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Every six months, the Tableau Ambassador program looks to find more enthusiastic, community oriented people to induct as new ambassadors. And this July was no different. We have nine new Tableau Ambassadors, three within each branch: the community forums, social media, and user groups.

Do you know someone who is a true Tableau evangelist? Does this person use his or her skills to teach others and bring our mission to help people see and understand their data to as many people as possible? If so, that person just might have what it takes to be a Tableau Zen Master. From today until August 11, we are seeking your nominations for the 2016-2017 Zen Masters.

I started out with Tableau before my area had a user group. So, if I were new to Tableau again, what would I want to hear (again)?

The heat of summer might make us all crave an ice-cold drink at the bar. Good news: Here's a way to bring the bar to your visualizations. Tableau Social Ambassador Alexander Mou shows us how to raise the bar in our tooltips.

As he puts it, 9-year-old Wake Ryan is “boldly going where no data story has gone before.” Wake recently found himself wondering: What’s the most popular Star Trek series? He himself is an Original Series fan, but he wanted to know what other people like.

With the upcoming launch of Tableau 10, we wanted to do something special to celebrate you, our amazing community that makes Tableau so unique.

We'd like to introduce you to our 15 Social Media Ambassadors! Part of our Tableau Ambassador program, these folks spend countless hours each week writing helpful blog posts, curating useful resources, and answering people's questions on social media.

Giddy up, y’all, it’s time for the rodeo! After months of waiting, the moment you’ve been looking forward to is here: TC16 customer speaker applications have officially opened. The deadline to apply is April 29, 2016.

They’re your superheroes when you have viz problems. They’re the ones you call when you’ve got a data connection question. They’re your Tableau support team, and now you can reach them on Twitter.

In January, there were 42 Tableau User Group meetings around the world, and there are hundreds of active groups. The San Francisco group is one of the largest and most active, and I always have a good time when I go.

From basic tips to the super-hacky and everything in between, here are the Best of the Tableau Web for the month of January.

Hone your data-viz skills by joining the two Andys for #MakeoverMonday! Our own Andy Cotgreave and Tableau Zen Master Andy Kriebel are leading the weekly exercise. Their goal is to encourage people to cast a critical eye over the charts they see.