Muckety
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Muckety is a web site launched in 2007 by former newspaper journalists.
The site uses interactive maps powered by Adobe Flash
to show relationships between people, businesses and organizations.
Muckety also publishes news stories about influential people and their connections to government, business and one another.
The Economist described Muckety as an "American site which enriches news stories with interactive maps of the protagonists’ networks of influence" in its May 2009 article titled "The rebirth of news".
Muckety was also featured on the New York Times Economix blog in May 2009. Catherine Rampell described Muckety as "catnip for conspiracy theorists" using the Muckety map of former Federal Reserve Bank of New York chairman Stephen Friedman (PFIAB)
and his ties to Goldman Sachs
an example of the importance of networks.
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The judges' comments about Muckety: "This is impressive from a technical standpoint.. Even if I can understand how these diagrams were built, it impresses me that they can be manipulated, expanded, contracted, saved, centered, trimmed, etc. at this level. Wow. Not only does this site’s technology produce cutting-edge and relevant journalism, but it allows you to do the same."
The site uses interactive maps powered by Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
to show relationships between people, businesses and organizations.
Muckety also publishes news stories about influential people and their connections to government, business and one another.
The Economist described Muckety as an "American site which enriches news stories with interactive maps of the protagonists’ networks of influence" in its May 2009 article titled "The rebirth of news".
Muckety was also featured on the New York Times Economix blog in May 2009. Catherine Rampell described Muckety as "catnip for conspiracy theorists" using the Muckety map of former Federal Reserve Bank of New York chairman Stephen Friedman (PFIAB)
Stephen Friedman (PFIAB)
Stephen Friedman is the former Chairman of the United States President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. He was nominated on October 27, 2005 to replace Brent Scowcroft in the position.-Life and career:...
and his ties to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
an example of the importance of networks.
Partners
Two of the founders of Muckety - Laurie Bennett and John Decker - were also partners in ePodunk, a web site about communities in the U.S., Canada, UK and Ireland. ePodunk was sold to Internet Brands in 2007.Clients
In September 2009 Crain Communications incorporated interactive Muckety maps in its annual report on Who’s Who in Chicago Business.Awards
Muckety won the award for "Outstanding Use of Digital Technologies, Small Site" at 2009 Online Journalism Awards presented by the Online News AssociationOnline News Association
The Online News Association , founded in 1999, is a 501 non-profit organization made up of more than 1,800 members. Its mission: Inspiring innovation and excellence among digital journalists to better serve the public....
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The judges' comments about Muckety: "This is impressive from a technical standpoint.. Even if I can understand how these diagrams were built, it impresses me that they can be manipulated, expanded, contracted, saved, centered, trimmed, etc. at this level. Wow. Not only does this site’s technology produce cutting-edge and relevant journalism, but it allows you to do the same."