Getting Buzzed: Keeping up with Information
As a part of my research, I’ve developed a tool, called The Buzz, to help people to keep aware of a wide variety of information sources. You can download it here.
The Buzz runs on an extra monitor or as the desktop background on a Mac. Every minute or so, it cycles through a different collage, automatically generated from some information source. 
For example, you might see a collage of news headlines from the BBC or stories from Boing Boing. You could keep up with your favorite baseball team or webcams from exotic (or not-so-exotic places).
You can subscribe to different information channels to customize what you see, or create your own. Please give it a try and let me know what you think. I’m particularly interested in what kinds of channel people like you want to see. Don’t see one you want? Feel free to create it yourself, or ask me for help in the comments below!