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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
Social News ApplicationsSocial News ApplicationsSocial News ApplicationsSocial News Applications
Summary of the presentation
Where: Social Networking SIG (Sun City Grand Computer Club)
Date: March 2013
1. Different forms of news applications
a. Newspaper/Magazines - e.g.: News York Times, Arizona Republic, National Geographic
b. Topics: multi-source news applications
2. History of news applications: RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication)
a. Allows people to follow their favorite websites through story streams (news feeds), which could
be bundled together inside one program (RSS reader)
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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
List of recommended NEWS APPLICATIONS:
1. FLIPBOARD
a. Connect with social media applications (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and share what you read with
your friends on social media
b. Pick your favorite topics/categories
c. Search for people, topics, blogs, websites, photos, videos and magazines
d. Save interesting articles “for later”
e. Flipboard is experimenting with advertising – that might be not the best option for
users
f. It’s a free application
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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
2. Pulse
a. You can save favorite article for later
b. It’s a free application
c. User-friendly application
d. White-on-black design is not the best to read
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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
3. Editions by AOL
a. Free application
b. One of the most “like a paper magazine” design among news
applications
c. You can add your zip code to show local weather and news
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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
4. FLUD
a. You can share everything you read with your friends on social media networks
b. Free application
c. Read news with friends
d. Option to easy switching between streamlined text view and full website view
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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
5. GOOGLE CURRENTS
a. Free application
b. Easy and user-friends
c. Simple to navigate
d. You have access to “trending” tab that shows which articles are most popular in
each topic category
e. There are some problems with sharing articles on social media networks
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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
6. SKYGRID
a. Free application
b. The Android version of SkyGrid has become one of the most popular
news applications in the Android Market
c. Too many ads might distract reader
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7. TROVE
a. Free application
b. This application was created by team from the Washington Post
c. Good personalization
d. Good navigation feature
e. Access to wide range of news sources (over 3,000 sources)
f. Too many ads/clutter
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Klaudia I. Jurewicz - News Mobile Applications – Social Networking SIG – Sun City Grand Computer Club
8. ZITE
a. Free application
b. One of the best news applications available for mobile devices
c. This application analyzes your feeds and makes up its own section headings based on
the subjects it thinks you like
d. Evernote integration
e. You can share on social media networks
f. It asks you whether you liked each article you read, and uses your answer to adjust what it shows
you in the future
g. You can ask for more content from the same author, or on the same subject
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9. NEWS 360
a. Great integration with Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Evernote
b. Free application
c. Great amount of sources – user can select an article, and have the option to read
about the same topic from a variety of on-line sources
d. Learns what kind of stories you like/dislike as you read
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10. PRISMATIC
a. Free application
b. Visual experience of scanning through what’s popular in your Twitter network
c. Very strong connection to Twitter platforms
d. Good work of combining articles and tweets, which makes it a very unique experience
of seeing what stories are being discussed
e. It’s designed for Twitter users because Twitter is a primary source of news
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11. POCKET
a. Best application for those who would like to save articles for later
b. User can connect other news applications to POCKET
c. Zite users can link directly to, and anyone using Mobile Safari to browse the web
can also integrate Pocket
d. Free application
e. Very user-friendly simply layout
12. READABILITY
a. Free application
b. The text is reproduced into clean, classic displays makes it ideal for consuming long
reads, and it is compatible with a number of other news discovery applications,
including Pulse, Flipboard
c. This application is built to create a nice, elegant looking place to read, with as few distractions as
possible (no ads, clean design + you can change font size)
d. You can save articles to read later
13. UMANO
a. Free application
b. Umano consists of a collection of voice actors who read aloud a selection of tech-
centric articles
c. A download function, which allows for offline listening
d. The limit of this application is the number of articles that the Umano team can provide.
e. When you use this application I recommend to use free Wi-Fi internet connection
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14. VODIO
a. Free application
b. Application dedicated to video content
c. I recommend to use it when you have access to free Wi-Fi internet connection
d. By selecting five topics, and linking this application to your social media platforms
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15. CIRCA NEWS
a. User-friendly application
b. Free application
c. Team of editions from Circa News who work on breaking down topics
d. The application itself is friendly to readers who might choose to simply barge in
without really figuring out its interface, and the functionality that allows one to pin
articles from further updates is a nice way to stay on top of specific topics
Additional Information:
16. Most of the news applications are alike
17. Most of those applications offer access to a mix of content from published sources
18. Most of those applications give users access to share articles via Facebook, Twitter, email, Evernote, etc.
19. The differences between applications users can find in design
20. Which application users chooses as their news reader will depend on their personal taste
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