Gephi and Neatline

I'll be honest: I'm not quite sure what one would exactly do with Gephi - interactive data visualization, particularly suitable for large complex networks and systems. But, it's a free, open-source, and runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX so why not try it?

• Gephi
• Short Gephi Tutorial
• Gephi : An Open Source Software for Exploring and Manipulating Networks

Neatline is a tool or framework to tell stories with maps and time. This is a bit trickier and comes as a suite of plugins for Omeka (a content management and web publication platform). But, there is also a live online sandbox. This looks to be somewhat similar to Storytelling with Maps by Esri.

• Neatline