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Vizster: Visualizing Social Networks

Posted on January 12, 2008 By Doriano 63 Comments on Vizster: Visualizing Social Networks

Vizster was a project from 2004 developed by Jeffrey Heer and Danah Boyd that focussed on Visualizing social networks.

I don’t know whatever became of this interesting approach to viewing social networks, but I hope someone continues their impressive groundwork. I have no doubt that we will all see this technology implemented in the Semantic Web (aka web 3D, my term).
Yes, the Semantic Web will be mostly about A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) and smarter search engines based on more intuitive databases, but I also contend that interactive visualization will be a major component of the future of the web.

Here is a screenshot of Vizster:

Here is their Research paper in PDF format

Seeing is believing. Checkout this short screencast to get a glimpse of the future:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy0dAs2HT2w&feature=related]

I believe we’ve already started to see various forms of its implementation. Here is an example of one site that I enjoy called MusicMesh that resembles Vizster with visual nodes and links. In this case it connects music artists to their albums and songs along with a mashup of YouTube for the connected musicvideos. Brilliant use of a visual tool and mashups to deliver a unique experience and useful and entertaining result.
Notice how each click delivers numerous “intelligent” changes including: wikipedia entry for the selection, reviews, amazon listings for purchase as well as the music video on YouTube. It also displays other artists it “Thinks” you would be interested in based on your selection. This, my friend, is the heart of the Semantic Web.

social networks Tags:Semantic, Semantic Web, social networks, Web 3D

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  1. charlottewx (charlottewx) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    This is a test…

  2. ElkeBretz (Elke) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    This is a test…. – http://bkite.com/03PxA

  3. nikkiana (nikkiana) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    This is a test. http://tinyurl.com/7jeov9

  4. emoeeyore (Joy) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    This is a test. Ignore.

  5. derekasaurus (derekasaurus) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    “This is a test.”

  6. Chezedog (Chezedog) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    Post Everywhere : This is a test.

  7. jruga (James Ruga) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    Testing posting:

    This is a test… if this is public… please ignore 🙂 Hmmm… does this photo end up with a.. http://tinyurl.com/by74b2

  8. rorypeacock (Rory Peacock) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    This is a test.

  9. suvudu (suvudu) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    This is a test.

  10. Rogue07 (Paul Burrola) says:
    December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm

    This is a test.

  11. Chris Brogan... says:
    January 14, 2008 at 5:37 am

    You’re right. These kinds of tools are part of our future. Cool for pointing these out. Thank you!

  12. Chris Brogan... says:
    January 14, 2008 at 5:37 am

    You’re right. These kinds of tools are part of our future. Cool for pointing these out. Thank you!

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    October 12, 2010 at 8:59 am

    This semester I am working on finishing my book manuscript, which deals with issues.

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