After playing with Pivot, I have been really existed by the possibilities that Pivot offers.
“Pivot makes it easier to interact with massive amounts of data in ways that are powerful, informative, and fun.”
Simply speaking, Pivot is a tool that helps us visually browse collections of information.
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Figure 1: Item view in Pivot while browsing the mathematics section of Wikipedia
What really excite me is that Pivot is based on the concept of collections (group of objects that have common attributes). For website with huge amount of information, as Wikipedia, it is really a great way of browsing because you can apply filter information and have a visual result. These collection can also be assembled manually (it is a simple XML file) so it could be a great way to share an important amount of information easily.
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Figure 2 – National parks, filtered by type
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