At the weekend I discovered that the Google Trends real-time visualiser is still up. I remember when this launched – I have a feeling it was an experiment back then, possibly out of Google Labs. Each of these windows changes every three seconds or so. I like to imagine something like this with headlines and RSS as close to an ideal informational environment. I wish something like that existed. I find this very pleasant to spend time with. It’s the glinting light on the surface of the river of what the world is talking about.