“This Gallery of Data Visualization displays some examples of the Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics, with the view that the contrast may be useful, inform current practice and provide some pointers to both historical and current work. We go from what is arguably the best statistical graphic ever drawn, to the current record-holder for the worst.” Read this! Includes these examples as well: Historical milestones, The Lie Factor, Bright ideas, Goosed-Up Graphics, Graphical Excellence, Missed Opportunities, Visual delights and Context: Compared to What?

“Here’s a quick quiz. Try to answer this question immediately, without doing any calculating. If a stack of gold coins worth one billion dollars would stretch from one end of a football field to the other, how far would a stack worth one million dollars stretch? The answer: three and a half inches; one billion is one thousand million, 300 feet divided by one thousand is 3.6 inches.”

“Here’s a big idea: Ideas are driving the economy. Here’s a bigger idea: Ideas that spread fastest win.” See also this Fast Company article from which the previous quote was taken, called Unleash Your Ideavirus.

“It’s our fifth anniversary! To celebrate, we’ve created this special area of our store. You’ll find our baby pictures (an early Amazon.com home page accompanied by our logo graveyard), a timeline, bestseller lists dating back to our upstart start, the best-of and worst-of customer reviews, and a liberal sampling of editors’ favorites.”

“Underneath the carnival excitement of the information revolution I hear a quiet but persistent murmur warning of an emerging technology crisis. Not everything is right in the information economy… At the core of the problem is a dysfunctional relationship between developers and the business. Like a warring family, there are resentments and miscommunications. And, as any family therapist will tell you, to solve the problem both sides need to change.”

“Underneath the carnival excitement of the information revolution I hear a quiet but persistent murmur warning of an emerging technology crisis. Not everything is right in the information economy… At the core of the problem is a dysfunctional relationship between developers and the business. Like a warring family, there are resentments and miscommunications. And, as any family therapist will tell you, to solve the problem both sides need to change.”