Bookmarks for 21 Apr 2009
- Hard at play in Google Labs with Similar Images and Google News Timeline | Official Google Blog
"In keeping with our long-standing tradition of bringing new ideas to our users early in the development process, we're proud to welcome two new innovations to Google Labs: Similar Images and Google News Timeline." (google search google_news google_news_timeline launch ) - Google Similar Images
Google allows you to find similar images. Needs some refinement if my search of "ian tomlinson" is anything to go by. (google search image ) - Google News Timeline
Provides a visual record of news reports over time. Can't see this as revolutionary, but it's an excellent demonstration of what Google can offer by being an aggregator, rather than provider, of news. (google news google_news google_news_timeline ) - "Introducing Information Architecture at The Guardian" – currybetdotnet – 21 April, 2009
Martin Belam explains his role of Information Architect at the Guardian. Warning: Contains Lego. (information_architecture guardian ) - Newspaper websites need to improve their readability, by Malcolm Coles | Online Journalism Blog
Interesting more for what it doesn't say than what it does: "Most newspaper websites are doing a bad design job in making their stories readable. [...] This table summarises the main ways they are going wrong." (accessibility newspapers design )
