NowPublic Labs

Media Scrum at Hyannis following Kennedy Death

mtippett — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:45:11 +0000

SCAN found the media scrum that formed following Kennedy’s death.

SCAN looks into the eye of the storm in Toronto

mtippett — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:48:54 +0000

SCAN found these photos of the Toronto tornadoes.

SCAN now on Vancouver Sun Sports Section

mtippett — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:55:53 +0000

If you want to follow the sports chatter in Vancouver you can now see it via SCAN in the Vancouver Sun.

Geolocating Newsworthy Tweets on SCAN

mtippett — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:53:16 +0000

We’ve been working hard to map the location of tweets around any given news story and we’ve now got the prototype working. We’ll be rolling this out to the public and through The Sun soon. More to come…

SCAN finds Sotomayor Confirmation Captured in Photos

mtippett — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:36:48 +0000

SCAN found this photo of Sonia Sotomayor celebrating the confirmation of her appointment to the Supreme Court.

SCAN shows Glendale Fire Threatens LA Homes

mtippett — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:55:37 +0000

The fire burning near LA is being reported on by people in the area. This is what SCAN is showing:

Louisville SCAN shows flood devastation

mtippett — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:15:15 +0000

Photos and Videos from the Louisville SCAN show the extent of the damage caused by floods in the area.

SCAN tracks Country Music Tragedy in Alberta

mtippett — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:02:30 +0000

Within minutes of it being reported, SCAN had found photos like the one below of the tragedy at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alberta.

SCAN breaks story of Whistler Fires

mtippett — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:42:37 +0000

NowPublic members and SCAN beat all major news sources today in breaking the news of a fire on Whistler Mountain, site of the upcoming Winter Olympics.

Comic Con Dominating the News

mtippett — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:53:07 +0000

Comic Con is at the top of most popular news sites today. We decided to see what SCAN could find and got some good material.