Multimedia journalists were ready for Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run. Using a variety of media including Flash, user participation and databases, news organizations found unique ways to provide additional context to stories with interactivity.

Below is a sampling of Bonds interactive coverage.

New York TImes
Compare Bonds with other home run hitters.

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USA Today
In the "Blasting into history" special section, you can look at the record-setting swing frame-by-frame; listen to notable radio broadcasters talk about calling the big moments in baseball; and use the built-in sound effects to submit your own call of Bonds' 756th home run. (You may need to download the latest version of Flash to see these graphics)

Courtesy of www.USAToday.com In part of this feature, you can hear memorable radio calls and what it means to radio broadcasters to be a part of baseball history.

The interactive graphic "Bonds away" tracked Bonds progress toward the record, projections of when he would break the home run record (at the pace he was at as of June 1, he was to hit his 756th home run August 12), and tidbits about Hank Aaron.

Courtesy of www.usatoday.com This interactive graphic tracks Bonds progress toward the home run record with day-by-day projections and tidbits about Aaron.

This site also features two photo galleries. One that takes a look at Tuesday night's home run and another that documents Bonds' career.

San Jose Mercury News
A team of designers and journalists created an interactive information graphic that dissects Bonds' home runs 33 different ways.

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Courtesy of the mercurynews.com The San Jose Mercury News compiled stats about the stat.

San Francisco Chronicle
Roy Peter Clark took a look at how the pros led their stories about Bonds hitting 756, while The San Francisco Chronicle asked their users to share how they would have started their games stories if they were covering Tuesday night's game.

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Courtesy of sfgate.com In the San Francisco Chronicle's 2 cents feature, users share how they would have written their first sentences to their game story.

Boston Herald
Embedded in Gerry Callahan's story, find a database of everything you'd ever want to know about every home run Bonds ever hit — including the pitcher that gave it up to him.

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Courtesy of bostonherald.com A Boston Herald database for stataholics who want to know about each of Bonds' home runs.

Oakland Tribune
Linked to from the Bonds special section, this flash project breaks down the home runs with pop-up boxes containing information about the hit and shows photos from Tuesday night.

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Courtesy of www.insidebayarea.com/ The Oakland Tribune created a home run tracker and photo gallery.

Denver Post
In addition to a comparison of the new home run record holder to the one he replaced, Denver Post sports writer Troy E. Renck asked Colorado Rockies player to analyze Bonds' swing.

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Courtesy of denverpost.com The Denver Post compares Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds stats, bats and swing.

Sports Illustrated
A photo gallery of cover images featuring the eight times Bonds graced the weekly sports magazine's cover.

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Courtesy of si.com Sports Illustrated compiled the eight covers featuring Barry Bonds.