[View the story "Get Google Glass, revolutionize journalism." on Storify ]Get Google Glass, revolutionize journalism. Storified by Ivan Lajara · Wed, Mar 27 2013 16:25:31
When Google invited people to participate in Project Glass by making a pitch with #ifIhadglass, I just couldn't resist. The possibilities are endless, but more so for journalism, I thought.
How It Feels [through Glass]google
#ifihadglass I'd make journalism evolve at the pace that it needs toIvan Lajara
Since that lacked details, it was only logical to be challenged on this. So Adrienne LaFrance, a
Niemanlabber and a reporter at Digital First Media (and, thus, a colleague) replied:
@ivanlajara How?Adrienne LaFrance
This was my plan:
@AdrienneLaF Live integration of 'You Are There' coverage+conversations or questions at pressers, etc+Woah factor to turn skeptics aroundIvan Lajara
@AdrienneLaF AR that actually works seamlessly (like bubbles w/ house price listing+geolocatted crime news around it) based on GmapIvan Lajara
@AdrienneLaF I was actually working on an AR layer of geotagged classified+news+events. Two years ago. but tech wasn't there. (I don't code)Ivan Lajara
@AdrienneLaF So #ifihadglass project is two-fold; Journalistic production + distribution. Revenue side needs work other than generated CPMsIvan Lajara
And then ...
@ivanlajara You’re invited to join our #glassexplorers program. Woohoo! Make sure to follow us - we’ll DM in the coming weeks.Project Glass
8,000 People Will Get Google Glass Before You DoSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google has picked out 8,000 people who will be given a chance to don a pair of Internet-connected glasses and make a...
Being the person that I am, my first instinct was to think I was being trolled. I checked the @projectglass acount. I moused over the 'Verified' button to make sure that it was real. I looked through its timeline and Google things around.
At first I was like this.
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And then I was like this.
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And now I've calmed down a little.
So this journey begins. I'll be posting every bit of an update as it comes. Stay tuned. It's time to deliver. So now, I'm turning this to you. How do you think the community would benefit from coverage using Project Glass? What WOULDN'T? I'm already thinking covering live things like the Artists' Soapbox Derby and shadow reporters when news breaks. What else?
