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As Hurricane Irene worked its way north from Florida to New York last year, those in its path scrambled to assemble the appropriate emergency supplies. And while the storm did not inflict as much damaged as had been feared, it certainly left a parting message: preparation is everything. So don’t l ... Full Article »
RSS feeds aren’t exactly new territory in 2012. People have been cultivating their web viewing experience for years now. But Prismatic: Always Interesting suggests a new sort of RSS feed that looks and feels much more like the newsfeed for a social network. It updates constantly and can be refresh ... Full Article »
Election season is in full force. Regardless of whether you swing right or left (or someplace in between), there are great smartphone apps that can help inform your decision-making. Whether you are looking for insight and entertainment around the 2012 presidential election, want to verify if campaig ... Full Article »
It is easy to get the notion that the whole publishing industry is swimming against the tide. Newspapers are fighting to keep the presses printing against the 24-hour infotainment news cycle as bookstores struggle to reinvent themselves to compete against online eBook sellers. Yet magazines are enj ... Full Article »
Confession: I am a digital magazine junkie; I spend more on Zinio, Kindle’s Newsstand and Apple’s Newsstand in any given month than I do on gas. But I’m an anachronism. Like newspapers, magazines are struggling to find their way in the new 24-hour digital news cycle. Next Issue released an iPa ... Full Article »
NBC’s new political app NBC Politics may offer universal support for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, but the app is really only worth your time if you can use it on the iPad’s large screen. All devices can access news articles and videos, pulled from NBC content such as Today, Meet the Press and s ... Full Article »
The Huffington Post is not known for in-depth news reporting, relying instead on saturating their readership with short news pieces, lots of info-taintement, and a healthy dollop of sensationalism. But in the Huffington news empire, there are hundreds of writers, many with serious cred. The site eve ... Full Article »
Opinions about Michael Arrington, CrunchFund, and the various associations notwithstanding, TechCrunch is one of the most influential biz-tech sites on the web. Since 2005, the site has been reporting on (and sometimes determining the fate of), just about everything to do with the technology sector, ... Full Article »
The rise of the smartphone has made it possible to access Internet content and articles from just about anywhere and at any time, and there are quite a few apps that make reading those articles easier. Apple recognized Flipboard for its great visual presentation in 2010, and article-saving app Read ... Full Article »
Lately, with Twitter revenue streams discussed and Facebook statuses leading to targeted ads, there’s been a lot of Internet chatter over whether you can monetize opinions and thoughts. It has been a fun debate to watch unfold, but now, thanks to Scoople, there’s a whole new side to the debate. ... Full Article »
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