by Bill Ives
May 27, 2008 at 3:08 pm
· Filed under Reviews
IBM Research has been doing some cool things for a while in the social software space (see IBM’s Social Software Initiatives from 2005 ). Now they have developed Many Eyes. Their sites says, “Many Eyes is a bet on the power of human visual intelligence to find patterns. Our goal is to “democratize” visualization and to enable a new social kind of data analysis. Jump right to our visualizations now, take a tour, or read on for a leisurely explanation of the project.” It was created by IBM’s Collaborative User Experience research group. They have a Many Eyes blog.
On the blog they show an interesting comparison of the text in the US Presidential state of the union addresses in 2002 and 2003. You seen the relative tag clouds for each text with side by side color coded comparisons to see how terms rose or shrunk from one text to the next.
I found it especially interesting that they have a Many Eyes Facebook application. The application helps you collect, format and prepare social network data and visualize it on Many Eyes. I wonder how many of the other big players are putting apps on Facebook?
Permalink
Hi Bill, Social Graphs of Facebook on Many Eyes looks quite inriguing. I will try it soon. Thanks for your pointer. Rgds
Used IBM? Let us know about your experiences with it
HTML-Tags:
<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>
Additional comments powered by BackType
Online Database Reviews
Be sure to catch Bill Ives' ongoing review series in which he looks at online, sharable database apps. The focus of Bill's reviews: web-based business software that enables companies and individuals to better organize, track, and share information, as well as better manage projects, processes and workflows.
Among the Web-based tools he's reviewed: Zoho, QuickBase, and TrackVia.
Looking for apps that help you and your team get work done?
Check out the AppGap's Appopedia, an ever-expanding section with reviews of more than 150 of today's best tools to help you better manage projects and collaborate. Reviews are presented in a useful directory that breaks down tools by category and function, e.g., online crm, project management, human resources, security, etc. Check it out here.
The AppGap Webinar Series
The AppGap has hosted a series of discussions with leading thinkers and doers intended to illuminate how new apps and approaches are changing the way we work and help companies and individuals implement better collaboration, project management, and productivity practices and solutions. Access, via the links below, the recordings, each about an hour long, of the discussions.
- 5 Big Ideas for Getting All That Work Done
- Should Your Business be Friends with Facebook
- The Future of Work
Recent Comments
- mahoganyltd: Zoho Joins Google Apps Marketplace http://goo.gl/fb/10s3 This comment was originally posted on Twitter
- postsgoogle: The AppGap» Zoho Joins Google Apps Marketplace – Web apps for work …: The AppGap: group...
- theappgap: New Post “Zoho Joins Google Apps Marketplace” http://www.theappgap.com/zo...
- StefanieM: RT @BillIves: post on Brightidea Releases its Idea Management Apps for iPhone and Android Platforms...
- JanelleTNoble: @Brightideahq on the leading edge of collaboration trends- going mobile, a must! http://bit.ly/c1DclV...
The AppGap is a blog and resource on the future of work and how new tools are addressing age-old challenges of organization, collaboration, and innovation. But it is also an idea: that there remains a gap between the toolset that exists and what's needed...
Can today's project management software be done better? What can online CRM help companies companies accomplish? Which development platform can help individuals and organizations build better online databases, Web based applications, and HR solutions? And what are the processes and best practices that help organizations large and small achieve success. Find out more.
