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Google Demos Online Newspaper Archive at TechCrunch50
The service is built on the technology used in Google Books, and can distinguish headlines from article text. If you've ever used a microfiche, the experience is remarkably similar. A tumbnailed view is presented at the right of the screen and contains a draggable selection box that allows you to "flip" through the paper. Pages can also be navigated Acrobat-style by entering a page number or clicking forward/back buttons.
It's a promising development, and should prove to be a powerful research tool.
A side panel will display relveant articles as well as contextual AdSense ads, with Google and the publishers splitting revenue. They've also promised to drive new newspaper subscriptions by adding a "get this paper" link.
Take the new service for a test drive, and let us know what you think!
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