Web Trend Map 2009 – Information Architects Japan

Hard on the heels of my post a few weeks back, Information Architects Japan has just released Version 4 of its Web Trend Map. The full version can be viewed here at http://www.informationarchitects.jp/wtm, or click on the below image for a full size 6740 x 4768 (JPG 2.56Mb) on Flickr. As at time of writing the Map wasn’t up on IA Japan’s website yet….

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This is very cool. Using the Tokyo Subway as an overlay, the uber smart dudes at Information Architects Japan have listed out close to 300 of the WWW  most visited and influential websites. Each train line represents a trend which the site portrays i.e. social network, news etc.

Interactive version here: http://informationarchitects.jp/start/

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