Vince Jeong, Chetan Narain, Phillips Cao, & Steven Chen

ORF 401

May 8, 2011

NEWSAPPS

Gives users innovative ways to visualize the news

news visualization

Consists of three apps:• NewsCloud

• NewsMap

• NewsMe

NEWSAPPS

NewsApps

Separates headlines from RSS feeds into categories:• Politics

• Business

• Technology

• Sports

• Entertainment

HOW IT WORKS

NEWSCLOUDRepresents keywords visually to convey importance

news importanceNewsCloud

Left-click and right-click navigation

Relevant links

Shading

Weighting algorithm

HOW IT WORKS

WEIGHTING ALGORITHM

Frequency today

Trending

Favorites

Clicks

NEWSMAP

Translates news frequency into location

news locationNewsMap

Draws a NewsBubble on map that represents relevant location

Google Maps API and key

Size proportional to frequency

HOW IT WORKS

NEWSME

Allows user to visualize his or her own interests

news interestNewsMe

Presents a graphic visualization

Stores history of clicks and favorites

HOW IT WORKS

REVENUE SOURCES

Targeted ads based on NewsMe• Location

• Category

Featured news from various companies

WHY NEWSAPPS IS THE FUTURE• Current state of news industry• Aggregator• Visualizer