15 posts and columns on feeds

Murdoch's Daily: The Details

in News on February 2, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

At the launch of the Daily, News Corp.’s iPad newspaper this morning, CEO Rupert Murdoch said “new times demand new journalism.” What does that “new journalism” look like?

Rupert Murdoch Introduces the Daily, His iPad Newspaper

in Media on February 2, 2011 at 7:40 am PT

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, along with Apple’s Eddy Cue, rented out the Guggenheim Museum to show off their newest creation: A newspaper built for the iPad.

Flipboard Caves to User Demand; Adds RSS Feeds (And Flickr and Web Previews)

in Social on December 15, 2010 at 9:01 pm PT

Flipboard, the social content display application for the iPad, is releasing an update tonight that adds users’ No. 1 most-requested feature: RSS feeds.

Flipboard Partners With Web Publishers for Full Content (and Full Disclosure: Including ATD)

in Social on December 2, 2010 at 9:22 am PT

Yesterday, I wrote about Pulse, a news-reading app with innovative design, going social by integrating Facebook. Now Flipboard, a social news-reading app based around Twitter and Facebook, is adding publisher feeds. (Full disclosure: Including from All Things Digital.) One thing’s clear: There’s a lot of excitement and energy going into how the iPad can re-create content consumption.

Pulse News App for iPad Gets Social

in Social on December 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm PT

Pulse, the visually engaging mobile news reader, is adding a social element today. To date, Pulse (for iPad, iPhone and Android) gave users an easily scannable and image-driven view of their favorite RSS feeds. Now, users will also be able to add their Facebook accounts and flip through material posted by their friends.

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Web-Based Amateur Private Eyes Enhancing Store Security

in News on November 15, 2010 at 11:50 am PT

A new business attempting to help small retailers minimize shoplifting by harnessing the power of the Internet with existing security camera technology is showing some initial results as it works to improve stability and reliability. Internet Eyes is meant to help small stores that have CCTV installed but that lack the manpower to monitor the video feeds constantly.

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New York Times Backs News-Aggregation Software Company

in News on September 29, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The New York Times Co. is joining a group of news organizations in backing the maker of software that helps publishers aggregate news, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company, called Ongo, filed a trademark registration in April.

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The Black Art of Writing Facebook Updates

in News on May 4, 2010 at 1:10 pm PT

A Web 2.0 Expo panel on how corporate brands use Facebook shared a social media dirty secret: a company might have a spectacular fan page on the site–but its thousands of self-identified “fans” probably don’t visit that page there very often.

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Litl Introduces Its Web-Based Netbook

in News on November 5, 2009 at 12:01 am PT

Is a computer with no disk drive and no applications software still a computer? Litl LLC, a small Boston company, says its eponymous Litl device is the future of personal computing. Litl is a Web computer with a full keyboard and an operating system designed for people who use online software like Google Docs and store their photos on Flickr or Shutterfly.

Yahoo Tweaks Homepages for Web and Mobile

in News on May 26, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

Yahoo announced some updates to its homepages today–mobile and Web both. Designed to make them more personally relevant to their users, the pages are more customizable than they’ve been before. The release in full, after the jump.
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Desktop Modules Help To Personalize Data, Cut Through Clutter

in Personal Technology, February 1, 2007 at 11:59 pm PT