The Internet Subway
It seems like everyday there’s a new web service crying out for attention and claiming vast amounts of traffic. It can be hard to keep track of how the internet landscape is changing — sometimes you need a clever map to make sense of it all.
This latest one is from Information Architects and maps web trends for 2007. Using a subway map metaphor IA maps the 200 most successful sites on the web, ordering by category, popularity, relative focus and more. For instance the “Social News” line travels from Technorati, through Feedburner, Reddit, Facebook and more before reaching the end of the line — Digg.
Call if nerdy, but I love these clever little visualizations (be sure to check out the map of online communities from a while back). Click the image above to see an interactive version of the map.
