Jan 102010
The Times is the king of fun and interesting infographics that use web technologies to great effect. The latest example is a comparison of Netflix rental patterns across metropolitan areas including the Twin Cities. The maps reveal interesting demographic divides in terms of taste in movies. For example, Paul Blart: Mall Cop was huge in the exurbs but was completely ignored in the urban core. Rachel Getting Married did pretty well in Minneapolis-St. Paul but got less love in the suburbs. Somewhat surprisingly, biopic Milk was pretty popular across the entire metropolitan region except for the far northern and southern fringes. And everyone wanted to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
