One activity feed for everyone
Each day Graph Commons members map data-networks about a variety of topics. This activity is highly creative and fundamentally different than traditional network science use cases (e.g., fraud analysis, security intelligence, social networks). We’ve been curating our homepage to highlight some of these inspiring data projects ranging from the mapping of Trump’s cabinet, to partnerships on energy corridors, to dependencies of software packages, to power relations in the art world. However, this activity has been more intense than we can keep up with.
Today, we are excited to announce the feed, displaying recent activities on Graph Commons. Within the feed, you can easily engage with graphs or stories that spark your interest: explore and share nodes, start a conversation by adding a comment, or simply click ‘recommend’ to express your support for creators. As you scroll down the feed, you will be inspired by the creative possibilities of network data mapping.
In most social media, activity feeds are arranged to capture a larger portion of your attention real-estate in order to maximize advertising revenue. The algorithms control what you see, creating filter bubbles. On Graph Commons, the feed displays all public activities ordered chronologically, for everyone in the same order. There is no black-box algorithm behind the scenes optimized for your attention. It’s one activity feed for everyone.
For paid plans, the activity around your private graphs will be visible only to you and your collaborators.
We hope that you will spend some time browsing these graphs and creating new ones. Feel free to share anything you create or find.
In addition to the activity feed, we’ve released the following new features.
Secondary node labels
You can display a key node property along with the node name to make your graph more informative at first glance. For example, if your nodes have “year” property, you can display them along with the node name.
Custom edge names
You can distinguish the edges from one another by displaying a custom property of the edge. For example, your edge type could be labeled as “AFFILIATED” while it may also have “role” properties as “Board member”, “Advisor”, “Investor”. You can choose it as the rendered display name.
Node hover card
While browsing the nodes on a graph, you may want to get more information about a node at a glance. So, when you wait on a node for a few seconds, a hover card displays the image and description of the node.
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Photo: 1963… lady, bubble, river — Melvin Sokolovsky by James Vaughan. Reproduced under a Creative Commons (CC) License.
