HAPPY APPS FOR NEWS

– Google “Currents” is a free magazine app for Android devices, iPads and iPhones. It starts you out with six covers showing on the screen, and… Read more

SUMMIFY THIS

You may have noticed that Facebook lists your most frequently contacted friends at the top of your list. That means there are hundreds of posts… Read more

THE DAILY LAUNCHES

Rupert Murdoch’s new iPad-only publication, The Daily, launched today. It’s been criticized for day-old “news” stories and sub-par writing. But… Read more

60 MINUTES INTERVIEW: WIKILEAKS FOUNDER

Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange gave a rare interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes. Wikileaks, Assange said, is a conduit for information for other… Read more

THE OIL DISASTER: POSSIBLE FIX

We’ve been playing with the new Newsy app for the iPad, a good source for news videos. A recent Newsy video shows the containment dome, which… Read more

MEASURING WORTH, BUZZVOICE, AND COOLIRIS

– MeasuringWorth.com translates past prices into today’s dollars. Example: in 1902, a barrel of oil in West Texas sold for three cents. That would… Read more

NEWS, OLD AND NEW

News.google.com/archivesearch lets you search newspapers to find that article you should have saved. We get this kind of reader request a lot. Joy… Read more

FOUR GREAT SITES

newseum.org/todaysfrontpages shows you a map of the world with clickable dots. Each dot opens up a city’s newspaper front page, exactly as… Read more

VARK.COM AND GOOGLE’S FAST FLIP

–Vark.com lets you ask a question and get a free quick response from an expert.  We got four responses to our questions within an hour or two, some… Read more

MAKING THE WEB MORE FUN

Readability Google’s Fast Flip (see it here) gives you thumbnail images of a variety of magazines and newspapers.  Flip through them to… Read more