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Bloggers, journalists web 2.0 savants, etc., are you using the interwebs to take a look back at the best of 2010? Whether you want to review the biggest stories, the best photos or the funniest videos you can enhance your article or blog post with a Dipity embed. An interactive data visualization from Dipity can integrate media, links, location and timestamps to represent your 2010 as a chronology, flipbook or map.

Essentially, Dipity is a free and easy way to create a high quality inforgraphic. You can present complex information quickly and clearly without any knowledge of programming or design. It’s so easy a 5th grader can do it!

I took about an hour out of my day today to create a 2010 news timeline. I focused on the biggest stories of 2010 and tried to be inclusive as possible. I took most of my information from this Wikipedia page. In text form, it can be pretty exhausting to read and process. As a data visualization, it is an easy and fun to follow chronology, complete with a visual aid for each major event.

Here is an example of the flipbook view. The flipbook operates like a slide show, offering a cool pictorial recap of the past year. You can even use your mouse wheel to scroll through photos.

Another way to review 2010 is using the geolocation tags added to each event to see where major news went down. Click on the locations to see details about the event.

So, whether your are a photographer, journalist, blogger, techy or just an everyday web user, try using Dipity to bring your look back at 2010 to the next level. Timelines are easy to build and you can add links to articles, photos, videos and more or upload your own content. Once you have your timeline, all you have to do is click the embed button on your timeline. A pop up will ask you to define the parameters, zoom level, colors and more, providing you with an HTML code to copy and paste into your website or blog. What are you waiting for? Do Da Dipity!

Feel free to leave us links to what you come up with.

Happy and healthy to you and yours!

-Steve, Dipity Community Manager