Are you a Foursquare freak? Then congratulations! WeePlaces is a nifty web app that lets you visualize your entire Foursquare history as a timelapse video. All you have to do is log-in to Foursquare via WeePlaces, and it automatically scrapes that data and creates your very own map:
via www.fastcodesign.com
Those new to the free and open source community may not appreciate how radical and dangerous the idea of giving away your source code for free was for people. Those that did subscribe to the ideology sacrificed tremendous profits and fame yet helped create what we now call FOSS today.
We(mindtouch.com) know and understand that there are huge bodies of FOSS history that we have missed. But we tried to cover the primary highlights and educate our readers at the same time. It’s a great story and one we enjoyed putting together.
via www.mindtouch.com
It’s been a wild ride for online poker since it first began in 1998. See the graphic for the details.
via www.onlinepoker.org
Who are the sharks of the business world? Just like in the ocean- the business world is made up of big and little fish, and because they can’t always compete, the little fish sometimes become the food of the bigger fish. Here we take a look at some of the biggest business acquisitions of the past 10 years.via www.meettheboss.tv
When it comes to comic books, few names can claim the kind of dominance over the market like Marvel. Here are a few things you might not know about Marvel Comics.
via kokugamer.com
Ever wonder how Apple Computer became the industry icon it is today? How and why is it that a simple computer manufacturer could endear itself to its customer base so well that some researchers feel that Apple fans are not only just a cult but bordering on religion? It's not hard to see why certain Apple products are revered so highly among customers, as Apple has been fortunate enough to quite literally revolutionize an entire product category itself more than once in recent history.
But where did it all begin?, let's start from Apple's beginning and take you through the present day, with this easily digestible infographic. via hothardware.com
A visual history of Search and what it took, who it took, to make it possible to find stuff on the web. Starts in 1994 and goes on up to Google’s dominance.
via ppcblog.com
Great whales: Conservation status status, length, weight, order, family, species and range map.
via bbc.co.uk