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Professional Summary
He also writes the blog UsableMarkets.
His interests include online markets (including prediction markets, financial markets, health markets, markets in the energy and wine industries, auction markets, P2P Lending, and so on), information dashboards, trading interfaces, and information design.
Contact Info
Alex Kirtland posted a blog entry Jan 22, 2011
My most popular post (and most useful?) on UM …
… has been this one: Lessons from selling books on Amazon.
I wrote this back in 2007. It's gotten 15 comments (that's a lot for UM, so no laughing), and I think the comments, not what I wrote, are what make the post so valuable. People sharing their experiences, and perhaps giving a bit of... more »
Alex Kirtland posted a blog entry Jan 15, 2011
Top baseball players of all time, WAR-wise
I discovered this nifty little calculator / infographic generator today, which allows the user to create lists of baseball players based on their WAR scores (wins above replacement, defined here).
So, in case you were wondering, these are the top 50 baseball players of all time. click to... more »
Alex Kirtland posted a blog entry Jan 12, 2011
If you haven’t noticed, I have favorites
Lest you think I do nothing but poke fun and cast aspersions from my elevated, blogotronic soap box, I'm keeping a running list of some favorite information graphics that I've come across.
If you're looking for ideas for your own information graphic, come check them out.
If you think there's... more »
Alex Kirtland posted a blog entry Jan 11, 2011
Crap can be beautiful, but it’s still crap … or maybe craptastic …?
I'm sorry, did I use the word crap? I apologize. I especially apologize to the people who designed and coded the amazing information confection displaying multiple Top-100-albums-of-the-year lists, mixing them together into some sort of kaleidoscopic jigsaw puzzle. It is amazing.
But I defy anyone... more »
Alex Kirtland posted a blog entry Jan 10, 2011
Work that information a little harder, please
I like the FT, I really do, but their information graphics leave something to be desired. Take this one.
What is this information graphic trying to illustrate?
One imagines, at the most basic, they are trying to show how much of each bank's total revenue is used to pay their employees, and... more »
Alex Kirtland posted a blog entry Dec 29, 2010
Quantitative Easing (QE) explained, and then some
Do a Google video search for quantitative easing explained (something you would typically do, right?) and there are some interesting results.
First, there is the way boring FT QE explainer, which looks like it belongs in a powerpoint deck from 1995.
Please gentlemen, take a look at the types of... more »
