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Genealogy of Influence Redux: Visualization with Many Eyes

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe other day I posted about an intriguing project by Mike Love called The Genealogy of Influence. You can check out his blog here. Since I also recently blogged about the Many Eyes project by IBM, I thought it would be interesting to see if I could take Mike’s original data and upload for visualization.…
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Shared Information Visualization

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIBM recently announced a new project called Many Eyes. According to their website: Many Eyes is a bet on the power of human visual intelligence to find patterns. Our goal is to “democratize” visualization and to enable a new social kind of data analysis. In a nutshell, Many Eyes brings information visualization to the masses.…
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Genealogy of Influence

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI discovered an interesting project today on del.icio.us. The Genealogy of Influence project is an effort to document and visualize the creative influences of great thinkers and artists. The is of great interest to me, since I’ve had a similar idea that’s been on my “pet project” list for some time now.

Integral Diagrams

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI discovered a comprehensive collection of diagrams related to Integral Philosophy and Ken Wilber. Flickr Integral Diagrams Set Integral Diagrams Blog

Rediscover Wikipedia: Enter PathWay, A Visual and Relational Browser

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve been using a great application for the last few months and I figured I would share my thoughts. Like most people, I use Wikipedia as a major source for research. One of the challenges I’ve always had though is getting caught up in “information serendipity”. I tend to start reading one thing, and eventually…
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Gerard Senehi the Mentalist

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf this video doesn’t blow your mind, I don’t know what will. The cigarette trick is absolutely amazing! http://web.mac.com/experimentalist/iWeb/Site/Movie.html

… From the Ash Rose a Great Bird.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI found a (probably well known) Firefox hidden ‘feature’ from: The 7 hidden pages within your Firefox browser Typing about:Mozilla in the address bar results in the following quote: “And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced. But all was not lost, for from the ash rose a great bird. The bird…
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Ready, Fire, Aim

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSteve Pavlina just posted 10 positive lessons learned in entrepreneurship. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/01/10-business-lessons-from-a-snarky-entrepreneur/ After reading this article, I am reminded that I still need to try out Steve’s 30 day trial. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/04/30-days-to-success/

The Ten Part Mental Fitness Program

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just finished reading a great article title The Ten Part Mental Fitness Program. In this article, the author Kelly Huston provides 10 tips for improving your way of thinking and approach to personal development. 1. Think About the Future 2. Create a Five-Year Vision 3. Take a Test Every Day 4. Think About Your…
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Have You Programmed Yourself Today?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVery cool video….