Omega Point » Visualization http://www.catherineomega.com A blog by Catherine Winters Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:50:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Second Life usage graph roundup! http://www.catherineomega.com/2007/03/second-life-usage-graph-roundup/ http://www.catherineomega.com/2007/03/second-life-usage-graph-roundup/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:34:29 +0000 Catherine Winters http://www.catherineomega.com/2007/45/second-life-usage-graph-roundup I found a fascinating* post about Second Life’s much-debated usage numbers over at Social Signal.

“That number will likely be over 4.6 million by the time you read this blog post. So what does that actually mean in practical usage terms? Are there 4.6 million regular Second Life users? Well, no.”

* Where “fascinating” may or may not mean “written by me”. Link!

]]> http://www.catherineomega.com/2007/03/second-life-usage-graph-roundup/feed/ 0 Interactivity != better http://www.catherineomega.com/2006/12/interactivity-better/ http://www.catherineomega.com/2006/12/interactivity-better/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:24:48 +0000 Catherine Winters http://www.catherineomega.com/2006/24/interactivity-better This may be the least effective use of an interactive map infographic ever. It attempts to present information on an important subject, but it’s very difficult to take in due to poor UI and ineffective use of the map itself.

Why on earth does this tool use the same icon for identifying a target country as the button you click on to determine information about the top 10 countries with female political leadership and so on?

If I click on a country name, shouldn’t I be able to see it highlighted? Doesn’t it make sense to see how regions are ranked? I realize this isn’t a university mapping textbook, but honestly now.

When comparing regions, static maps can be far, far more compelling and contain much more relevant information. Cases in point. Bad CBC!

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