Comments on: NewsBreak offers a interesting visual representation of stories http://greenwhite.org/blog/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Sat, 12 May 2012 08:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ismail_ind http://greenwhite.org/blog/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-200587 ismail_ind Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:43:18 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/#comment-200587 i wana become manzacall reseller if have any idea to provide me best rate regards ismail i wana become manzacall reseller if have any idea to provide me best rate

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]]> By: Sohaib http://greenwhite.org/blog/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-94407 Sohaib Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:08:02 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/#comment-94407 @Asim dude ... so this is what I shout about a lot ... BE CREATIVE ! and you've done the job ... good work man ! I just hope more people could have the balls to think out of the box. @Asim dude … so this is what I shout about a lot … BE CREATIVE ! and you’ve done the job … good work man !

I just hope more people could have the balls to think out of the box.

]]> By: Asim http://greenwhite.org/blog/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-92820 Asim Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:20:29 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/#comment-92820 Hi. Thanks for the review. The size depends on popularity and the color depends on the age of the article (the older, the lighter). @Mahmood: Thanks for the comment. NewsBreak was an inspiration for NewsMap (the one you mentioned is listed as an inspiration on the about page). Actually, the inspiration was from where News-map takes its roots (the HCI research using Treemap in Univ of Maryland). However, the critical difference was to implement the idea on a simple Web 2.0 enabled CSS/HTML based solution rather then a Flex/Flash movie as in NewsMap (which ofcourse provides a great interactive environ with smooth animation and fonts). Hi. Thanks for the review.

The size depends on popularity and the color depends on the age of the article (the older, the lighter).

@Mahmood:
Thanks for the comment. NewsBreak was an inspiration for NewsMap (the one you mentioned is listed as an inspiration on the about page). Actually, the inspiration was from where News-map takes its roots (the HCI research using Treemap in Univ of Maryland).

However, the critical difference was to implement the idea on a simple Web 2.0 enabled CSS/HTML based solution rather then a Flex/Flash movie as in NewsMap (which ofcourse provides a great interactive environ with smooth animation and fonts).

]]> By: Mahmood Mirza http://greenwhite.org/blog/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-92800 Mahmood Mirza Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:48:17 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2009/03/02/newsbreak-offers-a-interesting-visual-representation-of-stories/#comment-92800 Good job! Data visualization is an area of increasing importance as more and more content is created and dispersed via the web. Users are demanding better design and easier ways to navigate through lots of information and it's encouraging to see an app like NewsBreak coming out of Pakistan. So the idea behind NewsBreak is really good but there are usability issues - which is normal for an innovative project like this and will be corrected I'm sure in the coming days/weeks. Here are some initial observations: - The visualization is not very effective. I see myself focusing on the lighter shades (with dark fonts) rather than on the slightly darker shades which represents more recent news. - Since the font size is inconsistent, I find myself drifting away from the map. - Once a new item is clicked, the pop-out contains Google ads at the top and bottom which are really annoying. I'd advise that the ads be removed until the product is tried and tested. For more inspiration check out News Map: http://marumushi.com/projects/newsmap Interaction designer, Marcos Weskamp, has built this visual news aggregator. I've been using News Map (http://marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm) since 2007 and absolutely love it! It's a flash-based application and doesn't do much other than collect news feeds via the Google News API and organize it by rank and region. Of course, Marcos makes it look and feel amazing. What if the same idea was applied to press coverage of organizations? Crawl the web for company names and generate a visual map and organize it by region. The more times a company name is found, the logo is made bigger on the map and clicking the map takes you to the most read news items containing the reference. Not sure how useful that is - but it would be fascinating! Thanks for profiling this interesting project. All the best to Asim! Good job!

Data visualization is an area of increasing importance as more and more content is created and dispersed via the web. Users are demanding better design and easier ways to navigate through lots of information and it’s encouraging to see an app like NewsBreak coming out of Pakistan.

So the idea behind NewsBreak is really good but there are usability issues – which is normal for an innovative project like this and will be corrected I’m sure in the coming days/weeks. Here are some initial observations:

- The visualization is not very effective. I see myself focusing on the lighter shades (with dark fonts) rather than on the slightly darker shades which represents more recent news.
- Since the font size is inconsistent, I find myself drifting away from the map.
- Once a new item is clicked, the pop-out contains Google ads at the top and bottom which are really annoying. I’d advise that the ads be removed until the product is tried and tested.

For more inspiration check out News Map:
http://marumushi.com/projects/newsmap

Interaction designer, Marcos Weskamp, has built this visual news aggregator. I’ve been using News Map (http://marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm) since 2007 and absolutely love it! It’s a flash-based application and doesn’t do much other than collect news feeds via the Google News API and organize it by rank and region. Of course, Marcos makes it look and feel amazing.

What if the same idea was applied to press coverage of organizations? Crawl the web for company names and generate a visual map and organize it by region. The more times a company name is found, the logo is made bigger on the map and clicking the map takes you to the most read news items containing the reference. Not sure how useful that is – but it would be fascinating!

Thanks for profiling this interesting project.

All the best to Asim!

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