Facebook Data Fun
February 12th, 2010 |
No real commentary here, just a fun visualization tool I found on Pete Warden’s blog using the 210 million public Facebook profiles he’s harvested. Hover or click on each country or city to see the most frequent friend locations, most popular fan pages, and most common names.
In another post, he divides the U.S. into 7 regions based on commonalities among its Facebook users:
- Stayathomia: The northeast from Minnesota to New England
- Dixie: The mid-Atlantic seaboard and Deep South
- Greater Texas: The namesake state, western Gulf coast, and lower Midwest
- Mormonia: Parts of Utah and Idaho
- Socalistan: The west coast from San Francisco to Mexico
- Pacifica: Seattle and orbiting communities
- Nomadic West: The rest of the west
Very interesting exploratory observations. Check it out.
