I find it interesting that someone can make an annual report of one's life filled with charts and graphs about the restaurants they had visited and the days they had traveled — just like the annual reports sent out by companies, but with personal details. Daytum.com makes software to help people tabulate whatever they do and turn it into a chart. Facebook users also have a tool for building graphs of personal information. It was built as an experiment by TouchGraph, a company based in New York City that specializes in visualization tools.

I personally think it is very helpful for a company to present the information and organization's activities in a form of a graph or a chart, but I don't see the value in presenting my personal life in a form of a chart..

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