Takadanobaba = YouTube!!!

Ok--this is really fucking cool. Basically this research firm evaluates the most trafficked domains on the internet and, to put it in perspective, maps the results onto the Tokyo subway system!

Mapping information metaphorically onto a totally different, familiar system like this seems to me like a very legit way to represent information in a way that humans can easily digest. It'd be great to see this method used more often.

You can see a good image of the map here.

The proper map

Via Krugman.

USA: plasticized

Via Sullivan, an awesome map that shows only roads. It reminds me a lot of those plasticized figures in the Body Worlds exhibit where it's just the veins.

Manhattan Elsewhere

An art project that sees what happens when you take Manhattan and transplant it next to other major cities. I must say it is quite an improvement over Treasure Island...