Flipping Fast News from Google

By Shane Craver on October 12, 2009

Online innovation giant Google has dropped another nugget of productivity onto the desktops of users with Google Fast Flip.

An addition to Google News, Fast Flip lays out the news before readers in magazine style and the user interface allows news hounds to simply flip through screenshots of the latest news.

It’s a bit visually overwhelming at first glance, but when you drill down to a specific topic, the screen confusion takes a back seat to image-based content

With only small headlines behind a small screenshot, it’s difficult to make out stories sans the normal blurb offered by Google News, however, for visual readers – those who like to look at the pretty pictures – this may be the way to get the news quickly and easily.

The mobile version of Fast Flip looks much more promising and fits miniature mobile screens with single screen shots rather than a grid listing.

Check out the Google Labs invention here.

 
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Submitted by Googler (not verified) on Oct. 12, 2009.

I don't think I like this one. It's overwhelming and you can't really get any information because the screenshots are too small.

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Submitted by Alaner (not verified) on Oct. 12, 2009.

The mobile flip is the way to go. I wouldn't use it on my laptop but will on my phone.

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