If you didn't get a chance to explore this site from Marumushi, check it out. News stories appear in a mosaic on the screen. The news feed is from Google news. The stories are color coded by topic; older stories appear in darker shades so you can easily determine the age of the story. Each tile in the mosaic is a hyper link to a story on a news site. It is really quite nifty.
Of similar note was the term "mash-up". For me, a "mash-up" represents the new term for music mixes. Djs are taking elements from 2 or more songs and melding them together to create some really awesome music. Floro describes a 'mash-up' as "bits of information from several sites to create a new application." Very cool!
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LOL.. Yes, 'mash-up'...I'm right there with you (but I'm thinking bootie dj adrian and mysterious d). While I'm not a fan of the term, the concept of sharing data to create whole new applications is awesome. Often, I have wondered what is the value in all this information if it's not applicable to some relevant use. When I see tools like Marimushi, I realize the value of web2.0 beyond a buzz word.
Ha. When I watch the " macworld 2008 conference" and saw the slide of the marumushi, I kept thinking where i saw the interface before.....it is so eye-catching...now I know where I saw it.
I saw it last week in your blog.
The idea of the design is very friendly, functional and fashionable. It's convent for user to surf the news in the world.
I was also impressed by Marumushi's website. That being said, just because it's impressive, doesn't mean it's useful. I don't see myself switching to that website to get my news, even if it has a new approach to filtering the news through to us. The traditional news delivery format is one thing I find solace in. It's simplicity beckons me when I'm tired of interacting with multimedia enhanced sites. It's actually the same reason while I still read from paper-bound books, I can only take so much flashing, sliding, and other effects.
Since creating this post, I have discovered another news source in my home. Not the paper...And certainly not the web! The Wii has a news channel. So cool and so easy to use. It looks like the programmers took elements from web 2.0 tech to develop the interface- like the ability to surf the globe and find stories by country.
With that said, I don't really turn on the Wii at all. It's just a cool toy that requires a 10 year old to explain how to use it!
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