Comments on: Findory Moves BlogPlasma Closer to Reality http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/findory_moves_blogplasma_closer_to_reality.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=findory_moves_blogplasma_closer_to_reality Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ben http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/findory_moves_blogplasma_closer_to_reality.php#comment-21733 Ben Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:55:12 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/02/findory_moves_blogplasma_closer_to_reality.php#comment-21733 <p>I have to point out that there was a graduate student that did a similar project couple years ago that did the same by webscraping sites like CNN, ESPN, and others for news and color coded them with bars to show what news sources REALLY paid attention to on their sites based on font size and amount of data.</p> <p>Amazingly enough, we look to Entertainment news and Sports more than politics, technology, and world news. Maybe not so amazing.</p> <p>In any case, I've been trying to find that project since I'm pretty sure it showed up on slashdot, but I can't find it for the life of me.</p> <p>Great idea, but basically yours (BlogPlasma) already done with news sites.</p> I have to point out that there was a graduate student that did a similar project couple years ago that did the same by webscraping sites like CNN, ESPN, and others for news and color coded them with bars to show what news sources REALLY paid attention to on their sites based on font size and amount of data.

Amazingly enough, we look to Entertainment news and Sports more than politics, technology, and world news. Maybe not so amazing.

In any case, I’ve been trying to find that project since I’m pretty sure it showed up on slashdot, but I can’t find it for the life of me.

Great idea, but basically yours (BlogPlasma) already done with news sites.

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