Google’s Flippin Fantastic News App
Another nail in the coffin for newspapers as Google launches Fast Flip the new way to flick quickly through current headlines.
Currently to be found in Google Labs this is a great way page through snapshot items faster than sending the dog down to the local newsagent to pick up your copy of the Daily Read. We’ve been playing with it in the studio this morning and we’re pretty impressed. There are multiple ways of searching categorised news feeds by popularity, sections, topics and sources etc. You are presented with large images which you may scroll through and click to read the original article. This visual viewing experience kind of replicates the way you would naturally read through a magazine.There are even mobile apps for the iPhone and Android devices.
Google’s Flippin Fantastic News App
Looking at the news sources I guess the newspapers have resigned themselves to partner with Google to present their content. Good on them. No doubt they are continuing to look for new ways to monetise their offering online. I wonder how long it will be before other papers and magazines offer content through Fast Flip?
Look out for how Google develop this app. I would think they are already thinking about adding social book marking with the ability for content and source customisation and localisation. It would be good if there was an audio link which read the article to you.
Well done Google it’s flippin fantastic.
