Power of Data Visualization

The last quartile of the 20th century was marked by a rise in software development by companies, individuals and hobbyist groups. Key among software development methodologies was a controversial yet innovative idea about giving away your software code for others to use and improve upon it.

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.

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It’s been a wild ride for online poker since it first began in 1998. See the graphic for the details.

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A key to a successful long term business are return customers. The biggest issue a company will face is trying to win back customers they have lost. A lost customer is not a necessarily a lost a cause. But how do you recover lost customers?

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These were created for the North Shore-LIJ Health System.

Social network across the globe.

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Google, a company with vast pools of data about its users, is moving into the world of highly targeted ads. See how Google has changed its collection and use of the data transmitted by Google Toolbar, Analytics, Checkout, Chrome, Buzz, DoubleClick, Mobile Maps, Gmail, Search and YouTube.

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Ever wonder which states work the longest hours or the oddest hours? Here is an interesting graph showing work behavior broken down by Regions and States. The data were compiled based on Rackspace business email usage trends in the United States. The results are quite amazing.

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It's a simple equation: Exercise more and lose weight. Still, many people spend most of their time either behind a desk or driving to or from where that desk is located. A few states buck that trend with large cities that allow for more walking, biking, and commuting via public transportation, but are their citizens any more fit?

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It's the old, tired metaphor between the history of life, and one 24-hour day. I think this one's slightly unique in that it takes the entire life of the solar system into account, so that emergence of man isn't at midnight, but instead mid-morning.

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10 Things to Know About Beer.

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