Fast Flip: The Google Magazine Rack
The geniuses at googlelabs have been at it again. Accused of killing off traditional news outlets by cashing in on other peoples news, they've, it seems, tried to make amends by introducing fast flip. Fast flip is the on-line equivalent of the newsagents magazine rack. Arranged by topic, popularity and source, fast flip allows the user to skim through images of popular news items from various news sources. Because the images are fairly small, anyone using fast flip will have to click on the image to read the rest of the article, meaning much needed revenue from adverts goes to the content generator rather than the omnipresent google. The search bar at the top of the page searches fast flip news items using your search term and displays them as a grid of images. Again, you need to click through to the main article if you're really interested in the story. If, like me, you prefer to browse rather than read long articles, fast flip is great for getting the headlines that matter.
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