The Afternoon Squeeze: Online Graphing with Swivel

Now that you’re inspired by the Periodic Table of Visualization Methods, you need to be able to graph your data. Google spreadsheets isn’t quite there yet, so you need some help.
Enter Swivel.
Swivel is a social-based online graphing system that can also make your private data look good. It starts to cost money when you don’t want to share – kind of like a punishment for resisting the 2.0 movement.


January 16th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
We had never thought of charging folks for private data as a punitive measure for being anti-social.
That’s definitely a slant on it. Thanks for the post on Swivel.
Brian Mulloy
CEO & Cofounder
http://www.swivel.com
January 16th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
The Quest for the Perfect Online Charting Tool
The recent release of the online charting tool Swivel is exciting news to many who want to chart some piece of data without having to use any software. Nevertheless, it only works for static datasets that must be uploaded onto Swivel’s servers, a…
January 16th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
Swivel: A Data-Lover’s Graphing Delight
Do you obsess about data? If so, Swivel might be able to help feed your obsession as it lets you explore, compare, share and upload data and graphs about politics, economics, weather, sports, business and beyond. Swivel offers a free
January 17th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Thanks for your post, Brian.
I didn’t mean to imply that you’re doing something wrong. In fact, I think it’s an interesting business model that not only allows people the chance to play, but also adds value when they need it (securing down data for only those in the know).
Keep up the good work! We’ll be watching.
Best,
Eric