Imagine being able to browse all your favorite news sources in one central location. Well, guess what? There’s an app for that. Pulse is a free app for Android-based phones, which allows users to select from a wide variety of categories, such as: News & Analysis, Entertainment, Technology, Business, Food, Fashion, and much, much more! For less serious moments, there are some lighthearted categories, which include: Cute Overload, someecards, Dilbert Daily Strip, and Fail Blog (all great for a good laugh). Conveniently, each category features a “top stories” source, which allows you to view the most popular stories from that category.
After you’ve picked all your favorite sources, Pulse organizes them into neat rows (each row is dedicated to a different source), which are very easy to scroll through. After clicking on a story, you’re then brought to an easy-to-read article with the option to navigate to the original article. You also have the ability to arrange your sources in whatever order you like.
I’m not a fan of quirky applications for my iPhone. In fact, with the exception of two games — yes, one is Angry Birds, but the other is Scrabble — my phone is half-full of applications that are practical and lend to my day-to-day needs like banking, note taking, and document viewing. That said, while doing my read-through of Galley Cat, I read about a cool new application for the iPhone (and iPod/iPad) called Everyday. It’s an application that reminds you to take a picture of yourself everyday and then it creates a really cool timecast of the photos you’ve taken on a daily basis. With several 4-star reviews on iTunes, and with a $1.99 price tag, Everyday seems worth it for those who use their phone for photo fun.
According to a Tweet that I came across from Guy Kawasaki (check out his new book here), LinkedIn has reached 100 million users. Read the rest of this entry for an interesting infographic via Holy Kaw! and Mashable.
Today marks Twitter’s 5th birthday. The microblogging platform has taken cyberspace by storm, and has become a helpful resource for the social media savvy. While the fail whale still makes an appearance here or there, Twitter has come a long way since its beginning, and has set interesting expectation for the microblogosphere. Its fifth birthday also marks the 200 million user mark for the site.
I started using Twitter two years ago, on March 7, 2009, and used My First Tweet to pull up my very first tweet. Do you remember your first tweet? If so, share it here!
It’s tough to break into the world of publishing. Getting a foot in the door is one thing . . . but being in simply isn’t enough. As the industry undergoes big changes, and accepts (and ultimately conquers) all things new-media, it has become more and more important to stay educated on the past, passionate about the potential of the future, and known well by the well-known.
Smart phone applications are constantly getting media coverage, and while Angry Birds has been the latest craze, a new app movement is starting for the smart phones, and even made its way into the NY Times. Disclaimer: this app has nothing to do with avian anger.
Media people are opinionated, and the Internet makes those opinions and the experiences that carve them easier to share. As part of the black hole-nature of the Internet, there’s not just one site worth visiting to post a review or simple two-cents. That being said, there are at least a handful that I’m happy to share with you. Who knows? Maybe one of the reviews you read will prevent you from eating at a poorly-ranked restaurant, shopping at a certain store, or even signing up for a bad class. At the end of the day, the best thing about the reviews are that they are written by real people.
Long-rumored, tablet-only newspaper, published by Rupert Murdoch, is officially being released. The Daily will be launched on February 2, with a coinciding event at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. In terms of availability and pricing, the rumor is that The Daily will be accessible from the iTunes App Store, likely for around $0.99, or a monthly rate of $4.25.
What are your thoughts about a tablet-only newspaper by News Corp.?
Thanks to Janet Goldstein, I’ve been using Twitter since March of 2009 . While I was definitely behind the times, especially as the microblogging site had been living online since 2006, I was on-time to witness the transformation of the publishing industry, as publishers, publicists, editors and other industry practitioners carved space on the platform to share words of wisdom of 140-characters or less. While not all who are on Twitter embrace it, there are some members of the literati who may as well claim Twitter as their permanent residence.
Social media — be it Facebook, blogs, Twitter, or even LinkedIn — has made its mark on many an industry. When I look back at how I spend my day, I realize how my mundane daily chores have turned simple thanks to my hyper- connectivity.
One industry, hobby, passion — whatever — that lives strong, loud, and all over the Internet is food. We eat it, we read about it, we serve it, and thanks to the great and seemingly endless connections made online, we can make all of the above happen, one mouse click at a time (no, I’m not talking about edible printer ink).
As a fan of lists, I’ve compiled my top five list of online resources that have made being an amateur in the kitchen (it should come as no surprise that my level of culinary skill falls short of Bittman-excellence) easier to deal with. These resources have bridged the gap to allow skills, tips, and tricks to be more attainable without spending bank-breaking funds on cookbooks, lessons, and the like.
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