Thursday, July 28, 2011

The world of Social Media

This article shows the world usage of Flickr and Twitter.

 


"Sometimes it’s very easy to forget just how quickly the world changes, particularly with the all-conquering innovations that develop on the internet.
After all, it’s just five years ago that Twitter first opened its doors to an unassuming public, and nobody could have begun to imagine the impact that the network would make around the globe – culture to culture, person to person – in such a short space of time.
These incredible maps, created by Eric Fischer, use geolocation to show how both Twitter and photo-sharing service Flickr are spreading across the planet.
The locations of tweets are detailed in blue, while those from Flickr are in red/orange. White dots show locations that have been posted to both."

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Before and After Aerial of the Minot River Flooding in North Dakota

The flooding this year in Midwest has been very damaging.  PBS has put together several before and after aerial photographs of the Minot River in North Dakota, the photos are interactive allowing viewers to slide a bar and see exactly how much flooding has occurred in the past few months.  Click here to view the article and see the interactive flooding tool.