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Google Charts

Need a quick way to add a line, bar, pie, venn, scatter, or radar chart or even a world map, meter, or QR code to your web page without having to do anything messy like installing a third party app on your server or including a javascript library?

Check out Google Charts.

This very easy to use and powerful API allows you to include an assortment of charts on your web site. All you need to do is set the src of an <img> tag to the URL for the Google Chart API and then add a few parameters to the URL string. Once everything is set, voila, the chart appears.

Sample Code

States I Have Visited

<div style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=440x220&amp;chd=s:_&amp;cht=t&amp;chtm=usa&amp;chf=bg,s,EAF7FE&amp;chco=FFFFFF,0000FF&amp;chld=RIMACTNYVTNHMEILCAFLPAGAALNVLASD&amp;chd=t:0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0" border="1" alt="" width="440" alt="States I Have Visited" /></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?chs=440x200&amp;cht=p3&amp;chco=0000FF&amp;chd=t:16,24&amp;chl=Visited|Remaining&amp;chdlp=t" border="1" alt="" width="440" align="center" alt="Percentage of States I Have Visited" /></div></blockquote>
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I'm a web developer, UI/UX specialist and online strategist with over 10 years of experience in the field. I am currently freelancing and am available for hire. I have hands-on experience in all stages of the SDLC. If you or your business needs a web site, could use some help with your online strategy, or if you need to get started with SEM, please feel free to contact me.

I can help you with: Web Site Design and Development, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, Multivariate Testing, Metrics Analysis, Campaign Optimization, Social Site Integration, E-mail Marketing and everything else that has to do with the Web.

I work/haved worked with the following technologies: XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax, JQuery, MySQL, SQL Server, ASP, ASP.Net, Coldfusion, PHP, Wordpress, Flash, Google Analytics, Google Adwords.

Recent Work

  • Amy Bowen Photography
  • Engel & Schultz
  • Lakeshore Benefit Group
  • The Endovascular Forum
  • Local Tide
  • Emma’s Pizza
  • Babson College
  • The  Seabreeze Inn

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