Ward Shelley has mapped the evolution of the science fiction genre, from our first days of fear and wonder to Wall*E.
Seeing The Evolution of Language
Deb Roy shared insights from 90,000 hours of home video with the TED 2011 audience. In addition to mapping the language acquisition of his infant son, Roy revealed a blueprint for data mining complex relationships in mass media engagement.
Recalling Baseball History on the iPad
Pennant is a visually-appealing iPad application that allows exploration of six decades of Major League Baseball games. Even in its early form, it is worth the $5 asking price to any baseball fan.
A Troll Case Study
Courtney Stanton posted some thoughts in a blog post. 900 comments later, she had an interesting Ignite talk about the nature of Trolls.
Knowing the People I Know
LinkedIn Labs has created a new tool, InMaps, to visualize your professional network.
Visualizing Activity on Twitter
An infographic reflecting Sysomos June survey of Twitter has a few flaws but is worth iterating.
Social Collider
A Twitter visualization project using javascript and web browsers is inspired by particle colliders to reveal the hidden connection between tweets.