A VERY smart use of the Dipity timeline service from the Manchester Evening News as it tracks the evolving congestion charge story.
It is a great way for people to visualise and track a story over long periods of time, as well as a way for a publisher to draw articles out of the archive.
Straight off the top of my head I could see this being used to track sports reports over a season, as well as things like theatre and gig reviews.
And as Dipity timelines can be shared across the web with the insertion of a short line of code it is a simple way to get your work in front of new readers.
To see a full size version of the timeline check out the MEN's Congestion charge: The story so far.
What a fantastic tool, really great at putting big and complex issues into an easy to understand format. Think I might have to give this a whirl!
Posted by: Ed Walker | August 23, 2008 at 10:01
Hi Ed, if you do use Dipity make sure you add a comment to show off what you've created.
All the best, Craig
Posted by: Craig McGinty | August 23, 2008 at 14:46
Thanks loads for bringing this up, had never heard of it before. Played around with it, and made a murder map/timeline for the paper. (http://tinyurl.com/5szk9u)
So thanks! I owe you one
Posted by: Tom Scotney | August 28, 2008 at 23:40
Hi Tom, that is a very smart use of Dipity.
The service really does bring a new perspective to a subject.
Posted by: Craig McGinty | August 29, 2008 at 09:56