Analytics Team

The NY Times has a great visualization of Netflix dvd rental data that shows the top 10 dvd rentals for the zip codes in 12 major metro areas. Make sure to mouse over the map to see the top 10 list for your specific zip code.

Here’s a cool visual Ebay made to show where all their sales came from on Black Friday.

Nathan at Flowing Data has put together a list of seven Flickr groups where you can find some good visualization works.

The PTS Blog has a constant stream of great articles on how to better utilize Excel and its charting capabilities. This is one I found quite useful today, how to make clustered, stacked column charts in Excel. Column charts are great, as are stacked column charts. But this shows you how to [...]

Randy Krum has compiled a list of 37 people, including himself, to follow on Twitter if you’re interested in infographics.

Here’s a visualization showing the results of the Cash for Clunkers car trade-in program. According to this, we’re getting a 61% improvement in fuel economy from the program.

Just because everyone has Excel doesn’t mean everyone knows how to use it correctly. Jorge Cameos brings us 10 Excel chart mistakes to avoid. Make sure to check out his site for all the details.

Assuming that Excel can do it
Assuming that Excel can’t do it
Not having a go-to person
Creating Excel islands
Tons of useless [...]

Michael Anderson put together the following resume to showcase his infographic skills. Kind of a cool idea. I wonder if it works.

Axiis is a new open source visualization tool built in Flex.

Here’s a great article presenting information about visualization tools including:

Tableau
Improvise
Mondrian
ParVis
SpaceTree
TreeViz
Prefuse
Flare
Many Eyes
Swivel
JuiceKit