Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset
Not strictly relevant to topic maps per se, but it does illustrate the sort of demonstration of power that would make an excellent marketing tool for topic maps.
As a “text” person, I then to think of things I would want with a text but that isn’t likely to be exciting for the average customer for topic maps.
What about “interchangeable” mashups? People do mashups all the time (or so I am told) but re-use is about 0 unless you are wiling to simply accept the other mashup.
Even if you watch to see what is being mashed together, that doesn’t mean the same rule will be applied tomorrow. Or that your reliance on it will stop should the rule change.
Questions:
- What is your favorite mashup? What is the most popular mashup?
- What facts would you want to add to either mashup to make it re-usable? (3-5 pages, citations)
- How would you demonstrate graphically the impact a topic map had on your favorite mashup? (Presentation, mock-up acceptable, real time much better)
PS: If anyone is working on this, I would be more than happy to volunteer some time to assist.
PPS: More of a long term idea than an immediate project but the “Plum Book” lists all the positions that are appointed by Presidents. It is published every four (4) years and is available as HTML starting with 1996.
Thinking that presents very amusing possibilities combined with campaign finance disclosures. Could answer important questions like: Have the prices of positions, adjusted for inflation, fallen in 2014?