February 2010
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Geography of Social Network Users: Pete Warden's...
reblogged from ReadWriteWeb: The Man Who Looked Into Facebook’s Soul
Warden posted some of his own initial observations from the data on his personal blog. Those included:
In almost every state in the Southern U.S., God is number one most popular Fan page among Facebook users. Among people in the L.A., San Francisco and Nevada regions? “God hardly makes an appearance on the fan...
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A Great Example of GIS Mapping Technology +...
I just read an excellent example of how GIS software can be used to reveal discrimination in consumer services, social programs, and public utilities. This article is a long read, but it’s worth it because it gives a history of GIS software, the recent emergence of popular GIS tools, how GIS tools are visually revealing discrimination, and how non-GIS experts (like me!) are using these tools...
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Highest Polluters in California: Using free GIS...
The Center for Investigative Reporting has release a map of California’s top polluters. This was built with Map Builders, a free GIS mapping tool. I’m excited to give this tool a try!
The top 100 carbon dioxide-producing facilities in California generated 101,890,944 metric tons of CO2 in 2007, according to data recently released by the California Air Resources Board. We’ve mapped...