New Tools for an Old Art Rhetorical Analysis Through Visualization amp Play

by Shannan H ButlerSt Edwardrsquos University

SAS Text Miner $1854

PASW Text Analytics $1299

WordStat by Provalis $3395

NVivo $595

Atlasti $585

Diction $179

Statistical Packages with Textual Analysis Capabilities

Site FreqCount

FreqVisual

Text in Context

PhraseStructure

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WordFilter Private Share Data

Base

Many Eyeshttpwww-958ibmcom

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Neoformixhttpwwwneoformixcom

Y Y Y

TagCrowdhttpwwwtagcrowdcom

Y Y Y Y

Wordlehttpwwwwordlenet

Y Y Y Y

Free Web-Based Textual Analysis Applications

SAS Text Miner $1854

PASW Text Analytics $1299

WordStat by Provalis $3395

NVivo $595

Atlasti $585

Diction $179

Statistical Packages with Textual Analysis Capabilities

Site FreqCount

FreqVisual

Text in Context

PhraseStructure

CompareDocs

WordFilter Private Share Data

Base

Many Eyeshttpwww-958ibmcom

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Neoformixhttpwwwneoformixcom

Y Y Y

TagCrowdhttpwwwtagcrowdcom

Y Y Y Y

Wordlehttpwwwwordlenet

Y Y Y Y

Free Web-Based Textual Analysis Applications

Site FreqCount

FreqVisual

Text in Context

PhraseStructure

CompareDocs

WordFilter Private Share Data

Base

Many Eyeshttpwww-958ibmcom

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

Neoformixhttpwwwneoformixcom

Y Y Y

TagCrowdhttpwwwtagcrowdcom

Y Y Y Y

Wordlehttpwwwwordlenet

Y Y Y Y

Free Web-Based Textual Analysis Applications

Tag Cloud Generated by Many Eyes

Many EyesFrequencies amp Context

Tag CloudGenerated

by TagCrowd

Wordle Generated by Many Eyes

Generated by Wordlenet

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Phrase Net Generated by Many Eyes

Document Arc Generated by Neoformix

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Many EyesFrequencies amp Context

Tag CloudGenerated

by TagCrowd

Wordle Generated by Many Eyes

Generated by Wordlenet

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Phrase Net Generated by Many Eyes

Document Arc Generated by Neoformix

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Wordle Generated by Many Eyes

Generated by Wordlenet

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Phrase Net Generated by Many Eyes

Document Arc Generated by Neoformix

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Phrase Net Generated by Many Eyes

Document Arc Generated by Neoformix

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Word Tree Generated by Many Eyes

Phrase Net Generated by Many Eyes

Document Arc Generated by Neoformix

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Phrase Net Generated by Many Eyes

Document Arc Generated by Neoformix

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Document Arc Generated by Neoformix

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Social Media Interaction on Many Eyes

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)

Visualization Sources

Butler S (2011) Teaching Rhetoric Through Data Visualization Communication Teacher 253 131-135

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2010) Editors Introduction Special Issue on Communication Pedagogy in the Age of Social Media Electronic Journal of Communication

Weisgerber C amp Butler S (2009) Visualizing the Future of Interaction Studies Data Visualization Applications as a Research Pedagogical and Presentational Tool for Interaction Scholars Electronic Journal of Communication 19(1-2)