Wordle is a java applet, created by Jonathan Feinberg, which creates aesthetically pleasing tag clouds from text you enter, offering you rough control over layout, font, and colors.

Here’s one I created based on the current content of this blog (click on it to view full size):

Note that Enterprise comes out heavy – I assume that has to do with the Enterprise 2.0 conference being the title of many recent posts.

Now Thomas Fuchs and Amy Hoy have brought a similar visualization approach to Twitter with Twistori (click for full sized image):

It’s wonderful – simple, clear, lightweight, easy to watch, and elegant. I’d love it if it were possible to create your own twistori terms – maybe they’ll release the code?

Read more about it on Amy’s Blog: love & hate: from knuckle tattoos to the internet’s emotional pulse with Twistori

Unfortunately for me the download link is having issues – resulting in a corrupted PDF. But the interactive, clickable online version is working fine.

There are also a couple of posts describing the thought process and rationale behind the map:

• Trend Map 2008: What’s New?
• Web Trend Map 2008: New Layers

The first of which includes this quick dig at Facebook’s expense:

Facebook has moved to Nippori because, from a broader perspective, Nippori is boring. But it’s still an important station (Nippori is a hub for Narita, Tokyo’s international airport).

Nice.