I really like how Google Living Stories is leveraging the ‘life’ of a news story by using the technology and visualizations that work best on the web and give us context.

It’s not just putting print online.

• One link for each story that doesn’t change, but aggregates sources
• Visual timeline gives you context, navigation
• It knows what you read the last time you visited
• It continually updates with new, related stories
• Weighted summaries
• Key Quotations, People,
• Subscribe to email updates
• All types of media: audio/video/images

Example: “The Politics of Global Warming”.

The project was developed by Google in collaboration The New York Times and The Washington Post.  Read more details over at the Google blog.

Google Goggles - Use pictures to search the web

We’re visual creatures; and I love how Google sees the future of search heading toward making visual connections.  We’re heading there soon, with fast internet connections and cameras on our mobile devices, this idea will give context and information about the real world.

Imagine snapping a picture of the spider in your bedroom to find out it’s species and threat level.   Not sure if that is a pimple on your skin, or the MRSA virus, snap a photo to find out!

In the business card example, our clumsy and complicated interaction with moving information from physical world to digital will disappear.

I’m looking forward to seeing this develop!

I use OpenDNS for my home internet/network.  Now that Google has announced a similar DNS offering, David Ulevish from OpenDNS shares some thoughts.

Personally, I think this is good news for OpenDNS. Competition breeds innovation, and as a Deluxe member of OpenDNS, I’m sure the service will continue to add features.

I’m not sure I want Google knowing every site I visit, which I a primary reason for not using the Google Chrome browser.

to the few people who wander this way, i’m moving my blog from wordpress to tumblr.  i’m also separating work and personal life, so we’ll see how that goes.

here is the new thinking:

work & work related:

blog.rox.org (you are here)
twitter.com/madwork

personal

stuff.rox.org - my digital scrapbook
twitter.com/mad - my lifecast
last.fm - the soundtrack of my life

thanks for stopping by, and i hope you come back soon.