global terrorist incidents (bombing/explosion, assassination, unarmed assault). instead of using number of deaths/injuries as the y-axis, i used time. the size of the circles correspond to number of deaths (on top) and injuries (on bottom) for each month of the year. (d3.js)
Various graphs have debuted in the last week in order to better explain the debt limit talks/plans. Here are a few of the best.
A project at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Journalism has taken on the task of designing a better food label, asking for ideas to replace the current black and white Nutrition Facts label that appears on every food package. Although the designs aren’t part of the official effort to redesign food packages, the Berkeley project has generated dozens of new ideas that are likely to be considered by the United States Food and Drug Administration, which is in the process of revising the existing food label. This fall, the Institute of Medicine is expected to release its own report on food packaging and labeling.
Mobile advertising is on a sharp rise in Africa. Independent mobile advertising network, InMobi, reported a 37.9% growth in mobile ads between February and May this year. That translates to 4.1 billion impressions. Among devices, Nokia is the most popular.
