australian-webIn an attempt to analyze the major trends of Australian online properties and Australian internet usage, a group has created a permanent public record visualizing the results from 2001 to 2008 as an interactive flash-based website.  Bubble colors map to categories (government, social, etc) and the sizes and axes are configurable by the user to metrics such as page views,audience size, and more.

It’s fun just to hit play, tho, and watch a few big sites (facebook, ebay) rise to the top as the smaller players churn quite rapidly.

History of the Australian Web via Information Aesthetics