Google+Ripples

Published 13 May 2013

Fernanda Viégas, Martin Wattenberg, Jack Hebert, Geoffrey Borggaard, Alison Cichowlas, Jonathan Feinberg

Citations50

TL;DR

The visualization technique is described, which is a new mix of node-and-link and circular treemap metaphors, as well as some of the patterns of sharing that are made evident by the Ripples visualization.

Abstract

G+ Ripples is a visualization of information flow that shows users how public posts are shared on Google+. Unlike other social network visualizations, Ripples exists as a "native" visualization: it is directly accessible from public posts on Google+. This unique position leads to both new constraints and new possibilities for design. We describe the visualization technique, which is a new mix of node-and-link and circular treemap metaphors. We then describe user reactions as well as some of the patterns of sharing that are made evident by the Ripples visualization.

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