5 Best Data Visualization Projects of the 2008 ?

http://flowingdata.com/2008/12/19/5-best-data-visualization-projects-of-the-year/?goback=.hom

​Data visualizations for a changing world

The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your finding:
http://www.google.com/publicdata/home

The site of datasets

An interesting site where you can find world's data:
http://infochimps.org/