{"id":5977,"date":"2020-08-24T21:35:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=5977"},"modified":"2020-08-24T21:35:49","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:35:49","slug":"google-keen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/24\/google-keen\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Keen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Google has a new experimental service called Google Keen<\/a>. It has been described as Google’s version of Pinterest. It is a way to fashion a collection of resources and then this collection. Here is a quick demonstration. If you are Pinterest user, you probably understand it is a very versatile service resulting in recipe collections, photo collections, etc. Keen appears to offer the same flexibility. Google experiments always make be nervous because offerings I think are interesting sometimes just disappear. Experiment now. Invest heavily with caution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My demo which is available at the end is based on a trip we were able to take nearly exactly a year ago to southern Africa. The small selection of photos shown here were from the Chobi River region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Keen dashboard looks like this. After connecting to Keen, I get this display after naming my creation. Google will use what I call my Keen and the description I add to offer suggestions for elements I might include. These will be displayed under Explore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the ADD button, I can contribute resources myself. These can be links, photos, and other types of content. For this demo, I uploaded a few images from my collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The collection looks something like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Share button from the dashboard offers several options. I used the URL for this collection to link from the My Demo you see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My demo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Google has a new experimental service called Google Keen. It has been described as Google’s version of Pinterest. It is a way to fashion a collection of resources and then this collection. Here is a quick demonstration. If you are Pinterest user, you probably understand it is a very versatile service resulting in recipe collections, … Continue reading Google Keen<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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