Comments on: Online Data and Charts with Swivel http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/ Obstinately objective Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stubborn Mule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-12469 Stubborn Mule Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:50:17 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-12469 A cautionary tale indeed! In hindsight I which I'd taken screenshot of the charts at the time. Thanks for the link too. A cautionary tale indeed! In hindsight I which I’d taken screenshot of the charts at the time. Thanks for the link too.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-12468 Anonymous Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:37:32 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-12468 Swivel closed up shop in late 2010, leaving an interesting interview with the founders detailing the story: http://eagereyes.org/criticism/the-rise-and-fall-of-swivel Interestingly, verifiable.com packed it in at about the same time. IBM's Many Eyes continues, as does Tableau. The image placeholders on this blog post are perhaps a Web 2.0 cautionary tale. ;) Swivel closed up shop in late 2010, leaving an interesting interview with the founders detailing the story:

http://eagereyes.org/criticism/the-rise-and-fall-of-swivel

Interestingly, verifiable.com packed it in at about the same time. IBM’s Many Eyes continues, as does Tableau.

The image placeholders on this blog post are perhaps a Web 2.0 cautionary tale. ;)

]]> By: Olympic Medal Count by Population and GDP | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 Olympic Medal Count by Population and GDP | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:33:17 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1191 [...] in the medal tally (as at 22 August 2008), we rank only 36th in terms of population. Ever since I blogged about the data-sharing site  Swivel, I have been regularly updating a data-set with the medal tally. So, [...] [...] in the medal tally (as at 22 August 2008), we rank only 36th in terms of population. Ever since I blogged about the data-sharing site  Swivel, I have been regularly updating a data-set with the medal tally. So, [...]

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 stubbornmule Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:46:35 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1185 @dan: While you're waiting for me to say something about inflation in Zimbabwe, you might find <a href="http://www.worldometers.info/view/zim/" rel="nofollow">this</a> of interest. @dan: While you’re waiting for me to say something about inflation in Zimbabwe, you might find this of interest.

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1163 stubbornmule Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:55:11 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1163 @Bast: Canada has medals now! @Bast: Canada has medals now!

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 stubbornmule Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:57:19 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1162 I ended up automating the process somewhat by writing a perl data-scraping script to pull down the medal count from the official web-site. If anyone is interested, the script (oly.pl) is available here: http://drop.io/stubbornmule I ended up automating the process somewhat by writing a perl data-scraping script to pull down the medal count from the official web-site. If anyone is interested, the script (oly.pl) is available here: http://drop.io/stubbornmule

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 stubbornmule Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:50:25 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1161 @Bast: Australia really needs everyone to fall over each other to win medals at the Winter Olympics. @Bast: Australia really needs everyone to fall over each other to win medals at the Winter Olympics.

]]> By: Bast http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Bast Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:53:17 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1160 Can I just add we are, actually, more of a winter Olympics kind of country...roll on Vancouver 2010! Can I just add we are, actually, more of a winter Olympics kind of country…roll on Vancouver 2010!

]]> By: Bast http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Bast Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:51:33 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1159 I notice you haven't included Canada in your medal count graphic. Oh ..... wait a minute... never mind. [Big, huge sigh and hanging of head in national shame...] I notice you haven’t included Canada in your medal count graphic. Oh ….. wait a minute… never mind. [Big, huge sigh and hanging of head in national shame...]

]]> By: stubbornmule http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/online-data-and-charts-with-swivel/comment-page-1/#comment-1157 stubbornmule Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:59:00 +0000 http://stubbornmule.wordpress.com/?p=259#comment-1157 @dan: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have a look! @dan: Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll have a look!

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