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‘Bites of the Big Apple’ maps around-the-clock eating habits of New Yorkers
August 6, 2018

‘Bites of the Big Apple’ maps around-the-clock eating habits of New Yorkers

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Not only are New Yorkers eating at all hours of the day, they're also posting photos of the grub on Instagram. An animated map from Crimson Hexagon dubbed "Bites of the Big Apple" displays all of the food-related posts on Instagram published over a 24-hour period across the five boroughs. Not surprisingly, the number of photos of fried chicken, burgers and pizza increased after midnight, with snapshots of salads most prevalent around lunch time. And proving NYC is the city that never sleeps, photos of coffee were popular at every hour.
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Mapping NYC subway stops according to their most popular Instagram hashtags
January 18, 2017

Mapping NYC subway stops according to their most popular Instagram hashtags

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The Houston Street 1 station is #cronut; the PATH train’s World Trade Center station is #neverforget; and the Cathedral Parkway/110th Street station is #Seinfeld. This is the NYC subway map according to each stop's most popular Instagram hashtag. CityLab first shared the fun visualization, titled #tagsandthecity, and pointed out that, though the map has categories for sightseeing/monuments, shopping, leisure, culture/museums, and hotel/travel, it's the food and drink that really takes the cake. From #redrooster and #robertas to #shakeshack and #halalguys, it seems New Yorkers really like to post some food porn.
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Is It Possible to Keep an Octopus in a Private Home? And Other Questions Posed to the New York Public Library
December 24, 2014

Is It Possible to Keep an Octopus in a Private Home? And Other Questions Posed to the New York Public Library

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Remember the old days of pay phones, encyclopedia collections, and writing letters on actual pieces of paper? Before the internet, life was a lot different, and the New York Public Library has a fun new project to remind us of that. Referring to themselves as "Google before Google existed," the NYPL will be posting old reference questions from the 1940s to 80s on their Instagram account every Monday. The staff recently found a box of these old gems, all of which were asked either via phone or in person.
Take a look at the first batch of questions from the NYPL
6sqft Gift Guide: Polaroid’s Socialmatic Camera Posts Your Pictures on Instagram
December 18, 2014

6sqft Gift Guide: Polaroid’s Socialmatic Camera Posts Your Pictures on Instagram

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The kids today posting their selfies and cat pictures to Instagram have no idea that they owe the square-shaped insta-photos to the good old Polaroid. So give them a little history lesson this holiday season with the Polaroid Socialmatic camera. It prints your photos on the spot like the original model, but also uploads them directly to social media outlets thanks to a WiFi connection that also lets users download apps and use the internet.
More details on the Polaroid Socialmatic camera
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