As well as being an interesting data set in itself, this New Scientist graphic is a master class in information design. A rich source of facts and a joy to read:
Source: Exploring the Exploding Internet. New Scientist, April 2009
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There is a new scourge amongst us. A new threat to our health, our emotional state, our well-being.
It has already inflected millions, but as recent sufferer I hope I am not too late to prevent this becoming a pandemic.
For the sake our our families, our friends and our communities.
More potent than any drug, it completely distorts one’s sense of time, place and meaning.
More engulfing than any cult, it demands the sacrifice of all free will.
It creates the most vivid illusion of productivity, while rendering the sufferer incapable of any useful activity.
Indeed, this blog posting was to have been an incisive exploration of UK macro-economic policy and the conflicts caused by over-reliance of the financial sector in a neo-Keynsian world.
But the virus put a stop to that.
It is an invidious infection that, for which there is currently no known cure.
All I can do is plead with you: Just Say No to StumbleUpon.
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