Inspired by Alan’s post–and amazed he’s not in a coma after the high-energy marathon of the NMC annual conference just concluded–I offer my own Wordle del.icio.us tag cloud. Jonathan Feinberg has built a compelling visualization tool that can generate a tag cloud from del.icio.us or a word cloud from any text. (I just saw an amazing Wordle made from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.) Because the image is more interesting–elegant, pretty, intriguing–it’s actually more informative, at least in my view. The emotional design bespeaks a fellow netizen with a deep understanding of the beauty of mutual augmentation.
Thanks as always to the big dog for the link.
I am in a coma, and just managed to blog that by blinking my eyes 😉
You were missed this year- wait until you see the Sound Loop collection we will publish from recordings in the John Lennon Bus, which will then be open to remixes. It was a fab conference and you should be proud of Martha, Jerry, Andy, and Michael for their 5 Minutes of Fame sessions
The Diving Bell, the Butterfly, and the CogDog. I get it now. 🙂
Thanks for the kind words and for the promise of some fab music on the way. I sure wish I could have been on that bus, and in those auditoriums and classrooms and labs. Looks like a splendid time was had by all.
I’ll move heaven and earth–and Texas–to be there next year. Now enjoy your well-earned rest!
I imagine this could be a tool to allow an interesting analysis of any written work.
So Gardner, have you plugged in Paradise Lost yet?
You should check out the amazing tag clouds and other visualizations at Many Eyes – http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/app
the word trees and other visualizations are amazing – look at the one;s for hamlet, Shakespeare, and current political speeches…
Hey! There should be a tag for cheddar cheese! I can haz some.