![]() However the real promise of a platform like Qwiki is in what it might do beyond Wikipedia. This will give users a default personal profile that can interact with them individually, giving this new technology the benefits of the 2 “i”s: individualization and interactivity. Furthermore, it also incorporates social media that allows users to merge all their social data from Facebook and Twitter etc., onto the site. Qwiki technology even has Google Maps capabilities when a place query is made. And like any good multimedia site in 2011, I can share these entries on Facebook and Twitter I can even suggest the reader’s voice be slowed down or sped up. ![]() Not only can I take this visual tour of Charlottetown, as a registered user I can improve this Qwiki by recommending a photo or a YouTube video, so there’s a great crowd-sourcing element to the service. In the article, “Qwiki introduces multimedia storytelling” Amber Macarthar writes about her experience with Qwiki: It is a search engine that consists of dynamic presentations and has eliminated the need to search through pages of blue links. Qwiki is new technology that takes normal static information and presents it in an entertaining and interactive way. But what if a text search engine such as Wikipedia and a video search engine such as YouTube were to procreate? You would get Qwiki, a revolutionary rich media experience of facts, pictures, and videos. They are add value by allowing people the ability to quickly and efficiently (“wiki” is Hawaiian for “fast) access relevant information. Wikipedia and Google are two of the most popular information search engines. Another way to interact with consumers online
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