*My opinion follows, treat it as such* If you have any interest in infographics and data visualization you probably know the names David McCandless and Hans Rosling. They are both data viz superstars but there is a big difference between the two. That difference is their approach. The David McCandless Approach 1. Have an argument […]
Evidence Soup: Interview Wednesday
Yesterday I had the honor of being interviewed for Evidence Soup’s Interview Wednesday. The blog is for people who like evidence. If you visit this site, you probably fit that category. If you would like to read the interview, check it out here: http://www.evidencesoup.com/canopener/2011/01/chris-lysy.html
Looking into the Future
If you follow “me” online you probably know that I am a man of two blogs, this one and http://evalcentral.com. If you only follow Fresh Spectrum you probably think, boy this guy does not post very often. If you only follow Eval Central, well then you are likely not reading this post. Ultimately, Fresh Spectrum […]
Connecting Evaluation Bloggers
In my never ending quest to continuously overextend myself I have decided to make an attempt at connecting evaluation bloggers. My plan is to create a single site that integrates feeds from a number of evaluation blogs. I am hoping for three outcomes: 1) The creation of one source that will connect evaluators with a […]
Creating Fresh Content is Overrated
Creating fresh content is hard. Especially if you want it to be at least moderately good fresh content. But if you take a look at some of your favorite blogs, you’ll probably find that they’ve decided to go another way. Many bloggers survive by leveraging the fresh content of others. It’s not wrong, it’s just […]
Lecture + Animation = Interesting
This clip is an animated lecture by Sociologist David Harvey. It makes for an interesting attempt at pulling in the audience for an online lecture. It’s much more than just slides, which helps in an online world where attention spans are short and information competition is high. Thank you to @socprof for the find. […]