http://personas.media.mit.edu/personasWeb.html
A graph that shows how the Internet sees you, for better or for worse.
Which is saying something, both for that program and my general comprehension of anything presented in PowerPoint. This was brought to you all the way from Israel by BWE Michelle. “Bug” indeed.
A helpful chart for the angry motorists of the greater New York area. There's more where this came from.
An essential guide to help you navigate the fraught and existentially confusing world of horse possibilities.
This handy dandy New York Times graphic breaks down disses, accusations and allegiances between feuding rappers 50 Cent and Rick Ross. They barely ever mention body weight! Fatties… Oh, and it's tiny so just click the pic to see the real deal.
I haven't decided yet whether I like these because they're clever, or because I would like pretty much anything that came in pie-chart form. Click through for similar breakdowns of Digg, Reddit, and MySpace users.
Sure, San Diego makes sense, what with the weather and beaches and Sea World and stuff. But why do so many people want to live in Tampa? Can you guess who's last on this list?
Despite some of the obvious drawbacks, there's really a lot of upside to the Snuggie blanket with sleeves. Here's a graph that lays it all out for you, in case you're wavering about whether to get one or not.
Daytum is a website for collecting and communicating your daily data through handy little charts! Actually kinda cool, especially if you want to keep track of all those hours you watch tv.
Tech Buzz Rex Sorgatz of Fimoculous proposes a term for the charts and graphs predicting doom for the media industry: Scare Charts! Denton's got a handful…does your boss?
Barack Obama is officially the most-voted-for president in history. The Republican vote seems so erratic in this graph.
Feeling good? Then you might want to put away that greasy pan. The bacon won’t help. If you keep on making yourself BLT’s without the L or T, you’re going to face a grizzly end, my friend.
When does “ha” really mean LOL? And what about hahaha? And when is written laughter not sarcastic?
An Op-Chart from the New York Times breaking down the height/weight comparisons of the last 100 years of presidential contenders. Click through for the larger version.
The Harvard Business Review puts the current economic crisis in the perspective of the last 60 years. It’d be nicer, though, if this went all the way back to 1929, just for a good point of comparison. Click through to get the interactive data.
A weird correlation appears when you compare the last 60 years of U.S. oil output to Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest rock songs of all time. And no amount of drilling in Alaska is going to bring back the music of the ’70s.
How much money will each candidate’s tax plan save the average American? Here’s a more accurate graph that takes into account the proportions of the population at each income level. The previous graphs didn’t take in to account that 60% of the population makes less than $66K and 99% makes less than $600K. Click the image for more analysis.
A look at the cost of the major wars the U.S. has been involved in, displayed in today’s dollar. Even more interesting: Look at the interactive map and check out the cost as percentage of GDP, and Iraq and Afghanistan shrink dramatically.
A chart displaying the frequency of words used by both Republican and Democratic speakers at their respective conventions. The Democrats top three are Change, McCain, and Energy, while the Republicans focused on God, Taxes, Businesses and Change. It’s not quite Fleshmap, but there were still plenty of asses on stage.
Slate has come up with an interactive timeline depicting Obama’s life as portrayed by four different sources. This graph shows Barack’s own take on the importance of each time period. This is fun, graphs are so much better than reading!