Compare50 brings a taste of big data to the masses

tsamsoniw writes: "A nonprofit called Next10 has unveiled a simple, elegant, free web tool called Compare50 that demonstrates how the power of big data can be delivered to the masses. It's an interactive website that draws on an array of government and third-party data sources — from unemployment numbers or venture capital investments to GDP figures — and lets users generate graphs to make meaningful side-by-side comparisons. Data junkies, beware: You may never want to leave."