Data visualization isn't just about charts, maps and graphs.

Check out this article from The Wall Street Journal's Market Watch:

"Decision-Makers Request Data Visualization in Business Intelligence Solutions"

Increase in New Business Activity and Interactions With Leading Corporations Underscores the Importance of Data Visualization in Next-Generation Analytic Applications

May 19th, 2010

Bryce Cullinane (@bryce222) is Deputy Director of The Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet at The George Washington University. Before that, Bryce ran the 2010 Politics Online Conference and worked in digital engagement for The Graduate School of Political Management. In his spare time he runs PoliticsUnder30.org and builds websites for small non-profits and political campaigns. Before coming to D.C., he worked on political campaigns in New York State.

Why should people care about broadband? Quite simply, the world is undergoing a digital transformation—of the way we learn, get jobs, interact with our government, interact with each other, take care of our health and keep our communities safe.

There are benefits to broadband use and there are consequences for individuals that are left offline. Economists disagree about the size (in dollars) of potential benefits, but broadband access and use has some obvious advantages:

In today's world, access to broadband internet is crucial. Broadband gives each and everyone of us the ability to navigate the economy, find better jobs, do them more efficiently, and add productivity to our nation. Broadband access is also essential to ensure that each and everyone of us has the ability to be informed voters, to understand the issues of our day, and to exercise our First Amendment rights to free speech, free assembly, and petitioning the government with our grievances.

Media Future Now invites you to join us on Thursday May 27th, 5:30PM - 7PM at the New America Foundation, 1899 L Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, for cocktails, networking and our discussion of "Why the Broadband Plan Matters – really, Why".

Our distinguished guests include Shireen Mitchell, known in social media as “Digital Sista”, a digital media, technology, and diversity analyst, and Elise Kohn, Adoption Director for the FCC’s National Broadband Team. Alan Rosenblatt, Associate Director of Online Advocacy at the Center for American Progress, will moderate our discussion.

SUBJECT: Media Future Now: TUES 12/15, 5:30pm to 7pm - “New Media Law 2009 + Cocktails”

Spring is right around the corner! While that might not be technically correct and the pilot light seems out on the 2009 furnace, what IS right around the corner (TUESDAY DECEMBER 15th, in fact) is Media Future Now’s annual holiday fete, at the New America Foundation, 1899 L St, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036 (Farragut North and Farragut West metros), at 5:30pm. For the parched among you, holiday refreshments of the cocktail variety will be served.

Please see the attached recent “short article on Mobile Media and Privacy by our colleague Karen Neuman” of St. Ledger-Roty Neuman & Olson LLP. Karen spoke at our Media Future Now event on October 19, 2009.

Media Future Now will make its triumphant Fall return to the starved new media environment that is our nation’s capital for a special evening event on MONDAY OCTOBER 19th at the New America Foundation, 1899 L St, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 (Farragut North and Farragut West metros), at 5:30pm. Refreshments of the happy hour variety (and varietals) may be served.

Please join us THIS THURSDAY JUNE 4th at New America Foundation, at 12:15pm, for Media Future Now’s brown bag lunch: “Behavior Targeting: Advertising Where it Counts”.

Please bring a bag lunch and we will provide refreshments and snacks. Thank you to Shana Glickfield for leading our planning for our June 4th event. Please also see the JOB OPENING (below) from our friend Kara Reinsel of AOL.

Date: THURSDAY JUNE 4
Time: 12:15pm to 1:45pm

Carol C. Darr -- who's speaking at next Wednesday's Media Future Now lunch -- has just released her new report with Stephanie H. Cacace, on "Poli-fluentials and Donors." You can download a PDF of their findings here.