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  1. Journos advice to stat bureaus: Work on visualizations. Remember we want new information, not just information. Be patient. #statknowledge
  2. Fox Biz News Bruce Becker: I would rather have the data as raw as possible, so I can manipulate it as quickly as possible. #statknowledge
  3. When countries are debating something then the statistical offices should jump on that and present relevant data. #statknowledge
  4. Related to Q at #statknowledge, you may be interested in story I wrote about how Sarah Cohen uses data viz in reporting: http://bit.ly/HBYxp
  5. Just realized that I haven't heard any talk of iPhone apps or mobile delivery at #statknowledge. BTW, Bloomberg's app: excellent graphics.
  6. OECD official poses question at #statknowledge: Can media become intermediary, thru interfaces, to help p go beyond what they already know?
  7. In 20 mins watch #statknowledge http://bit.ly/il92D to see discussion on how to work w/media on communicating stats. WSJ, USAT panelists
  8. Ben Fry's comment (prev post) reminds me of the "Is it journalism?" debate re: news apps. Maybe his answer is the right one. #statknowledge
  9. Q for Ben Fry: Is it statistics or is it art? A: That's not important, what is important is, does it reach a given audience? #statknowledge
  10. Processing programming language blurs lines between statisticians and artists. Link for previous post: http://bit.ly/1Ghx #statknowledge
  11. Helsinki artists used Processing to create green cloud showing current power usage, projected it onto smoke from power plant. #statknowledge
  12. RT @bycoffe Ben Fry (Processing) says he built zipdecode in couple days. http://benfry.com/zipdecode/ #statknowledge http://yfrog.com/3v75sj
  13. I've heard smokers are supposed to be better tippers. Iowa researcher shows charts showing they're quite varied. #mythbusters #statknowledge
  14. RT@alexlundry Re: both #Sotomayor #statknowledge check out http://SCOTUSscores.com & see how she would fit into court's ideological history.
  15. Q&A with guy who created Colorado School Choice Wizard, an interesting statistical-based Web tool: http://bit.ly/kHBsN #statknowledge
  16. Using Census OnTheMap to look at where people work: http://lehdmap3.did.census.... Exports reports, too. #statknowledge
  17. US Census has created OnTheMap, a map that compares where people work and where they live, with socioeconomic data. #statknowledge
  18. IMF Data Mapper: maps and charts of GDP, population, govt finances, etc. http://bit.ly/new6 #statknowledge
  19. Strangest/most fascinating presentation at #statknowledge: A "map" with places named for the social issues that rich/poor people face.
  20. MIT's Senseable City Lab mapped phone calls during Obama inauguration. http://bit.ly/rlzOE others: http://senseable.mit.edu/ #statknowledge