Qwiki
Demo & Overview Video:
http://www.vimeo.com/qwiki/ipad
Features:
- Combines relevant images, videos, infographics and narration to describe millions of topics
- Worldwide map highlights popular Qwikis at any zoom level and identifies Qwikis near you
- Related Qwikis suggest other relevant Qwikis for continued learning
- Interactive mode allows you to control the speed at which information is presented
- Lightweight Qwiki format ideal for use via cell connections
Praise:
- "Qwiki is innovative, completely interactive and reshaping how users obtain information online" - Parade Magazine
- "...It might just give [a major search engine] a run for its money" - ABC News
- "The service basically feels like it's from the future" - VentureBeat
- "Picture a science fiction movie: a new way for people to take in information off the Internet" - The Washington Post
- "Compelling ability to generate media on the fly: it presents media in a highly visual way" -TechCrunch
- "The graphics, sounds, and videos are much more technologically advanced than what you’ve ever encountered. Does in fact feel like you’re part of the future." - Oolah Magazine
Feedback:
- "Only thing that could make @qwiki better would be beaming data to my brain directly. Would be worth the minor hemorrhage" (@angelgonzalez)
- “Everything on the internet seems inferior now, because I am comparing it to Qwiki.” (@JensAiden)
- “Have you seen Qwiki.com yet??? OMG I feel like I’m in the Jetsons. This is so revolutionary!!” (@SpaHeiress)
- “Wow! I got access to Qwiki and I am very impressed. Beautiful. Smart. How the semantic web should look and feel.” (@novaspivack)
- “Just used Qwiki to let friends WATCH, not read, why Munich is the best hometown ever...and the Qwiki didn’t disappoint :) New obsession!!!” (@shornstein)
- "Sometimes I see something that elicits a 'this is why the internet was invented.' Qwiki is one of those things." (@JimDuncan)
- "Qwiki is the reason I became a computer scientist." (@WolfInSpace)
- "Qwiki The service is brilliant! For the first time, I felt like I truly experienced information." (@merubin)
© 2011 Qwiki
