Linear Layout for Visualization of Networks

The Linear Layout visualization is a productive approach to network visual analytics. It is a scalable, computationally fast, and straight-forward network visualization method that makes possible visual interpretation of network structure and evolution.

Problem
: Conventional network visualization is unsuitable for visual analytics of large networks. So-called hairballs earn their moniker by becoming impenetrably complex as your network grows. They are least effective when visualization is most needed — for large networks.


Solution: The linear layout presented here addresses the shortcomings of the conventional hairball layout and is very effective at identifying meaningful structural components in your network.


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Cuddle The Giant Panda

Who would not look in awe and amazement at the sight of a beautiful Giant Panda! The rarity of this solitary animal found in China and the danger it faces as an endangered species, make it all the more awe-inspiring.

Here are some interesting facts you would want to know about these lovely creatures:

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The Gift of Generosity

This is a kinetic typography about 'The Gift of Generosity' made by epipheostudios.

Life is a gift, a blessing. And yet we get so caught up in the day to day that we forget to pass that blessing along. Our challenge: To use text in a dynamic way to reawaken in us a thankfulness for life and a desire to pass our blessings along. Letting the story of our blessing become the story of someone else's blessing.

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Information Graphic on Twitter

Twitter's overnight Internet fame stems from one simple question: "What are you doing?" You have 140 characters of text to answer, and as soon as you hit Update, the site's millions of users can see what you're up to. This small idea has blossomed into a hugely popular phenomenon, with its users covering the entire Earth, developers creating scores of helper apps for it, and a raft of imitation sites. It's growth has certainly been impressive since last year.

Information Graphic on Twitter is an infographic university project made by Melanie Stirner graphic designer from Germany, Trier. This exclusive infographic breaks down some of statistics on years/month, entire tweets, daily tweets, number of signs, crime rate, spam, security gaps, followers, following and languages.

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Note: This infographic is in German Language.

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Weave Data: How to Analyze Your Personal Internet Traffic?

We all use twitter, write emails, skype and blog all day long. There isn’t a single day we are not going to visit websites like google, youtube, the website of our favorite newspaper or social network and browse through the web. Despite that, or actually because of it, everybody tends to use the web in a different manner.

To visualize this fact and the traces we leave on our journey through the internet and to reveal some of the hidden patterns of our everyday online life, weave magazine asked onformative to create a data visualization of the online activity of several interaction designers, artists and developers.

By analyzing your personal internet traffic logfile using the custom written software you get a distinctive and unique visualization of your online activities.

Collecting the Data : Download LogTool
Analyzing & Visualizing : Download Visualization Sourcecode
How to do - tutorial: Weave Data Tutorial

Search Engine History

Nowadays we take the existence of search engines, especially Google (and Bing) as normal and for many among us a life without Google would be hard to imagine. But how did it come this far and how did search engines evolve over the last two decades? We looked at the history of the crawlers and if you thought there was only Google, Yahoo and Bing this infographic will show you how wrong you are. For the internet nerds among us, let this infographic take you on a trip down memory lane.

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How Google dominates the Web

Google began strictly as a search company, and it’s still their bread and butter. However, as the company has grown, it’s spread its tentacles like a giant octopus out to most parts of the Web. A benevolent giant octopus, providing lots of highly useful services, but a giant nonetheless. Try surfing the Web without touching a single Google service. It’s impossible.

How Google dominates the Web?

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