105 | Data Visualization at Twitter with Krist Wongsuphasawat
from Data Stories Hosted by Enrico Bertini and Moritz Stefaner
We have data visualization scientist Krist Wongsuphasawat on the show to talk about data visualization at Twitter.
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- 0:10 Our sponsor: Qlik
- 0:48 An introduction to Data Stories for new listeners
- 1:15 Support us on Patreon, please!
- 1:53 Moritz's new project on the German elections: http://2q17.de/
- 3:23 Enrico's new research on tag clouds: enrico.bertini.io
- 5:34 Introducing Krist Wongsuphasawat from Twitter
- 8:15 Data viz at Twitter
- 14:04 How the Twitter team works with sample data
- 15:10 Krist's thoughts on customization when developing new tools
- 18:47 The Twitter team's projects for the public, including data viz on Game of Thrones
- 23:09 Developing new libraries at Twitter: Labella.js and d3Kit
- 26:44 Twitter itself as a data source
- 32:29 Krist's recommendations for how listeners could visualize Twitter data
- 35:52 What is the value of data visualization for Twitter as a company?
- 39:27 Suggestions for getting a job in data viz at a company like Twitter
- 42:07 Krist's extra hobby: crafting the worst possible data visualizations
- 44:51 If you liked this episode, check out these episodes
- 46:24 Our sponsor: Qlik
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