Suggestion : Filtering seems to work only on object keys at the outermost level (e.g full_name in demo). It would be nice to be able to filter inner keys as well (e.g html_url in demo)
1,2) Agree. I just wanted to get something out of the door :)
3) I didn't think of it that way. Will update it.
4) You can set the dashboard to auto refresh. The button seemed redundant as people are so used to hitting f5 or refresh icon on their browsers
5) Working on it
6) Yes. You download a local agent to your laptop. It can connect to your local databases. No need to enable remote access.
Tech questions:
Jquery-UI for drag & drop. D3 for visualizations.
This is not entirely true. Social media & blogging have indeed provided an alternative to TV news. It has actually changed the "entrenched structure". Even established media giants use tweets or posts to spread information. How many of us prefer tuning in to local news station instead of just logging into fb/t/g+ to stay updated? These platforms have been built by programmers who I am sure are happy about the impact they have created.