Enjoyed Visually in the past when it was an open platform
Pros
- Staff picks were a great way of sifting through many pieces of content
- It was easy to share things uploaded to visual.ly to other social media channels
- There is an awesome amount of content on Visually
Cons
- There is a bias towards infographics (as opposed to 'real' data visualization)
- It is not very clear the path between how people who need content get matched up or find creators
- Interface was redone too often
Return on Investment
- Was helpful in attracting clients when I started doing data visualization work
- Cost was minimal - it was free to upload and took little time
- I have been unable to attract clients lately from visually, so ROI has gone to 0
Other Software Used
D3.js, Adobe Photoshop, Harvest