When it comes to innovative data visualization, web programmers are leading the charge. The coolest visuals are often produced by those with a knack for code. Maybe someday that will be me…I’ll just jot it down on ye olde priorities list… Programmers are superstars of cooperation. There are so many open source tools and communities […]
The design approach to data visualization: Visual.ly
Last week we saw the launch of visual.ly, an online space to explore, share, and (one day) create data visualizations. I’m a big fan of attempts to explain complex concepts through visualization. I’m also very comfortable with complex datasets, of course there are many who are not. Data visualization makes data approachable. Data visualization is […]
Friday Diversion: Story of Stuff
Ok, so this video is ancient in internet years. It was released all the way back in December of 2007 and, according to the site, it’s been viewed over 12 million times. If you have not seen the video, watch, it’s a great example of using simple animation to help tell a story. You can […]
Why track visits?
Since the early days of website hit counters much of our analytic attention has been focused on overall site visits. Just about every piece of analytic software you try out will start you out with that metric showing you, day-by-day, how many people have visited your site. But is it really all that important? Say […]
Web Analytics: Page Tagging
Have you ever heard of a program called Google Analytics? It’s offered by some little online search company for absolutely no cost, just out of the kindness of their hearts…Or maybe the web giant is providing the service to help sell more ads, who can tell, either way it’s FREE. Google Analytics uses a method […]
Web Analytics: Logfile Analysis
Ok, so if you’re like some of the people I know, this might be your approach to web analytics… Dr. RandE: “Hmm, I would like to know how many people are visiting the blahblah foundation website. I’ll give my website guy, Chuck, a call.” Ring…Ring… Chuck: “Hello” Dr. RandE: “Hi Chuck, Dr. RandE here. I […]