Blog Posts in March 2010

Comments Good visualization needs little translation by Ross Perez - Mar. 31st 2010 I do not speak Portugese. I want to make that clear because otherwise, this blog post will seem a little odd. However, after seeing a Google Alert with the Portugese title Category Business and Real Estate Read more...	Comments ProPublica data shows bailout funds trickling back to DC by Ross Perez - Mar. 31st 2010 No matter your opinion on the Troubled Asset Relief Program, there is no doubt that it amounts to a massive amount of money. In total, over $500,000,000,000.00 has been disbursed to the nations lenders (and others), a figure which represents .75% of the entire worlds GDP ... Category Government and Public Data Read more...
Comments Jerome Cukier from the OECD uses Tableau to visualize unemployment by gender by Ross Perez - Mar. 26th 2010 We have made no secret in this blog that we love public data and visualizations. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that we are huge fans of Jerome Cukier at the Category Government and Public Data Read more...	Comments Billings Middle School Students Texting Like Mad by Ellie Fields - Mar. 24th 2010 Billings Middle School (Seattle, WA) tech guru Jac de Haan used Tableau to visualize survey results of middle school students. Apparently they're texting like mad: Category Travel and Lifestyle Read more...
Comments Healthcare bill will most benefit those who did not vote for it by Ross Perez - Mar. 22nd 2010 After much deliberation, fighting, infighting and some rather intense partisan antics, the House passed the health care reform bill Sunday. It is hard to think of a subject more controversial in American society today and the voting behind the bill proves it. If you have ... Category Government and Public Data Read more...	Comments Mish Explores Texas Ratios to Find Troubled Banks by Ross Perez - Mar. 19th 2010 Mike Shedlock started Mish's Global Economic Analysis to share groundbreaking new perspectives on the economy. His 30,000 subscribers show he must be doing ... Category Business and Real Estate Read more...
Comments March Madness Comparison Tool by Ross Perez - Mar. 17th 2010 March Madness is here! Like millions of Americans, I sat down today and realized I had no idea who was going to come out on top. Who honestly has time to be an expert on every team that has a chance? I mean, North Iowa? Luckily, stats are readily available from the NCAA and ... Category Sports Read more...	Comments The Kanj Contemplates UK Births by Ellie Fields - Mar. 8th 2010 One of reasons we developed Tableau Public was to let data geeks answer whatever questions they wanted. So it was great to see Aneez Kanji of the UK roll up his sleeves to find out when Brits tend to have babies. We picked it up straight ... Category Government and Public Data Read more...
Comments Tableau’s Interactive Graph Contest - Are you up for the Challenge? by Ross Perez - Mar. 3rd 2010 Tableau has teamed up with ReadWriteWeb to challenge you to an interactive “graph” contest. Will you be the one who publishes a viz so engaging ... Category Business and Real Estate Read more...	Comments Get Inspired: The TED Video Viewer from Dan Murray of InterWorks by Ross Perez - Mar. 2nd 2010 Special Note: Dan Murray of InterWorks showed us a creative use of Tableau Public dashboards. He's found a way to categorize and organize hundreds of videos available on the TED website. We thought it was so ... Category Travel and Lifestyle Read more...