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This interactive heat map illustrates the amount of food stamps distributed in Texas, by county. What’s cool about it is there are a variety of ways to see the data: number of households; percent of population; economic impact. The dataset, available, below the map also includes interesting population statistics like children and seniors.

This interactive heat map illustrates the amount of food stamps distributed in Texas, by county. What’s cool about it is there are a variety of ways to see the data: number of households; percent of population; economic impact.

The dataset, available, below the map also includes interesting population statistics like children and seniors.

cecilialiao: On what social network should you post your status? [infographic]

cecilialiao:

On what social network should you post your status? [infographic]

Since The Economist regrettably labelled Africa “the hopeless continent” a decade ago, a profound change has taken hold. Labour productivity has been rising. It is now growing by, on average, 2.7% a year. Trade between Africa and the rest of the world has increased by 200% since 2000. Inflation dropped from 22% in the 1990s to 8% in the past decade. Foreign debts declined by a quarter, budget deficits by two-thirds. 

Since The Economist regrettably labelled Africa “the hopeless continent” a decade ago, a profound change has taken hold. Labour productivity has been rising. It is now growing by, on average, 2.7% a year. Trade between Africa and the rest of the world has increased by 200% since 2000. Inflation dropped from 22% in the 1990s to 8% in the past decade. Foreign debts declined by a quarter, budget deficits by two-thirds. 

Examine maps of Netflix rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities across the nation.

Examine maps of Netflix rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities across the nation.

The New York Times

The Connected States of America — Using mobile communications to redraw community boundaries. To see the static visualisations or to search your own county, click here.

This is a wonderful, complex interactive data viz that documents The Gulf Oil Spill, created by The New York Times. Click the image to watch The spreading slick, day by day, alongside a chart of how much oil has been spilled.

This is a wonderful, complex interactive data viz that documents The Gulf Oil Spill, created by The New York Times. Click the image to watch The spreading slick, day by day, alongside a chart of how much oil has been spilled.

US road accident casualties: every one mapped across America created by The Guardian:

Transport data mapping experts ITO World have taken the official data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - and produced this powerful map using OpenStreetMap.