How to navigate a tag cloud
Why are some words bigger than others?
Each of these terms functions as a tag on the site. The more pages of content a term tags, the bigger it gets. Click on the "About this visualization" for more details.Some words are red. Some are orange. Why the different colors?
The color tells you what kind of content you are looking at. If a dot is orange, it is a content page. If it is red, it is a tag page. In other words, red dots tag orange dots. Click on the "Legend" button for more details.What should I do first?
Click the full screen button.Then click on a dot that interests you. Most likely, more dots will emerge. You can drag a dot away from the others in order to see how it connects to others (or to see the names of the dots to which it is connected).
Any time you click on a dot, you will reveal all of its connections to other dots. It can get busy quickly, but try not to feel overwhelmed. Keep dragging and clicking. Explore the relationships. Try finding dots that are densely connected and a few that are not.
Don't be afraid to zoom in and out.
If you decide you want to find out more about a particular dot, click the blue "view" button. That will open the content page in a new tab.
