This document is a slide presentation about network construction and visualization. It begins with an introduction and overview of the speaker's background and interests related to data, information, and knowledge. It then provides timelines of the internet and social media. The presentation discusses the explosion of big data and digitization projects, and provides examples of network visualization tools and datasets. It introduces basic concepts in network analysis including graph representations, metrics, and identifying key nodes. The presentation concludes with examples of different types of networks and how network properties can evolve over time.