Visual.ly

Visual.ly is a platform for creating and sharing data visualizations and infographics. It allows users to search for images using descriptions, tags, and sources in categories like Education, Business, and Politics. Users can also publish infographics on their profiles for sharing on social media.

The platform is backed by a team of data analysts, journalists, and designers who use Visual.ly's tools to create infographics. They are developing a tool for users to create and publish their own data visualizations, which retrieves information from databases and APIs automatically. The user only needs to specify the information they want to visualize. Their initial tool, the Twitter Visualizer, lets users compare two Twitter accounts by creating an infographic of their hobbies, follower count, and occupation. It has been used by organizations like CBC to compare politician profiles.