abused as a visual metaphor, but we think the Periodic Table of Visualization Methods is quite apt, all things considered. Not only can it be put to practical use as a reference resource, we think it satisfies the main criteria of any good visualization method; making information more memorable [...]

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If you can’t stand the sight of Malcom Gladwell’s hair, then take a peek at BoingBoing’s post titled “Tipping-point skeptic says that super-Influencers are overrated.” Though it’s entirely appropriate that the skeptic alluded to uses overrated popular music to demonstrate the element of sheer luck involved in the social spread of “ideas,” his [...]

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Though we have often alluded to the day when the distinction between bloggers and journalists would at last disappear (and the “citizen” could be dropped from the odious phrase “citizen journalist”), we never thought that it might actually happen in our lifetime.

The approaching collapse of this once powerful divide is being facilitated by the [...]

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As forward thinking companies try to graft meta data and social tagging practices onto corporate communication procedures, we can’t help but wonder if what they’re really creating is a folksonomy Frankenstein. Given that the essential premise of a TagCloud, or a Technorati type service is to create new frames of reference from the bottom [...]

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President Bush is going to have to pull out all the stops in his “lame duck” video.   Bill Gates has just upped the ante with a celeb infused last day on the job.  Rather than resting on his laurels, the former Microsoft chairman is entering retirement amidst the level of goodwill and cheer mysteriously absent [...]

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It’s been awhile since Google was the subject of a feel good, quirky-employee-culture-puff piece, and frankly, we were getting worried. As it turns out, the search engine has quietly been running an internal gambling enterprise all this time. The New York Times first broke the story in an article excerpted below;
“Prediction markets have [...]

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We’ve been sadly remiss in our blogging throughout 2008, such to the extent that the grace period for New Year’s resolution jokes has already come and gone.  Fortunately, our preoccupation with shiny new toys doesn’t have to expire with the holiday seasonal spirit. That’s why we recommend taking a look at Gizmodo’s ongoing coverage [...]

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