Flipping Out over Fast Flip

It's called Fast Flip and it's the coolest new thing to hit the web. And who else but Google does that?

It's a website, that looks like a magazine, that acts like Facebook or Gather - and it's customizable.

"Google Fast Flip is a web application that lets users discover and share news articles. It combines qualities of print and the Web, with the ability to "flip" through pages online as quickly as flipping through a magazine. It also enables users to follow friends and topics, discover new content and create their own custom magazines around searches."

Google currently include published content from 92 periodicals. With titles ranging from Elle to Popular Science to the Washington Post, everyone will find something to read. Fast Flip is still in the Google Labs testing phase, but mobile apps are already available for the iPhone and Android, and Google's looking to partner with more publishers soon.

My mind is already reeling with all of the research, writing, and brain-candy fun I'll be having with this tool in the future! Writer's block? Open Fast Flip. No more excuses for lack of inspiration!