from The iMagazine by Mirco Pasqualini

The future of the user interface design is here! Navigating through the visualization of data on a touch screen. Produced by Digimind and the Cité des Sciences Museum, in partnership with Pikko and Intactil Design. Enjoy the Video!

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Australian website EveryMap is a local report website that allows people to share what is happening or has happened locally.

Users of EveryMap can submit reports on anything from upcoming local events, local news, problems that need fixing to their favourite bars and restaurants. Submitted reports are then added to a Google Map.

It is possible to search the reports posted to the map by category and by time. EveryMap includes a very useful timeline function that allows you to adjust the reports shown on the map by a starting and closing date.

By Google Maps Mania

From YouTube UX Week 2010

Last time we looked at ScreenReach, they had some impressive tech in the works that would allow you to interact with any screen from a mobile phone. Now the UK-based startup is ready to get that technology into the hands of users with an app that it hopes will change the way audiences interact with TV.

Screach is the name of the iPhone app due for launch within the next two weeks. Here’s how it works: imagine you’re watching a TV talent show like America’s Got Talent or The X Factor. The TV show announces a Screach code. You open the app on your phone, enter the code and the app becomes a voting panel. You can now vote for your favourite act and then see in real time how the rest of the audience around the country is voting.

As the video below shows, this could transform TV gameshows too, allowing not only for realtime participation but also instant rewards, such as money off vouchers that can be redeemed with the app.

Screach is based on ScreenReach’s open platform, meaning anyone can develop for it. While the startup is in talks with a number of broadcasters about integrating the app into their programmes, the app is likely to launch without any such deals in place. However, users will be able to try it out with unofficial test codes. These will, for example, allow users in the UK to place their own “vote” for acts on The X Factor, seeing in realtime how other users vote.

There’s real potential here and we can’t wait to get our hands on the app soon. This video explains how it works.

Screach Trailer from Screach on Vimeo.

from The Next Web by Martin Bryant

Better Means is an innovative project management platform promoting transparency and equality among companies.

We’ve covered project management platforms before on TNW, but this latest offering, Better Means, is a whole new ball game. See this introductory video for a quick overview:

Basing the platform on a system of equality, Better Means allows teams to collaborate on projects in a fair, honest environment. A democratic voting system ensures everyone who wants to contribute to a project is able to have their voice heard. Contributors outside of the core team can also vote and comment on projects, allowing the wider community opinion to be heard, whilst not affecting the progression of projects.

See this more in-depth video for a walk-through of the main functions:

The transparent, open-source nature of the platform would work perfectly for volunteer-based organizations, but core team member Adele Burnes also had this to say about the most suitable groups:

The groups/companies that we are targeting are startup social enterprises however we recognize that this web app could have wide applicability. The reality is that it is a technological platform with a new way of working together and therefore more open minded tech oriented groups will find it easier to adopt

The options available for companies really make this a flexible platform. Adele mentions the optional credits system in the second video I’ve included, which is a democratic way for team members to vote on compensation amounts for those who contribute to a project. Companies who want to control compensation in their own way can simply ignore this feature.

And while the team at Better Means promotes openness and transparency, private options are available as well. For companies who are happy to keep all projects and members completely public, signing up is free, but for those wanting private options, pricing varies from $25 to $200 per month, depending on how many private workstreams and members you need.

Better Means is truly a new way of working within a team, and organizing projects. Adele sums up the best aspects of the platform here:

What we find particularly exciting about the platform is how open and decentralized it is. The Bettermeans platform allows individuals from all over the country and even world to form teams/companies that can collaborate together online towards a shared goal

For groups interesting in testing the waters of openness and transparency (or those already doing so), this is a great way to promote collaborate, democratic decision making and cut out the traditional hierarchy of business. Sign up here to test it out.

Booking flights became so much easier when it all shifted online, but it hasn’t changed in years. You put in your preferred dates and times and you get a long list of options. Oftentimes those listings can be a pain as you browse through all of your options. Oh the burden of choice. Hipmunk tries to make flight search easier with a visual interface.

As usual, you enter your origin and destination but instead of plain HTML tables, you get something like the above, and you can sort the options from least to greatest amount of agony. Rectangle lengths represent flight times and are color-coded by airline. Flights with the same take off and arrival times, but priced higher are hidden to help you narrow down quicker.

Hipmunk is still in the early stages, but a quick search shows a lot of promise.

[Hipmunk via Matt]

from FlowingData by Nathan Yau

The application is solely focused in the amount of Tweets does not go into more detail about location or sentiment. I think these attributes would have been interesting to include and could also provide more insights into what’s happening on stage.

Journalism in the Age of Data from Geoff McGhee on Vimeo.

My recommendation is that you visit the original site to watch the movie in an interactive way.

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