U.S. Economic Activity, Split in Half and Mapped

U.S. Economic Activity, Split in Half and Mapped

In orange, half of America’s GDP; in blue, the other half. While the population of the country is much more evenly dispersed, its contributions to the economy aren’t.

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If You Use Steam, Valve Might Be Tracking Every Website You Visit

If You Use Steam, Valve Might Be Tracking Every Website You Visit

Here’s a fun fact: If you use Steam for your games—let’s face it, you do—there’s a chance Valve’s Anti-Cheat System been taking a look at all the websites you visit and sending a list back to home base. Why? No one knows for sure.

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The Most Common Relationship Advice, Visualized

The Most Common Relationship Advice, Visualized

Ahead of the schmaltz that is Valentine’s Day, how about a little advice? This visualization shows the most frequently provided words of relationship wisdom so you can console your friends—or yourself—tomorrow.

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Every Bus and Amtrak Route Across the US, Mapped

Every Bus and Amtrak Route Across the US, Mapped

If you’re in the unenviable position of having to traverse the country by bus or train, you better make sure this map is on your phone.

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The World's Most Popular Running Routes, Visualized

The World's Most Popular Running Routes, Visualized

With the explosion of exercise apps and fitness trackers, more people than ever are recording the routes they run during their workouts. Now, Nathan Yau from Flowing Data has mined some of that data to visualize some of the world’s most popular paths.

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Twitter Data Grants introduced to offer select institutes data trove

Twitter holds vast amounts of data, information that has been used by multiple entities in the past to do things from mapping racism to helping form profiles on individuals. In … Continue reading

Iridium Go! and Globalstar Sat-Fi give mobile hotspots some satellite love

Getting your notebook or other gadgets online if you’ve a big budget but no local service – say, perhaps, because you’re desperate for WiFI in the desert or a remote … Continue reading

This Little Mi-Fi Can Get You Online Anywhere in the World

This Little Mi-Fi Can Get You Online Anywhere in the World

Look at this little guy. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but powerful enough to enable you to make phone calls, text, and use data virtually anywhere in the world. Like, even on the peaks of remote mountains or in the middle of uninhabited deserts, thanks to the magic of satellites.

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See How Climate Change Is Affecting Your Backyard With This Map

See How Climate Change Is Affecting Your Backyard With This Map

Climate change is a very real thing, but how is it affecting the area that you live in? Fortunately—or, perhaps, unfortunately—you can find out using this interactive map.

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Travel Smarter With Orbitz’s Slick Apps for Data Nerds

Travel Smarter With Orbitz’s Slick Apps for Data Nerds

A new suite of data-visualization tools from Orbitz Labs wants to help you travel smarter.