BUSINESS BUZZ: Very cool map shows how Walmart has taken over America in the span of a few short decades. Although this is not a new project it is getting shared on Twitter like crazy and lots of people missed it when it first came out.

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MUSIC BUZZ: Why is Evan Roth a bad ass mother fucker ? Because he makes videos like this! Jay-Z video where the word Brooklyn creates the rapper's image. It was created as part of a campaign to fight AIDs in Africa and it is the first rap video with its own open source code !

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1. This Is The First Rap Video With Open Source Code!

A cool visualization technique adds up the polls in all the states, shows the margin of error in the data, and let’s you see at a glance the chances of each candidate getting the 270 electoral college votes need to win on election day. Right now the future of our country is entirely within the margin of error. Makes you feel safe, doesn’t it?

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1. More Websites for Election Stats Junkies

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.

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1. Military Costs of Major U.S. Wars

TECH BUZZ: A web-based news visualization site from MSNBC. Through the magic of Flash and code, Spectra turns the MSNBC news feed into a revolving swirl of headlines and images. For extra fun, turn on the webcam option under the ‘Change View’ tab and go crazy.

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1. Spectra Visual Newsreader
2. Via: Forget How You Read News Online