OpenHeatMap

Turn your spreadsheet into a map

http://www.openheatmap.com/

Visual.ly

"Infographics and data visualizations are shifting the way people find and experience stories, creating a new way of seeing the world of data. They help communicate complex ideas in a clear, compact and beautiful way, taking deep data and presenting it in visual shorthand. We’ve collected the best examples on the web and gathered them for you to reference, share, and enjoy. "

http://visual.ly/

What Can You Learn by Visualizing Your Twitter Network?

"When we apply a network mindset to the way we work – whether as an individual or as part of a network strategy, we believe that value is created through our connections, interactions and building relationships. That’s social capital and it does have value. The impact, longer term, is innovation or the result of the network in action.

Let’s focus on the very first steps. Once you or your organization views the world with a networked mindset, then you need to visualize the network. There are many approaches and visual analysis tools. Let’s look at the ones that allow you to see the current relationships and potential ways to weave them on social media and social networks like Twitter. There are many tools to visualize your Twitter network. While they are fun (and addicting), they are most useful if you set aside some time to not only generate the visual, but think about what does it mean for your current practice."

http://socialmediatoday.com/kanter/273336/what-can-you-learn-visualizing-your-twitter-network

http://www.neuroproductions.be/twitter_friends_network_browser/

Thinkbase

"Thinkbase is a new way to navigate and explore information on the web. It is what we call a 'Visual Wiki'. It is based on Freebase, an open, shared database of the world's knowledge - in other words a Semantic Wiki. Thinkbase uses a visualization tool (Thinkmap) to create an interactive visual representation of the semantic relationships in Freebase."

http://thinkbase.cs.auckland.ac.nz/