Merrill on Multimedia

One of the sillier mapping sites I’ve seen lately is PaperCuts, which attempts to map where newspaper layoffs are taking place. Trouble is, the map is hard to navigate and the contextual info around it is presented in a chaotic design.

Contrast that with the cleanly designed electoral college map at RealClearPolitics. It uses personalization effectively. You can redraw the map–and tally how many votes McCain and Obama would get–based on polling results in various states. Nicely done.

RealClearPolitics has a map that allows users to simulate Electoral College vote scenarios by state and polling results.

Leslie Walker Interactivity, Locative media, Personalization, Uncategorized Interactivity, location, mapping, mashups, Personalization