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Just a little bio and overview on iCharts, a cloud-based charting tool that makes it easy to visualize, share and distribute real-time data sources on the web.
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Revolutionizing the way we share and consume data-driven stories.
Charts Made Easy. Data Made Social.
Who is iCharts? The Wiki Version Founded in 2008, iCharts is a cloud-based charting tool that makes it easy to visualize, share and distribute data. It accelerates data-driven storytelling with interactive charts for publishers, marketers, journalists, bloggers, and market researchers. The iCharts community today is over 12,000 strong, including users such as Coca Cola, IDC, Marketwatch, IDC, NRF and YouGov.
What is iCharts? § The industry's best technology for
sharing & distributing highly designed interactive charts
§ No other charting application exists
today that allows users to create visually compelling charts from a wide array of real-time or adhoc datasets to share information that matters.
Data + Design + Social =
Superior Storytelling
So What, Who Cares? Why We Care People & media are changing. § We’ve become a “scanning society”,
bombarded by information, seeking every way possible to consume and share in the shortest amount of time possible.
§ Citizen journalism is starting to play a bigger role, putting more control in the hands of individual users via social media.
Formats are evolving. § Short-form, uber visual content is
becoming a standard for how news and information are shared.
Why You Should Care Reader expectations. § Today it’s assumed content should be
accessible (anytime, anywhere), and shareable (can I Pin this, Tweet this, Like this).
§ As technology advances, consumers clamor for innovative ways to consume information that extend beyond a traditional blog post or standard press release.
Your brand. § Is your content setting the tone as
innovative and engage-worthy by the general public?
How Does iCharts Work?
The Technology § Enables users to share data from
over 5 difference sources, in real-time or via adhoc/manual uploads.
• Allows users to choose how they
distribute their (data) story: high-level data summarizations OR survey-level with in-chart data mining features such as filters and interactive sliders to allow readers to “explore”.
Drag and drop
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Make it any size you want
How Does iCharts Work?
The Technology Supports (3) ranges of customization with no coding required: § Traditional chart formats (no
templates, no customizations) § Charts with a little extra sizzle
(choosing from one of 14+ in-tool design templates)
§ Or charts with a wider range of customization to support in-house branding guidelines and/or high-end design expectations
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How Does iCharts Work?
The Technology Allows real-time sharing once a chart is completed or saved.
How Does iCharts Work?
The Technology For Sharing, it allows users to select from a wide array of social channels and formats to distribute from.
How Does iCharts Work? The Technology For News Distribution, iCharts scales to support both small and large publishers.
Get Started Now you can bring your story to life
Visit iCharts for more information or Contact Us.
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