I've been thinking about Freebase and it's application to memetics. I'm particularly interested in timeseries infographics. One of my all time favorites is the growth of Wal-Mart.
What I'd like to be able to visualize is the transition in the method of consumption. I want to see a variety of stores. The data's in Freebase, Google's got maps and jQuery's got sliders.
My next task is to replace the pins with meaningful icons. I've been collecing logos. I think watching s and s march across the world would be interesting.
Where I'd like to go with this eventually is a visual history of the Earth. Show different types of dinosaurs roaming around during the periods they existed. I think it would help people get a better sense of what it means that 6000 years of recorded history is 0.001% of the 570 million years of life on the planet. 0.001% of 6000 years is 22 days.