Google+ features are coming to more Google products, starting today with Reader
Today, Google is bringing Google+ social features into Google Reader.
The move gives us a glimpse into what the company has planned for its Plus-themed products and, in fact, the future of all Google web tools.
During a long visit to the Google campus this week, we learned that Google+ is more than a social network or a collection of communication tools; it’s Google’s plan to bring social information into everything you do on the … Continue Reading
Feedly taps HTML5 to bring cross-platform news reading to iOS, Android
News reading service Feedly is showing off just how useful HTML5 can be for creating powerful cross-platform applications today with the launch of Feedly Mobile 2.0 for the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones and tablets.
Feedly’s apps are native to iOS and Android, so they also serve as a prime example of how HTML5 and native apps can coexist, as well as how the battle between the two may be a non-issue.
The new apps … Continue Reading
iPad social magazine Flipboard adds Google Reader, Flickr and more
Despite continued questions over its legality, the hot iPad social magazine Flipboard shows no signs of slowing down. The company announced the latest update to its app last night, bringing with it support for Google Reader, Flickr, live previews and more.
Flipboard made waves when it launched in July with its unique ability to turn any web page into an elegant reading experience. But publishers weren’t so enthusiastic. Flipboard first started off scraping content directly … Continue Reading
DEMO: Trailmeme lets you take a walk on the Internet
Trailmeme is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains objective.
The next step in sorting through and sharing content may involve a little bit of trailblazing, if Xerox-backed startup Trailmeme has its way when it launches at DEMO Fall 2010.
Trailmeme allows users to connect … Continue Reading
Social news-reader Summify raises funds to solve information overload
Have you ever opened your RSS reader and felt like you’re gazing into the abyss at the gazillion unread items? Have you felt the guilty satisfaction of using the “Mark all as read” option? If so, Summify, a startup based in Vancouver, Canada, might be the answer to your prayers.
Fresh out of startup incubator Bootup Labs, Summify has just announced an undisclosed seed round of funding from Boris Wertz of W Media Ventures, an … Continue Reading
MobileBeat: BlogRadio lets you listen to blog RSS feeds
BlogRadio is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards.
BlogRadio has come up with an interesting solution for RSS overload: The service lets you listen to any blog RSS feed with its natural text-to-speech technology.
The service works as you’d expect from the description above: You supply it with an RSS feed, and it spits out a streaming … Continue Reading
DEMO: Fliptop to rock the RSS world and streamline it, too
BlogRadio is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards.
BlogRadio has come up with an interesting solution for RSS overload: The service lets you listen to any blog RSS feed with its natural text-to-speech technology.
The service works as you’d expect from the description above: You supply it with an RSS feed, and it spits out a streaming … Continue Reading
Introducing the new VentureBeat weekly newsletters
BlogRadio is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards.
BlogRadio has come up with an interesting solution for RSS overload: The service lets you listen to any blog RSS feed with its natural text-to-speech technology.
The service works as you’d expect from the description above: You supply it with an RSS feed, and it spits out a streaming … Continue Reading
WordPress adds 7.5 million blogs to real-time search frenzy
BlogRadio is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards.
BlogRadio has come up with an interesting solution for RSS overload: The service lets you listen to any blog RSS feed with its natural text-to-speech technology.
The service works as you’d expect from the description above: You supply it with an RSS feed, and it spits out a streaming … Continue Reading
The RSS dilemma
BlogRadio is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards.
BlogRadio has come up with an interesting solution for RSS overload: The service lets you listen to any blog RSS feed with its natural text-to-speech technology.
The service works as you’d expect from the description above: You supply it with an RSS feed, and it spits out a streaming … Continue Reading
