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Alan LevineAn emerging set of tools is making it easier than ever to track and compile all sorts of "data" and display it in a way that's relatively easy to understand.
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Christophe DeschampsArticle généraliste sur le phénomène visualisation de données
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"Specialists from scientists to accountants have been dealing with data for decades," said Martin Wattenberg, a researcher at IBM's Center for Social Software. "What's new is that there's a whole lot more data of relevance to consumers.
"At the same time, people are generating a whole lot of data themselves."
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His latest project, EveryBlock.com, provides a torrent of information culled from public databases, media sites and social media like Flickr for more than a dozen cities. It was recently acquired by MSNBC.com.
"The idea came about when I was living in Chicago and being in a very dense, thriving neighborhood and coming to the realization that there was no way of finding out everything that was happening," he said.
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"That's what we set out to do: create an activity stream for your neighborhood."
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Essentially, Yau said, the project uses data as a personal narrative. "You're using visualization to show important parts of your life," he said.
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Wattenberg says the new data visualization tools can help draw connections from the private narratives to the way the world behaves. "Personal data can be aggregated to form a global self-portrait," he said.
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For instance, Facebook unveiled a "gross national happiness" index for the United States using users' status updates. Using two years worth of data, Facebook rated "positive" and "negative" words among American users' updates to come up with the measure.
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Damien Van Achter"Specialists from scientists to accountants have been dealing with data for decades," said Martin Wattenberg, a researcher at IBM's Center for Social Software. "What's new is that there's a whole lot more data of relevance to consumers. "At the same time
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Damien Van Achter"Specialists from scientists to accountants have been dealing with data for decades," said Martin Wattenberg, a researcher at IBM's Center for Social Software. "What's new is that there's a whole lot more data of relevance to consumers. "At the same time
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