http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Strength in Numbers en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:24:39 +0000 http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/javascript-developer-%e2%80%93-data-visualisation-%e2%80%93-london#post-2121 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:10:20 +0000 SamBrown 2121@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>JavaScript Developer required in central London to take ownership for development of the JavaScript based front end/UI for a web application to visualise vast amounts of data. You will be working with an exceptionally highly skilled team of designers and backend software engineers where you will be able to take responsibility for developing a UI that gives customers exceptional user experience and enables them to make sense of huge data sets. You will be using HTML5, JavaScript, Ajax and toolkits such as jQuery, Prototype, Protovis etc. You will need a keen interest in emerging technologies, and the ability to identify new technologies that could be of benefit. You will also need to take some product management responsibilities – identifying trends, consulting with customers to take their input and coming up with new ideas and features.</p> <p>The ideal candidate will have a good degree in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, Physics etc) and proven commercial software development experience. Your intelligence and the complexity of the work you have done is of more importance than the length of your JavaScript experience, but it is likely that you will have worked on at least one significant UI project and will have a good appreciation of usability and user experience. You should have knowledge of HTML5, preferably including Canvas, SVG etc and should have knowledge of Linux, REST and Ajax. Experience in graphics or data visualisation would be highly desirable. Exposure to any of the following would also be of interest: jQuery, Protovis, Python, C++, Java, AIR, Flex, MySQL, Hadoop, Agile/Scrum. An interest in online media or the music industry would be a bonus.</p> <p>This is a great opportunity for a JavaScript developer to join a small but highly successful company where you will have huge potential. Full details available on application.</p> <p>This is a full-time permanent job based in central London and I regret that this client will not consider applications from candidates requiring a work permit, contractors, outsourced/offshore developers or remote workers. To apply, please email your CV to <a href="mailto:sam.brown@engagepsg.co.uk" rel="nofollow">sam.brown@engagepsg.co.uk</a>. </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/tracking-music-play-statistics-via-itunes#post-1956 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:51:42 +0000 JuliaJ 1956@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>Have you seen this? <a href="http://www.leebyron.com/what/lastfm/" rel="nofollow">http://www.leebyron.com/what/lastfm/</a></p> <p>I absolutely love the idea of a stream graph and it's intriguing to see how musicians can fade and reappear across time. Just a thought.</p> <p>Julia </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/tracking-music-play-statistics-via-itunes#post-1733 Fri, 14 May 2010 10:32:44 +0000 carolinebeavon 1733@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>Hey</p> <p>This sounds like a great project.</p> <p>I tackled the "genre/plays etc" question for my MA Online Journalism - using Manyeyes. At the time I had been looking into ways to capture live data from my iTunes library and I drew a blank. (although granted I am new to data visualization). </p> <p>In the end I resorted to a "snapshot" of my listening and analyzed the results, and the anomalies it threw up.</p> <p><a href="http://carolinebeavon.com/2010/03/18/looks-like-im-not-into-metal-any-more-toto/" rel="nofollow">http://carolinebeavon.com/2010/03/18/looks-like-im-not-into-metal-any-more-toto/</a></p> <p>I wonder if there is any opportunities now Spotify have started letting users import and sync their iTunes library/playlists - there must be some kind of data transfer going on - maybe it is something you could exploit?</p> <p>I'll be interested to see how your project develops - and good luck with it!</p> <p>Caroline </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/tracking-music-play-statistics-via-itunes#post-1283 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:33:23 +0000 nathany 1283@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>i've thought about this too some. the tough part is getting patterns over time because, like you said, the iTunes XML only gives aggregates.</p> <p>the quick and dirty way i would go about it would be to write a script that parses your iTunes XML each day, and then sends the data over your.flowingdata using the Twitter API. Then you could run the script once a day or whatever.</p> <p>Or maybe you could try something with last.fm?</p> <p>@<a href="http://twitter.com/nairb774" rel="nofollow">nair77b</a> makes use of the last.fm API and then logs listening with YFD:</p> <p><a href="http://your.flowingdata.com/nairb774/page/291/" rel="nofollow">http://your.flowingdata.com/nairb774/page/291/</a> </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/tracking-music-play-statistics-via-itunes#post-1271 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:24:20 +0000 artik 1271@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>I'm looking to analyze the music I listen to over a period of time. Not so much stats on artists, genres, ratings or song-lengths, but more as an exercise to discern a pattern in my listening preferences over time (say beginning of week vs end of week, particular times of the day, music to accompany my daily commute).</p> <p>I did find an article that had a few promising links (<a href="http://www.tunequest.org/a-look-at-itunes-statistics-options/20060904/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tunequest.org/a-look-at-itunes-statistics-options/20060904/</a>). </p> <p>The problem with most of the software linked to in the article was that it did not give me statistics or analysis over time. This could be a problem with the depth of data available in the iTunes XML file, but I'd be willing to sync my iPhone/iPod every day for a month or two, if that's what is needed. </p> <p>I considered using yfd, but I'm concerned that given the amount of time I listen to music at work, it might cause severe disruptions in my work day if I had to tweet every time I make a conscious song/artist/genre choice.</p> <p>Your thoughts? </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualizing-music-metadata#post-333 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:55:55 +0000 nathany 333@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>Hey cloister, it usually helps if you provide a snippet of the data you're looking at :) </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualizing-music-metadata#post-318 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:42:03 +0000 cloister 318@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>My company has a database of tens of thousands of artists, their albums, and the song titles that go along with them, all tagged with genre. I'm not sure how many artists and albums are in the database, but I know that the song titles run into a couple of million, anyway.</p> <p>This data set is begging me to do something interesting with it. And I have high confidence that the right visualization(s) could yield some fresh insights into this particular landscape of entertainment.</p> <p>So if you all are willing, I'd like to tap the collective brilliance of the FlowingData audience for some ideas of creative ways to look at this.</p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/lastfm-release-best-of-2008#post-190 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:37:32 +0000 nathany 190@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>What the title says... <a href="http://www.last.fm/charts/hypetrack" rel="nofollow">http://www.last.fm/charts/hypetrack</a> </p>