Nine Cliches
5 Apr 2010I usually don’t post these kinds of diagrams, but they’re all in one place and quite accurate.
NY Cabs – Where to Find One
5 Apr 2010Interactive map of cab pickups in NYC Jan-Mar, 2009, based on millions of taxi trips. Apparently they also used the data to create a phone app. (via FlowingData).
From flipflopflyball.com — a collection of interesting baseball infographics. This is just a sample. They really have some creative visualizations of long term trends there. Check it out.
Stacked record bars showing whether the teams with the best record won the world series: 
Country of origin (1871-2009): 
Top 25 home run hitters, and whether they are “tainted”: 
Player Names (1871-2009): 
The history of professional baseball: 
The Global Military
5 Apr 2010A great series of charts by Information is Beautiful for the Guardian.
Sovereign Debt 2000-10
5 Apr 2010The projections are based on last fall’s IMF/WEO, and it focuses on emerging and developing countries, but the presentation is certainly interesting.
Unemployment Trough?
In: Employment
5 Apr 2010Are we approaching the upswing? That would be nice. doubt it, though.
Executive Pay 2009
In: Bailout Employment Finance Source: NYT Stock Market US Economy
5 Apr 2010This time from the NYT, covering 200 CEOs. Related article.
How Bad is Unemployment?
In: Employment US Economy
2 Apr 2010Number of unemployed people for each new job opening, by sector.
Executive Compensation 2009
2 Apr 2010Sortable tables of S&P 500 executives. As of March 24, 2010.
which, of course, is nothing compared to hedge fund manager compensation:
How to Spot a Hidden Handgun
In: Culture
31 Mar 2010From the new (to me) massive time wasting website: www.wonderhowto.com (via)
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