CS 160 Final Exam Instructions

For the Final Exam I would like you to do some research on Google's new "Living Stories" site. You will be posting your research on your class weblog as specified in 'Part 2' of this post.

- Part 1 ---------------------------------------------------------
First, you should watch the video below:


- Part 2 ---------------------------------------------------------

1. Follow the video above to youtube (by clicking on the bottom right corner) and copy the embed code.
2. Next, go to your weblog and paste the embed code into a 'New Post'.
3. After pasting the embed code, click the 'Save Now' button at the bottom of your new post so you can finish editing it later.

- Part 3 ---------------------------------------------------------

1. Go to http://livingstories.googlelabs.com.
2. Find and explore a "Living Story" that interests you.
3. Read the following two articles on Google's Living Story project on the Google's Official Blog and Blogoscoped.
4. After reviewing your chosen story and reading the articles above, re-open your saved blog post containing the Google Living Stories video and discuss the items below:

• How is the Google Living Stories approach different than other news sources?
• Do you think this approach to stories will help to reduce bias in the news? Why or Why Not?
• What features would you like to see added to Google's project?

After answering the questions above, publish your post on your class weblog and send me an email with your blog link.

Please complete and publish your post by 12:30 PM, Wednesday, December 16, 2009.