About this Blogsphere:

This blogsphere attempts to capture, catalog and share resources relating to visual perception of information. It is about a world mostly dealing with Physical (Touch, Taste, See/Sight, Smell and Hear) and sometimes Metaphysical (and that is none-of-the-above category). Physical, for instance, touch (e.g., feel, felt, found), look and visualization, is here with an attempt to combine verbal, vocal and visual--to synchronously see, hear, share and do much more. Interestingly, in order to visualize one does not need special skills, competencies, etc. It is all about common sense, especially with human visualizations. In short, "information is in the eye of the beholder." Continue reading much more all-ado-about this Blogosphere

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May 27, 2007

Researchers Turn Web Blather to Books

A Blather defined:
"Blather is a user-contributed content website owned by and hosted on the new dream network (DreamHost). Words link to pages about other words, the difference being that nearly every word is a hyperlink. It serves many functions to its users, poetry and prose workshop, sharing ideas, political debates, or simply a message board. Blather has no implied or explicit purpose. Wiki"
By JENNIFER C. YATES, Associated Press Writer, May 24, 2007
Luis von Ahn, assistant professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, poses on campus in Pittsburgh Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, including Von Ahn, have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy things online. Continue reading

Info courtesy: ALLEN Reynolds

May 05, 2007

Web Analyst Interview: Apurba Sen


Looking for information professionals @ linkedin who can connect information visualization and Web analysis, I found an interesting resource person. This person is Apurba Sen, and he was interviewed in the area of Web Analysis or Web Analytics, by Anil Batra. Read the interview: Web Analyst Interview: Apurba Sen

April 27, 2007

Using Mind Maps to Reach Visual Thinkers




Posted by gail mcgovern on December 18, 2005 @ clioinstitute blog
Not only does the article, Seven Steps for Effective Problem Solving in the Workplace, present a clear and concise approach to problem solving, it also includes a link to a companion mind map that makes its concepts more appealing to visual thinkers.

Think about how you could use this type of technique to engage visual thinkers on your library's website.


Related posts from my blog:
  • Mindmapping as a tool for assignments
  • FacetMap: A Scalable Search and Browse Visualization
  • Concept Mapping Technology - Tool to create HTML pathfinders?
  • April 16, 2007

    Add Sense to your AdSense: Visualizing the Return on Investment?

    This post is regularly updated. Last update May 5, 2007





    Thought for the day on Return on Investment (ROI):
    If only things could talk, they could tell us who made them and where they'd been. If they were lost, they could shout, "Here I am!" If they were damaged, mistreated, neglected or expired, they could tell us that, too. They could tell us how to use them, repair them and dispose of them safely. Are you reading me? KEN HUNT, Globe and Mail, 11/04/07

    Visualization is creating a mental picture of something in your mind's eye. Visualization techniques are important because they help make the future become more clear. Seeing yourself already achieving your goals makes your brain believe that attaining that goal is possible. Focusing consistently on any given goal will enable you to manifest it far sooner than if you do not focus on it at all; focusing brings the goal closer to you. Tips For Mastering Visualization Techniques, By Scott White Published 03/22/2007


    See also:

  • google adsense sparklines,
  • Jenett, Marilyn. "Are You Visualizing "Out There" Or From Within?." EzineArticles 10 November 2004. 15 April 2007
  • Inserting adsense code in Postnuke article by nmjudy
  • Adsense And The Surfer, Ryan Smith Published 03/22/2007
  • Sense and Nonsense About Adsense, By Alex Newell Published 03/22/2007
  • Google AdWords plus Google Analytics: Market Manipulation and Possibility of Mischief? by Avinash Kaushik
  • Google and Behavioral Targeting Part III – Google Buys Doubleclick, Anil Batra