Do game reviews have anything to do with sales? From the chart below, it would seem that they do, above an average Game Rankings score of 70. Below that level... its basically random! Seans second view shows something quite odd: as game reviews have decreased over time, sales have ...
Craig Wilson's viz on Split Screen shows how video game reviews tend to cluster in the favorable 7-9 range. A fascinating question, but what's got us really excited are the intuitive color scheme and matching tooltips. Gorgeous!
Bicycling still makes up only a fraction of all European commute trips, but it's the fastest growing transit mode in cities. The map shows the percent of home-to-work and home-to-school bicycle trips in each of the European capitals.
For fifteen years, the Sony PlayStation dominated the console market, both in its original configuration and as the Playstation 2. It seems the tables have turned, however, as you can see from the viz below.
In the last 10 years, women have placed in the top 100 in the New York City marathon in record numbers. See for yourself in this viz. What's got us excited is the consistent color scheme and the nice clean layout.
As you can imagine, iPad users are very interested in their bill and whether or not it’s too high. This visualization went viral sparking great conversations across the web. Some people commiserated about their high rates, others bragged about low rates, and still others brought ...
Author: Marshall Kirkpatrick published on Read Write Web
When Facebook hit 500 million users Marshall Kirkpatrick adeptly blogged: "If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populous in the world - but it's not a country. Those 500 million people (give or take a few fake profiles, right?) all live in actual countries, where ...
Ever wondered what species cause the most bird strike damage? This viz takes a look at the Federal Aviation Administration bird strike data from 1990 – 2009.
Author: Frederic Lardinois published on ReadWriteWeb
Twitter has become a complex and diverse ecosystem-- one worthy of visualization. This view analyzes the influence of several hundred of the most popular Twitter users (the "TwInfluencers") based on thier number of followers and lists they are on.
Paul Kedrosky of Infectious Greed took a look at the rise and fall and rise of US cities, this viz shows the trajectory of the largest 50 US cities in 1920, as well as what happened since.
We're noticing a trend. Italians are making gorgeous vizes. Il Sole makes quality of life scores shine in this one. The color scheme is intuitive, - green border means a favorable score, red border means an unfavorable one. And it's easy to find the best and worst-rated provinces, ...
Could there be a better way to not take reality television seriously than by seriously making fun of its reality? David Jacoby's in depth analysis of d-list reality stars is quite simple: do something rediculous (crying about crying, for example), you get 10 points. Call your Mom ...
Author: Mariana Trigo Viera published on La Nacion
How much does bread cost in your neighborhood? This simple but fascinating visualization looks into the prices of dozens of common staples in Argentina. Take a look!
This beautiful creation is the product of thousands of bus journeys recorded by Transport for London. Mark Bulling downloaded the data and created the viz so he could view usage and fare stats for each route.
Which movie should you watch? With Alex Kerins slick new dashboard, just select the rating and review scores that are relevant for you, as well as the amount of time you want to watch and then you have a selection of films to choose from.