Comments on: I Still Heart Data Visualizations http://theappslab.com/2008/11/25/i-still-heart-data-visualizations/ Driving Innovation Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:15:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2008/11/25/i-still-heart-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-5529 Jake Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:46:58 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1905#comment-5529 Interesting comment, especially re. the potential impact of geo-tagging the stuff you do on the Intertubes. <br><br>When human interactions are added, e.g. all the connotations of friending someone, hurt feelings and jealousy could find an outlet IRL if it were possible to identify where, when and whom attributes of the interaction. Serious, unintended consequences could arise.<br><br>Jealous ex-boyfriend watches visualization for ex-girlfriend's friend requests, sees one for new man, complete with handy geo-tag for easy driving directions. Ta-da! Stalking (or worse) made easy.<br><br>Not that you're a stalker (AFAIK), your comment just points out an aspect I hadn't considered. Thanks. Interesting comment, especially re. the potential impact of geo-tagging the stuff you do on the Intertubes.

When human interactions are added, e.g. all the connotations of friending someone, hurt feelings and jealousy could find an outlet IRL if it were possible to identify where, when and whom attributes of the interaction. Serious, unintended consequences could arise.

Jealous ex-boyfriend watches visualization for ex-girlfriend's friend requests, sees one for new man, complete with handy geo-tag for easy driving directions. Ta-da! Stalking (or worse) made easy.

Not that you're a stalker (AFAIK), your comment just points out an aspect I hadn't considered. Thanks.

]]> By: joel garry http://theappslab.com/2008/11/25/i-still-heart-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-5526 joel garry Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:18:12 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1905#comment-5526 When flickrvision first came out, I was staring at it for a while, then when something I recognized appeared I hit Print Scrn. Pasted into Wordpad for reference, then was able to find the flickr page (IIRC the sequence of events), google for email, find all the usual stuff about the person (who was, it turned out, a few miles from me in meatspace). If I were so motivated, I could've scared the hell out of some random geek innocently uploading some pix in the middle of the night.<br><br>Also thought about posting something about it at the time, but I kinda scared myself, and could imagine the reaction of others who already have skewed ideas of my online persona. So I just posted an omg u c twittervision for someone who hates im-speak. :-)<br><br>I imagine there might be some data mining possible with this kind of stream. Organic data flow... icky stuff grows under rocks and logs... who knows what evil lurks in the data visualizations of men? When flickrvision first came out, I was staring at it for a while, then when something I recognized appeared I hit Print Scrn. Pasted into Wordpad for reference, then was able to find the flickr page (IIRC the sequence of events), google for email, find all the usual stuff about the person (who was, it turned out, a few miles from me in meatspace). If I were so motivated, I could've scared the hell out of some random geek innocently uploading some pix in the middle of the night.

Also thought about posting something about it at the time, but I kinda scared myself, and could imagine the reaction of others who already have skewed ideas of my online persona. So I just posted an omg u c twittervision for someone who hates im-speak. :-)

I imagine there might be some data mining possible with this kind of stream. Organic data flow… icky stuff grows under rocks and logs… who knows what evil lurks in the data visualizations of men?

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2008/11/25/i-still-heart-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-5525 Jake Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:09:16 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1905#comment-5525 Agreed. Although I really like what data visualizations can do to explain and induce ah-ha moments, they're not day-to-day useful.<br><br>So, maybe the goal is to use them in the right situations, judiciously. Agreed. Although I really like what data visualizations can do to explain and induce ah-ha moments, they're not day-to-day useful.

So, maybe the goal is to use them in the right situations, judiciously.

]]> By: Bob Rhubart http://theappslab.com/2008/11/25/i-still-heart-data-visualizations/comment-page-1/#comment-5524 Bob Rhubart Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:11:45 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1905#comment-5524 Such visualizations help to illustrate the increasingly organic nature of data flow, thanks to the emergence and evolution of social computing tools. The images remind me of infrared photos of the earth, or views from space of cities bathed in electric light, technological representations of various dimensions of a living planet. <br><br>On the flip side, how much of what is represented by the swirling colors and dancing icons is the equivalent of "OMG! The Jonas Brothers so totally ROCK!"<br><br>Let's hope the Galactic Overlords have patience and a sense of humor. Such visualizations help to illustrate the increasingly organic nature of data flow, thanks to the emergence and evolution of social computing tools. The images remind me of infrared photos of the earth, or views from space of cities bathed in electric light, technological representations of various dimensions of a living planet.

On the flip side, how much of what is represented by the swirling colors and dancing icons is the equivalent of “OMG! The Jonas Brothers so totally ROCK!”

Let's hope the Galactic Overlords have patience and a sense of humor.

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