This week in Mashup Culture we're looking at three websites that each have different perspective on the news - newsmap, Oamos, and Spectra Visual Newsreader.
Newsmap shows headlines in different font sizes. The bigger the font, the more coverage the story is receiving. Each headline is also surrounded by a block of color that categorizes the story by content. From these headline blocks you can click on the story to read more. This website was my favorite of the three as it was so well ordered.
Oamos is a search engine that mashes up info into an audio-visual response. It definitely has the magpie effect as you're assaulted by music or sounds and images flying across the screen. Definitely fun but not something I would use everyday.
Spectra Visual Newsreader is pretty practical and fun to use. You get to chose the categories in which you would like to see news articles. You are also able to make some adjustments to how the articles are presented. For me, there's just too much going on and therefore I prefer newsmap.
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