Gephi is very easy,
http://gephi.github.io/

Just download it, add your data as comma separated values, and mess with it
until it is pretty.  No python or R required.





On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Pikas, Christina K. <
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> NodeXL, iGraph in R, iGraph in Python... what's your favorite language?  I
> find iGraph in R very friendly and I really want to try rBokeh to see an
> interactive visualization.  So maybe more info on which skills you can
> leverage?
>
> Christina
>
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> I am looking for a more effective way to show how various projects and
> people across a number of universities are related. I've looked at
> mind-mapping tools (see
> http://lifehacker.com/five-best-mind-mapping-tools-476534555) and also
> http://www.thebrain.com/, but I think what I'm really trying to create is
> akin to a social network map, some thing like you see at
> http://flowingdata.com/2014/06/22/clubs-that-connect-world-cup-national-teams/
> but of course I don't need that level of sophistication -- though the
> interaction is sweet.
>
> any ideas, mind hive?
>
> Kim
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