Context is Everything
16 Mar 2010Personally, I love image theory examples. Sociological Images links to a Montclair Socioblog post that noticed some interesting HSBC ads that illustrate how the same image can be interpreted different ways. “When we look at the world we see that different values are what make it so remarkable” reads one of the taglines. Inspirational, yes – but I’m not sure what that has to do with banking?!?
Make Your Own Interactive Finance Charts
16 Mar 2010A new method, using java and html instead of Google’s flash version. The documentation is slightly greek to me, but it doesn’t look too labor intensive. (via)
Bank Competition Map
16 Mar 2010Big banks vs small. (via)
2009 Wage Taxes
In: Politics US Economy
16 Mar 2010Nicely done, and timely for tax season.
Outsourcing is Good For Us(?)
16 Mar 2010I don’t think I buy this argument – it glosses over some significant income distribution and labor mobility issues, which are only partly discussed at the bottom.
Nation Frightened by Block of Text
16 Mar 2010Great article from the Onion – probably more accurate than we’d like to admit.
WASHINGTON-Unable to rest their eyes on a colorful photograph or boldface heading that could be easily skimmed and forgotten about, Americans collectively recoiled Monday when confronted with a solid block of uninterrupted text.
2009 wasn’t as bad as first thought, but it was still pretty bad.
NCAA Brackets
15 Mar 2010There are many others out there, but here are some of the slickest:
Interactive version from the NYT where you can enter and save your picks and compare your results to others over time. 
ESPN’s is kind of nice as you can drag a pick straight through to the final and has popup background info:
The NCAA.com version has a bit of background info on each team in popups:
NBC’s bracket let’s you fill in and print out your picks, provides analysis on each matchup, and has prizes(?).
Employment Change by Industry
In: Employment US Economy
15 Mar 2010We’ve seen this data before, but this presentation is clearer in some ways.
Best Commutes to London
15 Mar 2010Info on commute time and housing costs.
NYC’s Best Coffee
14 Mar 2010I don’t know what standard they used, but the NYT has mapped out NYC’s “outstanding coffee bars.” (I hate coffee so didn’t bother to read the related article)
Rock-n-Roll Metro Map
14 Mar 2010These always seem like a whole lot of work for not much content.
Here’s another one: 
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