Power of Data Visualization

The point is, there is hardly any food that’s more American. And capitalizing on that are many industries, from fast-food restaurants to cattle growers, to ketchup and mustard producers. But have you ever thought about the scope of the industries involved? In mint.com's latest infographic they dissect a typical hamburger — and they give you the “meat” on the industries involved: the popularity of each ingredient, how much of it is produced annually, and how much of it we consume.

via www.mint.com

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okcupid.com run a massive dating site and therefore have unparalleled insight into sex and relationships. Here's what they've found, in numbers and charts.

via blog.okcupid.com

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An American bill imposing punitive tarifs on countries that undervalue their currencies is set to unleash a new trade war between the US and China. But in fact the whole global currency system is in a state of jeopardy. As confidence in the dollar drops, private investors are putting their faith in gold. By SPIEGEL Staff.

via www.spiegel.de

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The debate over gay marriage is at the heart of many races in America's mid-term elections. For the first time since the Pew Research Centre began conducting polls on the subject in 1995, fewer than half of Americans (48%) are opposed to gay marriage, while 42% are in favour. All religious groups are more accepting than they were in polls taken between 2008 and 2009.

via www.economist.com

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Sloshspot.com decided to scour the U.S. for the distilleries, big and small, that provide us with that sweet, sweet golden nectar we have all come to adore. It may come as a surprise, but there are most likely a few of these distilleries near your home. And if you're lucky enough to live in Kentucky, we don't want to hear any complaining, cause you have about as many distilleries as you have banjo players on your block.

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In 2009, 43.6 million Americans, or 14.3% of the population, lived at or below the poverty level. That’s up from 13.2% in 2008, according to the Census Bureau. More importantly, it is the highest poverty level recorded in the last 51 years.

How did we get here? In mint.com's latest infographic, they look back at poverty levels in the United States over the past 40 years, and more.

via www.mint.com

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Over the past week, the Nobel prizes have been awarded in chemistry, medicine, peace, physics and literature.

Over the intervening 109 years, more than 500 prizes have been awarded. But which nation can claim the most winners? BBC have trawled throught the archives to produce a definitive list of the nations with the biggest brains.

via www.bbc.co.uk

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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.

via discoverdigitallife.com
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Why zip codes have connotations.

via thisisindexed.com

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This infographic shows the amount of visits to the italian region of Piemonte and their provenance.

The flow has been divided in three main categories: EU - European states; EX - Extra-European states; ITA - Italian regions.
Each category has been respectively divided in the following groups:

• EU: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Central Europe, other european states;
• EX: North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania, other countries;
• ITA: all regions are shown.

The aim of this visualization is to quickly highlight the number and the provenance of each flow of visits towards each specific Piemonte province, and most of all to put these data in proportion, also summing up the top countries. Each flow has been visualized through the metaphore of barcodes, for obtaining a "chromatic worldwide barcode" identifying a sort of "Piemonte DNA".

via www.blog.visup.it

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