Earlier this spring, my team at the Urban Institute was impacted by layoffs due to federal revenue cuts. While I’m searching for my next role, I’m excited to share my final project: the Education-to-Workforce Framework Data Tool. apps.urban.org/features/edu...

New case study up on my redesigned website! Full process of building a custom #datavisualization tool: brainstorming and prototyping to refining the UX through cross-functional teamwork and creative problem-solving! Inspired by @alv9n.com's great project walkthroughs!

This week, @urbaninstitute.bsky.social launched the Education-to-Workforce Framework data tool. This was one of the more complex @svelte.dev apps we've built, and @benkates.com led the way on development and made something really cool with this one. apps.urban.org/features/edu...

If you're in the #philly area - come nerd out about #dataviz!

Same! The options for detail (compact, stacked, details, list) are very welcome. Plus reminders show up in the individual day too? So good!

Attention @datawrapper power users! I built a @raycastapp extension just for YOU! This extension allows you to view, search, open, and duplicate your Datawrapper #datavisualization anywhere on your Mac! Check it out and let me know what you think! https://www.raycast.com/benkates/datawrapper

I've been working on my first complex @d3visualization project for the last month and I have to say the #rstats data manipulation skills I've developed work so well with the "custom" aspect of custom viz! Very fun!

Has anyone come across an #rstats package that converts SQL parameters into structured data? ie: select * from suez_canal where boat_name = 'Ever Given' and stuck = 'T' would result in a dataframe with a row: select * from suez_canal | boat_name = 'Ever Given' | stuck = 'T'

I’ve been on clubhouse for 20 minutes. I’ve never been to sxsw talks but I imagine this is exactly what it’s like

I am completely mesmerized by the @Apple homepage this holiday season...love the rotating tech!

#immersiveanalytics is the future! Here's a roundup of some of our research into the space! #datastorytelling #AugmentedReality https://x.com/CompassRed/status/1331637480286801927

I love online music communities, especially on Twitch. New infographic on the rise of virtual music appreciation this year, built in #GoogleDataStudio! https://datastudio.google.com/reporting/411867ba-a222-4074-9e55-d808d72adf9b/page/tF4fB

Had a #recentgrad reach out and ask how necessary certifications are for getting that first analyst job. I said understanding of the analyst role + portfolio > certifications, what do you think? #data #rstats #Tableau #GoogleAnalytics

Well I now have an excuse to share my love of mechanical keyboards, thank you @sharlagelfand for creating such a fun #rstats package! Got pretty close recreating mine in ggplot! Frame: Filco Majestouch 2 w/ Silent Red Cherry MX Switches Keycaps: Jessica GMK Plum from Massdrop https://t.co/qsoixvJDaR

Just spent a little while digging into this tool - a really impressive "big" #rstats #shiny project. Aside from showing very important data from multiple sources, the frontend/UX is unique and makes use of multiple packages to tie everything together really nicely. Great work! https://t.co/31kz...

Excellent overview video of new #GoogleMaps in #GoogleDataStudio from @RiccardoMuti and Tech Writer Rick! https://youtu.be/msMJaF-7rhI

Excited to share a #GoogleDataStudio report focused on #selfcare during the #COVID19 pandemic. Hope everyone is doing their best to take good care of themselves and others! Medium: https://t.co/C8xwNqdgMR Report: https://t.co/exr9cC5Y5o #infographic #selfcare @GoogleTrends

I've been looking at a lot of #GoogleTrends recently and was surprised to see such a drop in interest for the "Vegetarianism" topic in the US

Excited about this one! A @googleanalytics click heatmap viz in #GoogleDataStudio - thanks to @PatStrickler for the original post! Medium Post: https://t.co/YfoTnlmrI6 DS Report: https://t.co/QZ3Lvaf3UV Shoutout @mourner for putting together the JavaScript library #simpleheat!

How do @DrexelUniv, @Penn and @TempleUniv stack up against each other in #socialmedia engagement? Learn more in the new post below! Medium Post: https://t.co/dz6xE0m2fP #GoogleDataStudio Report: https://t.co/IL6z49Pagu

Thanks for the opportunity + CCG @Lebow for hosting! My deck from last night can be found below, lots of #GoogleDataStudio links and examples inside! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16-mADPgDge93ABMvt0uMorWvc4jYEFNHLcYze0qIQs8/ https://x.com/bengarvey/status/1225201230194118657

Woah! "Extract theme from image" in #GoogleDataStudio! This is awesome, new? cc: @Helpfullee @wissi_analytics

Before @googleanalytics there was @urchinbiz! Fascinating read from Scott Crosby - great to understand the roots of a tool you use everyday! https://urchin.biz/urchin-software-corp-89a1f5292999

New post! Learn how to create a custom Google Analytics #rshiny application using #deckgl + @Mapbox (source code + app template included) Thanks to @HoloMarkeD for all of the #rstats GA 📦 development! https://medium.com/compassred-data-blog/google-analytics-dashboards-in-r-shiny-fc8e0ebcef2c

Some very charty gifts this season!

Played around with some data sonification this weekend using #tonejs - more so another proof of concept! #DataStudioDevs

Really excited/honored to be speaking about #DataStudio and the potential around custom viz! https://x.com/bengarvey/status/1206754217127534593

Looks like if you add "/appview" to the end of a #DataStudio report URL you get a fullscreen experience, is this new @Helpfullee @wissi_analytics ?

Question for the #rstats community: why am I getting significantly higher memory usage in my #shiny app when using unique() vs. distinct() on a large df? 🤔

I've been having a lot of fun diving into #DataStudio Community Visualizations! I shared some of my learnings so far, excited to continue on this journey! Medium Post: https://t.co/oGdxFTnolE Data Studio Viz: https://t.co/DSJvLSTAgG #DataStudioDevs

I'm preparing a talk for a business analytics student group and listening back on the "analytics advice for the recent grad" episode of @AnalyticsHour (ep 18) - realized that's the first appearance of @tgwilson's "rock, flag and..." signoff - 110 episodes later and still going 😂

Finally got around to going through the #DataStudioDevs Codelab! I can see custom data manipulation/calculation in JavaScript also being a use case! Thanks for all of your efforts @y3l2n and team, very exciting stuff. https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/community-visualization

Great #phillydataviz meetup tonight on creative coding. One highlight was @willstall showing some #GLSL examples, his work is impressive and inspiring!

Having a great time at my first #bcphilly, definitely won't be my last. This talk on how people feel when consuming data and the associated variables was very very interesting, thanks @jmc_lbi!

Learned so much about how to build a #networkgraph in #rstats tonight, thanks for hosting! https://x.com/RLadiesPhilly/status/1181709653610258432

I used the @EmojiMashupBot as a data source for #MakeoverMonday! Read more: https://medium.com/compassred-data-blog/makeover-monday-visualizing-the-emoji-mashup-twitter-bot-7239b3343fe3

#MakeoverMonday looking at the most liked emojis used by my favorite Twitter bot @EmojiMashupBot - this is just a first pass, more to come!

Wow https://x.com/variable_io/status/1153625660356747264

#MakeoverMonday text analysis of the #podcast titles saved in my @pocketcasts library! 32% contain the word "data", listed some of my favorites!

Love this #tedtalk, innovating on architectural project constraints, from @BjarkeIngels https://youtu.be/ieSV8-isy3M

#MakeoverMonday using some #TidyTuesday UFO data from a few weeks back. I wouldn't be surprised to see this spike in 2019 given all of the #Area51 talk!

Awesome color pallete creation tool for #dataviz from @lyftdesignteam http://www.colorbox.io

I attended #datajawn in 2015 when my analyst career was just starting. 4 years later I'm so happy to be here with the organizing sponsor @CompassRed!

Excited to be a part of this growing team! https://x.com/CompassRed/status/1134085961166594049

Put a hyperlink on an image (or anything) in #GoogleDataStudio by filling a textbox with pipe characters and setting opacity to 0%! One use case is clicking a thumbnail to go to another page in the report, cc: @googleanalytics

I'm seeing this now, amazing work - thank you #DataStudio team! @googleanalytics https://x.com/Helpfullee/status/1102221357172097025

Hidden news in this @googleanalytics #DataStudio video, calculated metrics in blended data sources! Huge!! https://youtu.be/UU5L6-k_L3g

I am super glad we took a #roadtrip to attend #MeasureCampCbus!! Really appreciative of the event and connections made! Thank you all!

Going to be going over the work described in my post on Data Studio visual reporting in the second time slot at #MeasureCampCbus Fairfield room! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/creating-visual-merchandise-report-google-datastudio-ben-kates

Really appreciative of the positive feedback and engagement on this post, hoping it enables some great visual reporting for Data Studio users! https://x.com/googleanalytics/status/972188778617065472