Tumblr’s CEO on killing its editorial team, not monetizing like Google & YouTube
For the first time, Tumblr's CEO chats about the company's failed journalistic foray.
Here’s how personal news mag Zite plans to replace Google Reader
March 15, 2013 11:15 AM
Ricardo Bilton
Google Reader is dead, but custom news magazine Zite hopes to help fill its place.
‘CNN Trends’ shows why Zite was a good purchase for CNN
October 18, 2012 4:17 PM
Tom Cheredar
CNN's $20 million acquisition of Zite bore its first fruit today with the launch of new news curation feature CNN Trends.
Zite, after doubling engagement, adds more publisher sections (exclusive)
July 23, 2012 8:00 AM
Tom Cheredar
Zite is boosting the number of publishing partner sections available in its digital magazine mobile app after doubling the number of content impressions since first launching the program, the company told VentureBeat.
For those not familiar with it, Zite lets …
Introducing Pocket: Read It Later gets a makeover with a new name and redesigned apps
April 17, 2012 7:00 AM
Sarah Mitroff
See you later, Read It Later. The bookmarking app for web, Android, and iOS just changed its name to Pocket and launched redesigned versions of its apps.
Read It Later was originally designed to save articles on websites and social …
Wavii wants to turn the whole world into a Facebook news feed
April 10, 2012 9:00 PM
Sarah Mitroff
Editor's Pick
News aggregator Wavii wants to build you a Facebook news feed that covers any topic you’re interested in.
“With Wavii, we are building feed items for everything on the planet, not just your friends,” Wavii’s chief executive Adrian Aoun told …
Mobile news aggregator Zite adds publisher sections for CNN, Bleacher Report, & more
April 4, 2012 8:00 AM
Tom Cheredar
Mobile news aggregator Zite is giving popular web publishers their own sections within its digital magazine apps, the company announced today.
Zite, which was was acquired in August 2011 by CNN for over $20 million, lets you build a custom …
Offlane is an offline newsreader with a Flipboard style
March 8, 2012 2:49 PM
Sarah Mitroff
Offlane, a newsstand app for the iPad in private beta, syncs online news content to your mobile device so it can be read offline. The company took the stage Thursday at the Launch Conference to present its new product.
The …
Zite’s new custom magazine iPhone app raises the standards for reading news on the go
December 9, 2011 10:38 AM
Tom Cheredar
Building on the success of its iPad app, Zite is rolling out a new iPhone-optimized version of its personalized news app today.
Zite lets you build a custom digital magazine by pulling in shared links from bookmarking and social sites, …
CNN buys Zite, a personalized magazine iPad app, for more than $20M
August 30, 2011 12:44 PM
Sean Ludwig
CNN on Tuesday announced that it has purchased Zite, a personalized magazine app for the iPad, for a reported $20 to $25 million. This confirms last week’s rumors that a deal between CNN and Zite was in the works.
News …
iPad mag app Zite rumored to be in acquisition talks with CNN with a $20-25M pricetag
August 22, 2011 1:03 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Zite, a personalized magazine app for the iPad, is said to be talking to CNN about an acquisition. According to at least one report, the news network is offering between $20 million ad $25 million for the tablet app startup.…
