"Journey all over the universe in a map, without the expense and fatigue of traveling, without suffering the inconveniences of heat, cold, hunger, and thirst." - from Don Quixote (1605-15), part 3, chapter 6. http://www.stanfords.co.uk/newsletter/current/htm/maps-in-literature.htm

Mooter is a new visual search engine capable of organizing results around key clusters. The visual approach provides a useful approach to explore large amounts of information in a much reduced time. http://www.mooter.com/moot

Beautiful and interesting sparklines (or wordgraphics) http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001Eb&topic_id=1&topic=Ask%20E.T

"I do not believe that the average person wants a 'map' of his face - I believe he wants to be idealized." - Louis Fabian Bachrach
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own." - Ben Sweetland
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson