r/dataisbeautiful
Subreddit | |
Available in | English |
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Founder(s) | u/zanycaswell |
URL | www |
Commercial | Yes |
Users | 20 Million |
Launched | February 14, 2012[1] |
r/dataisbeautiful, also known as Data Is Beautiful, is a
Rules
The r/dataisbeautiful subreddit requires users submitting visualizations to clearly credit both the individual who created the visualization and the source of the data on which it is based. If someone submits a visualization they created themselves, the rules require them to put "[OC]" in the title of the submission, and to identify the source of data and software tool they used to create it.[6]
Media attention
A 2014 VentureBeat article noted that r/dataisbeautiful "...aims to collect the best of the Web in a daily rounded up of gorgeous data visualizations." The article also stated that the subreddit has been "unearthing the best ways to visualization thought-provoking and topical stories."[4]
In November 2019, the decision of moderators at r/dataisbeautiful to temporarily ban animated
In January 2020, Eleanor Peake noted that, because the subreddit had received so many submissions by Tinder users plotting their experiences on the app, one Reddit user set up a separate subreddit dedicated entirely to Tinder-related data visualizations.[5]
Individual posts in the subreddit have also been reported on by the National Post[9] and Vice.[10]
References
- ^ "r/dataisbeautiful". reddit. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- Gizmodo Australia. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- Quartz. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b Ferenstein, Gregory (2014-08-09). "Data Is Beautiful is a hidden gem for gorgeous data visualizations". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b Peake, Eleanor (2020-01-10). "How she ghosted me: the men being radicalised by Tinder data". New Statesman. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Campbell, Mary Pat (November 2016). "The Where of Data Visualization". CompAct.
- ^ "The Most Popular Subreddits You Should Know & How To Find Them". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- The Next Web. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "A Reddit user posted a graph of her heart rate during sex and was accused of faking her orgasm". National Post. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ Rogers, Kaleigh (2018-11-09). "This Word Appears in More Reddit Post Titles Than Any Other". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-08.