{"id":694,"date":"2014-05-20T10:16:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T17:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/?p=694"},"modified":"2014-05-20T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T17:20:01","slug":"check-out-the-new-google-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/20\/check-out-the-new-google-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out the new Google+ Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like me (and most people), you take a trip, take a bunch of photos &amp; videos, never really go through them, think \u201cOh, I really should make\/share a gallery or something,\u201d and then fail to do so\u2014maybe feeling vaguely guilty about it.<\/p>\n<p>Google+ Stories changes that.<\/p>\n<p>My boss Anil <a href=\"http:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.com\/2014\/05\/google-stories-and-movies-memories-made.html\">writes<\/a>,\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>No more sifting through photos for your best shots, racking your brain for the sights you saw, or letting your videos collect virtual dust. <strong>We\u2019ll just gift you a story after you get home<\/strong>. This way you can relive your favorite moments, share them with others, and remember why you traveled in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+anilsabharwal\/stories\/e39549b6-120c-3653-b456-2457c19f8e56?authkey=1iJx3GJh\">Here\u2019s a sample story<\/a> made from Anil\u2019s family photos. My colleague Ben <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/columnist\/talkingtech\/2014\/05\/20\/google-introduces-stories-for-automated-photo-slideshows\/9299003\/\">says<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>We&#8217;ve added not just the photos and videos but the travel information, places and restaurants you went to along the way<\/strong>,&#8221; says Google + product manager Ben Eidelson. &#8220;We&#8217;ve given this all to you automatically when you&#8217;ve gotten back from whatever you&#8217;re doing so you don&#8217;t have to stress about that on top of doing your laundry and unpacking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a nice summary from Ben &amp; USA Today&#8217;s Jefferson Graham:<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isSlim=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=3577199160001&#038;playerID=2207682275001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6Fnwgpz2JFHz_Jerf-MHxK_Ad&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isSlim=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashVars=\"videoId=3577199160001&#038;playerID=2207682275001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6Fnwgpz2JFHz_Jerf-MHxK_Ad&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like me (and most people), you take a trip, take a bunch of photos &amp; videos, never really go through them, think \u201cOh, I really should make\/share a gallery or something,\u201d and then fail to do so\u2014maybe feeling vaguely guilty about it. 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