Google Open Sources 'Living Stories'

Living Stories, the innovative experimental news format provided by Google is now Open Source.

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The project allows news publishers to produce pages with topics that semantically group content around keywords and shows how these stories develop with time. The new content is automatically checked in a way readers can stay up to date with the story.
Initially implemented with New York Times and Washington Post, Google is now making the technology behind Living Stories, its source code and APIs available to journalists and web developers.
"Since we launched  this proof-of-concept test on Google Labs in December, 75% of people who sent us feedback said they preferred the Living Stories format to the traditional online news article. Users also spent a significant amount of time exploring stories. This tells us there's a strong appetite for great journalism displayed in a compelling way." reported the official Google News blog.
Google says that Living Stories provides publishers and news websites with more appealing content using a more reader-friendly format.