#GoogleDataStudio August recap: There was a little firework going on in the last two weeks with plenty of releases that triggered an avalanche of useful tips and blog posts.
Little thread to recap all the exiting news.
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Little thread to recap all the exiting news.
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First place: The (almost) complete review from @tiltondata:
edudatastudio.com/2020/08/christ…
You can read this and you are basically done.
Or come back here, there is more...
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edudatastudio.com/2020/08/christ…
You can read this and you are basically done.
Or come back here, there is more...
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Only if you missed it: GDS parameters and new controls certainly stirred up most interest.
This thread includes many resources:
Also, the recap from @wissi_analytics including many videos is worth a special mention:
s.r42.ca/3jyfrN1
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This thread includes many resources:
Also, the recap from @wissi_analytics including many videos is worth a special mention:
s.r42.ca/3jyfrN1
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While the Data Studio team is busy improving the product, I am exploring how to enhance GDS in terms of visualizations.
Small multiples are one of the most useful techniques when it comes to monitoring data. A quick introduction here:
linkedin.com/pulse/small-mu…
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Small multiples are one of the most useful techniques when it comes to monitoring data. A quick introduction here:
linkedin.com/pulse/small-mu…
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We also started a YouTube series called "Quick Tips" which shows you in 1-minute clips what is so special about the r42 chart library:
youtube.com/playlist?list=…
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youtube.com/playlist?list=…
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Google Data Studio did not stop revealing new features. A long awaited geo chart was added late in the month: Filled areas in Google Maps:
@Howe_Ely was first looking into this feature:
michaelhoweely.com/2020/08/29/loo…
Also see:
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@Howe_Ely was first looking into this feature:
michaelhoweely.com/2020/08/29/loo…
Also see:
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Speaking about maps and getting your story across:
The r42 chart library was extended by another chart, the map slideshow. Not that easy to setup, but the result is very convincing.
Check out the demo:
s.r42.ca/demo-map-slide…
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The r42 chart library was extended by another chart, the map slideshow. Not that easy to setup, but the result is very convincing.
Check out the demo:
s.r42.ca/demo-map-slide…
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What else?
Embedded Data Sources! Makes sharing reports much easier:
support.google.com/datastudio/ans…
Conditional formatting in pivot tables
support.google.com/datastudio/ans…
15 minute data freshness for BigQuery data sources
support.google.com/datastudio/ans…
Phase 1 of the GDS API is completed.
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Embedded Data Sources! Makes sharing reports much easier:
support.google.com/datastudio/ans…
Conditional formatting in pivot tables
support.google.com/datastudio/ans…
15 minute data freshness for BigQuery data sources
support.google.com/datastudio/ans…
Phase 1 of the GDS API is completed.
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You may not know, but many data visualizations or entire visualization frameworks like Vega and Vega Lite are based on one single library, D3.
Also late August, version 6 of D3 was released.
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Also late August, version 6 of D3 was released.
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What is September bringing?
Parameter support for visualizations? Maybe...
But one thing is sure... I am working on a series of tree visualizations and the site tree should be released within the next 30 days.
Stay tuned.
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Parameter support for visualizations? Maybe...
But one thing is sure... I am working on a series of tree visualizations and the site tree should be released within the next 30 days.
Stay tuned.
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