# The Big Picture News Search Gets Visual By NEXT by Ramla | Published 2007-03-02 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-big-picture-news-search-gets-visual-newscom References: [news](http://news.com.com/The+Big+Picture/2030-12_3-5843390.html) CNET News.com has introduced a visual tool THE BIG PICTURE for [news search](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mosaik-news). Here's straight from the source: The Big Picture is a CNET News.com special feature. It creates visual maps that show relationships between stories, companies, and topics within the News.com site. ***How it works*** For every story published, News.com editors and reporters included relevant links to other News.com stories. In addition, News.com highlights the important companies that appear in a story as well as attach appropriate topics to each story. Each story has a visual map which shows related stories, topics, or news from the same company. Stories on the map are represented with "bubbles" - the more popular a story, the larger the bubble. It's an interesting feature - and a vast improvement over the textual **[tag cloud](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud)** which is currently a popular method of displaying data by importance. Tag clouds, however, miss the "relationship" element and don't show how stories connect to one another - which is the beauty of THE BIG PICTURE tool. I have loved it! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [World News](https://www.trendhunter.com/worldnews) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Visual News Search:** Creating visual maps for news search to show relationships between stories, companies, and topics within a site presents an opportunity for companies to differentiate and enhance the user experience. - **Story Relationship Mapping:** Introducing visual maps that show how news stories connect to one another presents an opportunity for companies to add value to their content and distinguish their brand from competitors. - **Data Visualization:** Developing alternative methods to displaying data by importance, such as the use of visual maps, presents an opportunity for companies to provide a more engaging and informative experience for users. ### Who This Affects Most - **News and Media:** News and media companies can leverage visual mapping tools to differentiate their content and provide a more engaging and informative experience for users. - **Technology:** Technology companies can innovate their search tools by developing visual mapping software to show relationships between topics and companies on their sites. - **Data Analytics:** Data analytics companies can provide value by developing tools that create visual maps to display data relationships in a more meaningful and comprehensible format. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Visually Immersive Global News](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newsflask.md) - [Interactive News Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newsflask1.md) - [Stock Market Visualization](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-screener.md) - [Versatile Search Engine Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multi-search.md) - [Niche Search Engine Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/globe-explorer.md) - [Stock Market Visualization](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stockbubbles.md) - [Smarter News Consumption](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newsbang.md) - [Visual Inspiration Searches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/braindead-search.md) - [AI-Powered Search Engine Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/circle-to-search.md)