Blog Posts in February 2011

Comments Oxford Student Snapshot by Ross Perez - Feb. 25th 2011 Oxford University is one of the finest institutions of higher learning in the world. However, Oxford would not amount to anything without an exceptional, and exceptional diverse student body. Category Government and Public Data Read more...	Comments The Libyan Revolution by Ross Perez - Feb. 24th 2011 Libya is in the throes of its most major political upheaval in 50 years. As you can see from the bar, revolutionaries now control over 65% of the countries population, compared to less than 25% for the government (some rural areas have yet to be clearly swayed by either). Geographically, the oppositions control is nearly complete, ... Category Government and Public Data Read more...
Comments The Data is In: New Policy & Advisory Board for Tableau Public by Elissa Fink - Feb. 21st 2011 It’s been a big year for Tableau Public. Since its launch in February 2010, enterprising journalists and bloggers have posted more than 23,000 workbooks to the Tableau Public servers, attracting more than 13 ... Read more...	Comments The Highest Paid TV Actors by Ross Perez - Feb. 15th 2011 This simple but fascinating view shows the highest paid actors in television. As you might expect, there are some serious outliers. Charlie Sheen, as has often been reported, rounds out the top of the list with $1.25 million per episode. Generally speaking, lead actors in popular shows seem to command anywhere from $150k to ... Category Travel and Lifestyle Read more...
Comments Broadband Access by Ross Perez - Feb. 7th 2011 Living in the city, it is easy to assume that high speed internet is a reality everywhere. The truth is that America is far from ubiquitous high speed internet. If you select All under Regions below, you can see that it would take almost $24 B dollars to serve the 7,000,000 households in America without broadband. Percent of ... Category Government and Public Data Read more...