5. A tag cloud (word cloud, or weighted list in visual
design) is a visual representation for
text data, typically used to depict key words on
websites, or to visualize free form text. 'Tags' are
usually single words, normally listed alphabetically, and
the importance of each tag is shown with font size or
color. This format is useful for quickly perceiving the
most prominent terms and for
locating a term alphabetically to determine its relative
prominence. When used as website navigation aids, the
terms are hyperlinked to items associated with the tag.
According to Wikipedia
7. Wordle constructed from Wikipedia's top 1000 vital
articles sorted by number of views by RichardF
By RichardF (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
8. By Nevit Dilmen (talk) and wordle.net (wordle.net and Nevit Dilmen (talk)) [CC-BY-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
9. By Hardy Leung and tagxedo.com [CC-BY-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]
43. Remember...
Both Wordle and Tagxedo have more advanced functions
you can discover as you work with each tool. This
presentation is just meant to get you started.