Via infosthetics. This map of the zip code hierarchy.

Upload your data to Swivel, manipulate it, share it and compare it with other data sets. This article on TechCrunch has more.

Via Visuale. At the 3 minute mark it discusses the advertising potential–hence we are guaranteed to see this in the future–and some interesting game enhancements like a ripple of light emanating from the goal when a team scores. The video uses only yellow light, but I imagine that multi-color LEDs can be used in a high-resolution pattern turning the entire rink into a Jumbotron.

Business Objects releases lightweight version of Crystal Xcelsius — CXNow!

Download the software here.

“The third scenario in our competition asked participants to create a visual display that would enable real estate agents to monitor what’s going on in the housing market.”

Like it says. Neat collection of maps with a global and current events focus. Including this amazing overlay of empires that have controlled the middle east and beyond since 3000 BCE. Wow.

What I can’t show you in a picture is that these colorful dots are moving and forming a beautiful musical & visual pattern.

“A more visual, interactive approach takes the contact information out of an org chart and brings it to life using visual icons, graphic elements, and key words to describe all the ways in which the contacts are related to the sale and to each other. For example, the economic decision-maker might have a dollar sign next to his name. Key influencers might be shaded green, while those yet to be contacted are shaded white.”

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Business Objects is producing video training as podcasts. It’s sooooo easy to produce podcasts and even easier to make product demos in general. Eventually any vendor worth talking to will open their product to demos and evaluations.