I learned that it is possible, although not recommended, to teach until 12:30 in Oxford and then have a meeting in central London at 2:00 yesterday. Despite the travel challenges, I was happy to see a number of companies represented at my language session. I wish there had been more space for additional attendees and more time for discussion; however, I hope it was useful for those who attended.
The graphics we used in the language session at mindshare are listed below with links to PDFs and original sources. I’ve skipped analysis of them in this post: that has been done in some cases at the source, but please feel free to post comments or email questions and I’ll do my best to expand on anything.
Mentions of “beer” in various languages across Europe on Google Maps
Source: FloatingSheep
Geo-tagged photos on Flickr
Source: OII Visualization Gallery
Internet Penetration
Source: OII Visualization Gallery
Social Networking Sites over time
Source: Vincos Blog
Links between languages
Sources: Kovas Boguta (Twitter) and Scott Hale (Blogs)
More links between languages
Source: Hale, S. A. (Forthcoming) Net Increase? Cross-lingual Linking in the Blogosphere. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
User-generated Content on Wikipedia and Google
Sources: OII Visualization Gallery (Wikipedia), OII Visualization Gallery (Google)
Top languages on the Internet
Source: Language Connect
Country code top-level domains and international top level domains
Source: Language Connect
Top news stories on Google News
Source: newsmap.jp Click for a live, interactive version
