Thursday, April 24, 2008

New Internet Browser to Be Similar to TV's Picture-in-Picture

The days of keeping multiple browser tabs open as you jump between websites is over, says Vysr chief executive Guda Venkatesh. The Palo Alto, Calif. startup is launching RoamAbout — its platform for online services that can be used anywhere online — in public testing mode today. The service works within Firefox by opening up a new window within another window (kind of like picture-in-picture on a TV), rather than opening up a new browser after clicking on a link. Users can open a menu that provides them with a range of services that can interact with any web page: reusable registration, maps and directions (see screenshot below), connecting to social networks and more. The idea, says Venkatesh, is to create a web experience that’s “user-centric,” rather than “site-centric” — in other words, you shouldn’t have to leave a web page to access the extra services and information that you want.
http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/22/close-those-browser-tabs-vysr-offers-platform-for-a-user-centric-web/

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-vysr-raises-2-million-from-for-new-browsing-method/

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