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With the sheer amount of data that we need to process on any given day, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make sense of it all. While the open access to information that we currently have is fantastic, it also becomes overwhelming because there is just simply too much information on any given subject. So how are we expected to deal with it all in a timely manner and be able to use this information to our benefit?
One way that I have taken a deeper and deeper interest in, especially over the past year or so, has been the visualization of data and information. Taking complex data sets of a large source of information on a given subject and being able to transform that into an infographic or other visual enables us to consume that information in an easier format that we’re able to make more sense of quicker.
I have found that I learn much quicker when I review infographics, charts or other images. I also tend to learn quicker with video hence why you may have noticed that in a majority of my posts here there is a photo, video and/or graphic. I appreciate (and am envious) of the data visualization work done by friends such as Brian Solis and David Armano.
I’m sure you’ve run into your share of infographics as it seems that you can’t escape seeing a new one daily around the web. What are your thoughts on them? Do you find that you learn better from them?
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Imagine that you went to pick your children up one day and they weren’t there. Shortly after, you received a phone call threatening that you would never see your children again if you reported them missing. The phone number traces back to Egypt and the male caller spoke with an English accent. You realize that your children have been kidnapped. You suspect they have been taken to Egypt. This suspicion is then confirmed when you find out that their mother (and your ex-wife) used falsified Egyptian passports to kidnap the children and take them thousands and thousands of miles away from your home. In your search to find them you travel that long journey 5 times over the course of a year in hopes of finding any clue that will lead you to be reunited with your children.
Sound like a script for a new movie or book? Sound like your worse possible nightmare?
Unfortunately, it is neither a movie or a book. It is a nightmare but one that is being lived in reality and not in a dream state.
It is the story of the past year for my friend and colleague, Colin Bower. You can watch Colin talk about his situation in a recent interview that was done with the Boston-based ABC affiliate.
For those wondering why this is the first they’re hearing about it, Colin has worked through the legal system for the past year and chosen not to make his struggle public. There has been a US federal warrant issued for the arrest of Colin’s ex-wife, Mirvat el Nady on charges of kidnapping and there is also an outstanding international Interpol red notice which has been issued. There has been an Egyptian court order also issued ordering Colin the right to visit with his children, Noor, aged 8 and Ramsay, aged 6. There is still much work being done by the US government to help bring Noor and Ramsay home safely. But, now, Colin is turning to the community for help in bringing awareness to the situation.
Are you willing to help raise awareness so that Colin can be reunited with his children? There are multiple ways that you can help bring Noor and Ramsay home:
Head over to the Facebook Page that has been set up and “like” the page.
Create a video, photo, or message and upload to the Facebook Page, YouTube, Vimeo and/or your blog. Tag it “noorramsay” so that it can be found easily.
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