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TikTok’s search evolution

In: Internet/tech

20 Mar 2024

2 in 5 Americans use TikTok as a search engine.

Nearly 1 in 10 Gen Zers are more likely to rely on TikTok than Google as a search engine.

More than half of business owners (54%) use TikTok to promote their business, posting an average of 9 times per month.

1 in 4 small business owners use TikTok influencers for product sales or promotions.

Source: Adobe

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Long USA Hiking Trails

In: Maps

14 Jan 2020

Lots of great hiking trails in the United States.

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I started this blog in 2008 as a simple personal repository of interesting data visualizations and graphic design resources. Watching it grow over the years has been a fascinating experience. I am sad to say that I am stepping away from day to day updates.

I have learned a lot, and met some amazing designers, programmers, and journalists – thank you for all your creativity and hard work. My career has shifted towards strategic planning and communications, but I will always have a place in my heart for a great chart, map, or interactive dashboard.

At it’s peak ChartPorn had more than 25,000 Twitter, Facebook, and RSS followers – and more than 300,000 monthly visitors. In the end we shared over 2,600 posts. I hope you found them inspiring.

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Knowledge Management

In: Reference

22 Dec 2016

Interesting diagram and article on knowledge management.

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America’s Sunniest Locations

In: Environment/weather Interactive Maps Source: Washington Post

17 Nov 2016

A nice interactive map of daily sunlight.

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1921 Mid-atlantic Rail and Ferry Map

In: History Maps

17 Nov 2016

A modern representation of old rail and ferry routes in the mid-atlantic.

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Stainless Steel City Maps

In: Maps

17 Nov 2016

Nice laser cut maps of a number of cities based on openstreetmap vectors.

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Post-election Analysis

In: Maps Politics Source: Washington Post

17 Nov 2016

Three very nice articles analyzing voting patterns:

Razor thin margins in important swing states:

What counties swung to the other party:

And an elegant but slightly hard to understand look at urban/rural differences:

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2016 Election Info

In: Interactive Politics Reference

2 Nov 2016

I love how people will spend hours reading yelp to find the best tacos in town, searching for the cheapest flights for their next vacation, looking for costume accessories on etsy, comparing reviews of their next phone upgrade or amazon purchase, yet base their vote for leader of the free world on facebook rants and memes. The reviews are in. The information is available. Go read it. I will try to post some well designed site and tools to help below.

Vote411
Find personalized info on your voting locations, view down-ticket matchups, and any referendum items.

Ballotpedia

FiveThirtyEight
Want to know how the latest polls look? 538 has the most reliable analysis

Draw Your Own Electoral Map (CNN)
Try your own hand at allocating electoral votes.

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Election Maps Lie

In: Maps Politics Source: Washington Post

1 Nov 2016

Well, actually all maps lie, in some ways or another. This is a nice article about what is wrong with election maps, and some weird maps that try to make them lie less.

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Star Wars Fonts

In: Graphic Design (general)

4 Feb 2016

Here’s a font geek post exploring the typography of Star Wars through the years.

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The Fallen of World War II

In: History Video

4 Feb 2016

I don’t think most people realize how many Russians died during WWII and how that defined the rest of the 20th century. The below videographic tells the entire WWII story in detail.