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So, the new rage in the web2.0 sphere is flash/ajax data visualization which aren’t exactly new:

The use of visualization to present information is not a new phenomenon. It has been used in maps, scientific drawings, and data plots for over a thousand years….

To see a visualization of the sites that I link to and that link back to me, click here. Ofcourse the king of the hill in this arena is Digg with some of the amazing projects coming out of labs.digg.com and Stamen Designs.

Two favorite tools that you can easily incorporate into your site are Walk2Web (mentioned above) and Quintura. Both allow you to create visual searches which can then be linked to from your site. If the information is relevant enough, it provides an easy way for you offer controlled search to your visitors. Rollyo is another tool that’s good for the same thing.