Friday, April 1, 2011

Just a thought: Tagging the newspaper

When I read newspaper in the morning the idea is to be updated and remain on top of the news-flow. What are people talking about? and how are people reacting to events? are the two things revolving around my mind while flipping through the pages.

Sadly though, the articles and information in the paper is last updated at 3 am, say. Or whatever time the print agency decides for submission of the final draft for print. So how do I ensure I am updated? and that too without putting in too much effort. (simply put, i don't want to google everything out)

Here lies a possible solution. A newspaper with a bar-code at the end of each article. I can read articles and use my smartphone to scan the barcode and pull more information whenever I feel. Actually I can re-scan the newspaper in the evening and get latest updates on the articles published in the morning. Updates, videos and news to supplement the information already present. All this at one go.