A timely data visualization: Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech

This seems like a very good data visualization for this week, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Nancy Duarte analyzes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

More on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom:

Full text of  “I have a Dream” (PDF)

PBS: The March
A new documentary honoring the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington

Cover via Amazon

Resonate by Nancy Duarte
By leveraging techniques normally reserved for cinema and literature, Resonate reveals how to transform any presentation into an engaging journey.

Safari 5’s Reader feature

In Safari 5, this button will give you a reader and printer friendly view of a web page.

I think the controversy about Safari 5’s Reader from publishers is misplaced. The Reader feature gives you a easier-to-read version of an article with a click of a button. It’s also a preview of the printer friendly version. You can only use Reader after the page and ads finish loading.

Hello world!

I’m getting ready and will soon be blogging. While I’m planning this blog, I’m also watching Dateline’s Apollo 13 special. Yes, I am a geek.