Comments on: Re-Reading Web 2.0 Infographics http://twopointouch.com/2009/social-media/re-reading-web-20-infographics/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Mon, 30 May 2011 20:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: CThttp://twopointouch.com/2009/social-media/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13430 CT Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:52:55 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2009/05/11/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13430 PS. There's a stark difference between these and the learning role that graphics have in Hans Rosling's presentations at TED 06 and 07. PS. There’s a stark difference between these and the learning role that graphics have in Hans Rosling’s presentations at TED 06 and 07.

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2009/social-media/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13289 Ian Delaney Fri, 29 May 2009 17:07:21 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2009/05/11/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13289 PS. There's a stark difference between these and the learning role that graphics have in Hans Rosling's presentations at TED 06 and 07. PS. There’s a stark difference between these and the learning role that graphics have in Hans Rosling’s presentations at TED 06 and 07.

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2009/social-media/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13288 Ian Delaney Fri, 29 May 2009 17:01:39 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2009/05/11/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13288 You're right, Malcolm. And 'usefulness' is a criteria that, while not always the most important, shouldn't really every be forgotten. Very pretty and fun, though, as you say. You’re right, Malcolm. And ‘usefulness’ is a criteria that, while not always the most important, shouldn’t really every be forgotten.

Very pretty and fun, though, as you say.

]]> By: Malcolm Garretthttp://twopointouch.com/2009/social-media/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13286 Malcolm Garrett Fri, 29 May 2009 06:45:26 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2009/05/11/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13286 I'm also excited by the dynamic, realtime reviews of web content that Jonathan Harris produces with his remarkable sites. But quite how they help to actually 'understand' anything rather than just amuse and stimulate us with their technical sophistication and sheer entertainment value, I remain unconvinced. Perhaps the amount of data is too vast, and there is only a vague editorial viewpoint. Don't get me wrong though, I love his work! Check him out on TED: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_harris_tells_the_web_s_secret_stories.html I’m also excited by the dynamic, realtime reviews of web content that Jonathan Harris produces with his remarkable sites. But quite how they help to actually ‘understand’ anything rather than just amuse and stimulate us with their technical sophistication and sheer entertainment value, I remain unconvinced. Perhaps the amount of data is too vast, and there is only a vague editorial viewpoint.

Don’t get me wrong though, I love his work! Check him out on TED: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_harris_tells_the_web_s_secret_stories.html

]]> By: Malcolm Garretthttp://twopointouch.com/2009/social-media/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13133 Malcolm Garrett Sat, 23 May 2009 10:03:46 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2009/05/11/re-reading-web-20-infographics/#comment-13133 Actually I don't find too many of those word-cloud-visualisation-type things too useful, even the tag-cloud which at least feels like a useful list. I think that for the most part they just look pretty, and moreover they appear to like themselves for that precise reason. I once saw a map of the world showing the intensity of internet access across countries, with levels of access, density of internet traffic and global connections glowing with varying degrees of brightness. This was for the most part a 'so what' kind of map, but it showed one interesting thing quite clearly, and that was the gaping internet 'black holes' in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Iran, Afghanistan, China and several other countries. Actually I don’t find too many of those word-cloud-visualisation-type things too useful, even the tag-cloud which at least feels like a useful list. I think that for the most part they just look pretty, and moreover they appear to like themselves for that precise reason.

I once saw a map of the world showing the intensity of internet access across countries, with levels of access, density of internet traffic and global connections glowing with varying degrees of brightness.

This was for the most part a ‘so what’ kind of map, but it showed one interesting thing quite clearly, and that was the gaping internet ‘black holes’ in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Iran, Afghanistan, China and several other countries.

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