Power of Data Visualization

In most countries today, Facebook is either the most popular, or second or third most popular website. The social network has reached such widespread popularity that it can these days only really be compared to Google, the only other company that can brag about a similar reach.

But Facebook isn’t in the top everywhere. There are still several countries where Facebook hasn’t been able to reach a dominant position. Which countries?

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Back in November, Mozilla Labs and the Metrics Team together launched the first Mozilla Open Data Visualization Competition. Here is result:

Grand Prize
Survey Participants vs. All Users – Contributed by: James Fiedler

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A representation of the pressure local populations put on their ecosystem, this map shows how much plant matter people need for food and other products compared to the amount of plant material produced in each region (but not per capita use). For example, in the United States, each person uses 5.94 metric tons of carbon (vegetation) per year, while in South-central Asia, people use 1.23 metric tons per year. However, the United States produces more than it requires, so the ratio between usage and vegetation is low. South-central Asia, on the other hand, uses less per person, but it has a high population that collectively require more carbon than the land produces, and so must import products from other regions.

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Energy consumption is arguably the largest contributor to carbon dioxide emissions and is at the center of much of the blame for climate change. To better understand how we use this carbon-creating energy, this is a look at which states use the most.

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This infographic designed by Gareth Parry from Auckland, New Zealand. He plan to make 52 infographics in 52 weeks. This (17th week) week's challenge Make an infographic about energy.

This infographic answers: Where was our energy generated at the end of last millennium? How did we use it?

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This infographic made by Brian Jeffcock graphic disgner from Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax. The project is to study staircase users and try to improve the experience in an attempt to get more people using the staircases in office buildings. Project is still in its early form, but he liked this infographic so its coming up on its own. check back in a month or so for the rest of the project!.

You can find more of Brian Jeffcock creative work from behance.

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How does the World consume Videos?

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This is good news. According to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (PDF):

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Utilising cutting edge techniques and taking advantage of market-leading expertise, Digital Life offers both a lens on the digital world and the frameworks required to make actionable business decisions within it. It can be used to drive global strategies or inform local tactics.

The interactive data dashboard allows users to compare pairs of countries with each other, in attributes such as Internet penetration, digital lifestyles and daily activities, etc.

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Here, we’ve got a ranking of the top “social” cities around the country based on how much time and energy working stiffs spend trolling social networking sites. No. 1 on the list is San Francisco.

via www.fastcodesign.com