Comments on: Buzztracker

Buzztracker

stavrosthewonderchicken — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:13:48 -0800

: world news, mapped. That's pretty cool. [via]

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:16:34 -0800

this is pretty sweet, thanks stavros

By: sien

sien — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:18:17 -0800

The choice of the link names is amusing. Go back one day and then you'll find a link to what the world map will like tomorrow. 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow' have pretty precise meanings in the world. Perhaps 'previous day' and 'next day' might be beter.

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:28:21 -0800

Perhaps it's just my current state, but that actually quickened my pulse and shortened my breath.

By: Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:29:30 -0800

If you like Buzztracker, you might like newsmap, too.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:32:48 -0800

I've seen newsmap before and I like it, just as I like Buzztracker but isn't a news system that tracks the biggest stories kind of redundant? Though the SARS triangle thing on Buzztracker was cool.

By: gnash

gnash — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:41:22 -0800

I've visited this site a few times, and it seems like the mapping links are always the same (Brussels, London, New York). I am sure it is valuable, and while I hesitate to say it, I don't quite get it.

By: Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:47:17 -0800

fenriq, If all you are looking for is the biggest stories right now, then I agree, but newsmap serves more functions than that. For example, you can compare the biggest stories in various countries (right now the biggest business story in the U.S. is about the effect of the wine case from the Supreme Court, while most other countries are focused on Yukos.) It also gives you foreign language headlines and you can sort by category. It also has an archives, so you can check how things have been changing. It is a great time sink.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Tue, 17 May 2005 23:52:05 -0800

Thanks for the extra info, Gordon. I'll have to give it another try.

By: noius

noius — Wed, 18 May 2005 00:08:58 -0800

Regina? What's happening there?

By: salmacis

salmacis — Wed, 18 May 2005 00:27:53 -0800

Gordon Smith writes "(right now the biggest business story in the U.S. is about the effect of the wine case from the Supreme Court, while most other countries are focused on Yukos.)" I think that says an awful lot about the news priorities of the USA compared to the rest of the world...

By: Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith — Wed, 18 May 2005 00:37:42 -0800

salmacis, In fairness, that is a big case for US vineyards and wine drinkers, but had no relevance outside the US. Also, Yukos was the second largest story here, so it isn't as if we are ignoring it. But yes, that was my point, that newsmap can show how the information we receive is different from what others are getting.

By: davehat

davehat — Wed, 18 May 2005 01:44:46 -0800

Its quite interesting to see the number of papers using the same AP pieces. On a side note, one thing that often pisses me off when an arguement arises about a news item is a tendency for people to shoot the messenger (ie the liberal/conservative leaning of what ever publication a piece appears in). Perhaps a tool such as this will inspire people to look around for world views on an issue.

By: obloquy

obloquy — Wed, 18 May 2005 02:28:45 -0800

noius: The Queen's arriving.

By: crasspastor

crasspastor — Wed, 18 May 2005 02:43:44 -0800

So in a sense, Baghdad is now the capital city of planet Earth. Interesting stav. Thanks for the link.

By: gsb

gsb — Wed, 18 May 2005 03:20:28 -0800

Bloody hell, the RSS feed is pretty amazing. Plus, it's a convenient way to backup the data, locally. Nice link.

By: dg

dg — Wed, 18 May 2005 03:57:25 -0800

[this is good]

By: tidecat

tidecat — Wed, 18 May 2005 05:57:24 -0800

It's fascinating that the only articles on the Darfur peace talks are generated out of malaysia, qatar and china. Fabulous link. Thanks, Stavros.

By: dances_with_sneetches

dances_with_sneetches — Wed, 18 May 2005 06:18:40 -0800

If they could develop a kind of weighting system to remove the bias of the predominancy of English-language interests, then it might be a useful tool for assessing where critical events are occurring in the world. Every day Washington and London are going to be hotspots even if there is a breaking war in Africa.

By: nofundy

nofundy — Wed, 18 May 2005 06:19:53 -0800

Man, this is great! I've been needing a buzztracker 'cause every time I get high I always forget where I left it! But seriously, thanks stavros.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 18 May 2005 07:26:45 -0800

It also gives you foreign language headlines I'm not seeing these. Where should I be looking? (Great post, by the way.)

By: Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith — Wed, 18 May 2005 08:50:42 -0800

languagehat, The foreign language headlines are on newsmap, not Buzztracker. Once you launch it, you can click on Deutschland, Italia, Espana, or France.

By: sciurus

sciurus — Wed, 18 May 2005 10:24:47 -0800

Recent News G'morning Metafilter. ;-) May 18th Good Morning to you too, Buzztracker.

By: cmicali

cmicali — Wed, 18 May 2005 11:06:36 -0800

Not to be confused with Buzz Tracker.

By: foraneagle2

foraneagle2 — Thu, 19 May 2005 11:16:12 -0800

If you like that, check out EOGEO.