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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Contents: Good use of pie charts Is the filibuster unconstitutional? Good use of pie charts May 19, 2012 12:01 am  •  Permalink This Wall Street Journal graphic shows who's selling (or sold) a percentage of their Facebook stocks and who's holding steady. This graphic is the perfect example of why I'm a proponent of the pie chart. First, they stuck to two values per pie chart. That makes it easy to read. Next, they used the size of the pie to denote the number of shares. Finally, they used small multiples to easily compare both the shares owned by each entity as well as change in percentage of shares being sold. I'm sure bar charts would be fine too, but WSJ really used all aspects of the pie chart very effectively. [via Barry Ritholtz] Is the filibuster unconstitutional? May 18, 2012 06:01 am  •  Permalink Washington Post's Ezra Klein busts on the filibuster. Gone are the days of Mr. Smith when invoking the filibuster was seen to serve a greater purpose. The filibuster has its roots in Ancient Rome, and apparently even then it had its critics. This chart is a great example of providing a lot of information in a concise area. All of these data points are relevant to the topic and helps us inform our opinion about the matter. [via @hfairfield] More to read: The Facebook Offering: How It Compares Montana can't sleep Why are so many men pregnant? The Descriptive Camera What is missing?  follow on Twitter | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2012 FlowingData, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in on FlowingData. Our mailing address is: FlowingData PO Box 3381 Livermore, CA 94550 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences