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Google Fast Flip brings print aesthetic to online news

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:20PM | 0 comments

Most of Google's great features started out in Google Labs, but we're not sure this one is much more than a gimmick; Google Fast Flip presents news stories from around the web in a visual flip style that reads somewhat like a print magazine or newspaper. Large thumbnails of stories on participating sites are displayed, and can be narrowed down by topic, popularity, and of course search terms. It's supposed to be so fast you hardly notice a delay when new thumbnails load, but it's not quite there. But check it out now and judge for yourself.

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external link Official Google Blog: Read news fast with… [googleblog.blogspot.com]
external link Read news fast with Google Fast Flip (Krishna… [Techmeme]
external link Is Fast Flip Really the Best Google Can Do… [readwriteweb.com]
external link Google FastFlip Is Especially Useless On The… [Alley Insider]
external link Is Google "Fast Flip" Really Just A Slow… [pcworld.com]
external link Google Fast Flip Goes Live; Experiment In… [paidcontent.org]
external link Google Fast Flip Gives a Print Look and Feel… [lifehacker.com]
external link Google Introduces Fast Flip, a New Way to… [Switched]
external link Google Launches a New Way to Read the News [Mashable!]
external link Google fast flip released [Neowin.net / Main]

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