9-bits A tumblog by David Kaneda about design, technology, and business. Broadcast from Palo Alto.

Information Architects (iA) has published the fourth version of their Web Trend Map, a diagram of the top 333 websites based on traffic, revenue, age, ownership, and character. From the authors:

Paying attention to the intersections, we grouped associated websites and ensured every domain is on a line that suits it. As a result, the map produces a web of associations: some provocative, some curious, others ironically accurate.

As a few examples: Twitter is located in Shibuya, the train station with the biggest buzz. Google and its network are placed around Shinjuku, the most highly trafficked station in the world. The New York Times is located in Sugamo, the shopping paradise for Tokyo’s grandmothers.

Why Tokyo Metro? Because it works.

I really hope they start making these available as posters — would be an instant purchase. (via idsgn)