Tuesday, November 18, 2008

A true Web 2.0 story

A story I came across today about the Auto Industry Bailout was one of the best and most innovative examples of 2.0 techniques I have seen in a while. The article is on a website called The Daily Beast, and uses images and an interactive map to chart the different sides of the story (as told from sources such as The Washington Post, Newsweek, National Review, Wall Street Journal, Center for Automotive Research and more).

Not only does this include images and video input. But the most simple thing about this interactive article is that to get to any of the information you do not have to even change pages (let alone link to another website). The thumbnail of each story section has information pop up when you roll the screen over the picture.

It is apparent that whilst we are moving in a world where more is better - simplicity still reigns as king.

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