I write in the book about the importance of some of the work being done on visualization of large data sets (at p. 84). Especially with the rise of electronic media, I think this work is very interesting, and exceedingly important to the future for lawyers. The most immediate example of how important large data sets are becoming is the burgeoning field of electronic discovery.
Each chapter of the book begins with a Wordle, which is a form of visualization of large amounts of text. To create a wordle for text that you have, visit www.wordle.net. Here is a Wordle that was generated from the text posted to date at the Law School 2.0 blog:
- Click the image above to see a larger version on the Wordle site -
With thanks and appreciation to www.wordle.net.
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