DataFam Roundup: July 10-14, 2023

A weekly blog that brings together what’s trending in the Tableau Community all in one post.

Welcome! Dig into this week's DataFam Roundup—a weekly blog that brings together community content all in one post. As always, we invite you to send us your content—and the DataFam content from your peers that have inspired you! Find the content submission form here.

Community Highlight

To recognize new and consistent Tableau contributors—we’re excited to have a section within the weekly DataFam Roundup called the Tableau Community Highlight. Find out how to get involved. 

Annie Nelson

Annie Nelson

New York, USA

Annie Nelson is an Analytics Consultant. She shares her knowledge on Linkedin, YouTube, and TikTok and stays active in the community by participating in community projects and Tableau User Groups. 

Before she dove into data analytics as a career, Annie began creating videos on TikTok. She did not set out to gain a large following and after landing her first role in data analytics, she had considered her content creation journey over. However, she began receiving daily messages from viewers stating how helpful her videos were to them in leaving dead-end jobs, switching careers, doubling their salary, etc. which helped her make the decision to keep going. Annie now has almost 70k followers and posts videos multiple times per week about her data journey and to share resources. 

Despite her strong fan base on TikTok, Annie’s content focus is now on Linkedin, where she has over 50k followers. Her goal is to be the content creator that she needed when she was trying to get into data. She posts primarily about portfolio building, job searching, soft skills needed to be in data, and creating meaningful dashboards that people actually use. 

Annie is also active on YouTube and Tableau Public, posting about similar topics to her other platforms but she believes that she has finally found her niche on each platform which is what has allowed her to be successful. 

Connect with Annie on Linkedin, TikTok, YouTube, and Tableau Public

DataFam content 

Dive into content created by the Tableau Community: 
Accordion Menu

CJ Mayes: Accordion Menus with Lisa Trescott
 

Team Tableau

Upcoming events and community participation

Vizzes

 

Mo Wootten: The Cube Rule of Food

See the latest Viz of the Day, trending vizzes, featured authors, and more on Tableau Public.

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community:

Community Projects

Back 2 Viz Basics 

A bi-weekly project helping those who are newer in the community and just starting out with Tableau. Not limited just to newbies!
Web: Back 2 Viz Basics
Twitter: #B2VB
Week 13: Catch-up Week

 

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization. 
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 28: Can you Show & Hide Legends?

 

Makeover Monday

A weekly social data project. 
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday
Week 28: The Henley Global Passport Index

 

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep. 
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 27: The Cost of Running the Prep School

 

DataFam Con 

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms. 
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
April 2023: Kids Month!

 

EduVizzers 

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
July 2023: NYC SAT (College Board) 2010 School Level Results

 

Games Night Viz 

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
Level 6: The Final Boss

 

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge. 
Web: Iron Quest
Twitter: #IronQuest
Advanced Chart Types

 

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises. 
Web: Storytelling with Data
Twitter: #SWDChallenge
July 2023: bring on the bubbles

 

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month. 
Web: Project Health Viz
Twitter: #ProjectHealthViz
June 2023: Funding for Research for Various Conditions and Diseases 

 

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month. 
Web: Diversity in Data
Twitter: #DiversityinData
May 2023: Mental Health Awareness Month and LGBTQ+ Representation in film

 

Sports Viz Sunday

Create and share data visualizations using rich, sports-themed data sets in a monthly challenge. 
Web: Sports Viz Sunday
Twitter: #SportsVizSunday
January 2023: Is it a Sport or a Game?

 

Viz for Social Good

Volunteer to design data visualizations that help nonprofits harness the power of data for social change.
Web: Viz for Social Good
Twitter: #VizforSocialGood
June 9 - July 18, 2023: Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund

 

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
Twitter: #RWFD
Session 5: Diversity Score Card

 

Data Plus Music 

A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
Twitter: #DataPlusMusic