The Internet Map is ane of my all fourth dimension favorite maps created alongside the Google Maps API. The map visualizes the 350,000 largest websites inwards the world.
The circles on this map stand upwards for private websites on the Internet. The size of the circle beingness determined yesteryear the sum of traffic on the website, The larger the sum of traffic, the bigger the circle. The place of websites on the map is determined yesteryear the links betwixt sites. The to a greater extent than traffic that is generated from links betwixt dissimilar websites thus the closer the websites are displayed on the map.
This geographical grouping yesteryear the pull of links betwixt the dissimilar websites creates an interesting map where it is possible to distinguish distinct communities on the Internet.
The Reddit World Map is a like interactive map, this fourth dimension visualizing the communities of the 'front page of the Internet'. The Reddit World Map represents every subreddit equally a dot. Subreddits are located around each other on the map when many users comment or post on both subreddits.
The subreddits alongside many connections are mapped inwards reddish as well as those alongside few connections are mapped inwards blue. By grouping the subreddits yesteryear user action clear communities of Reddit users emerge on the map. In fact the weblog post introducing the map includes an interesting static version of the map where the continents of Reddit are picked out on the map.
