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Newsy app now available in Intel’s New AppUp Center for free
Columbia, MO (PRWEB) February 4, 2010 — Newsy, a multi-source video news service producing daily videos for web and mobile devices, today announced it has developed an application for Intel Atom-powered netbooks. Newsy is the only news service that analyzes the key differences in how a story is being reported by various news organizations around the world.
Available to download from the Intel AppUp Center for free, the Newsy app offers 2- to 3-minute news videos designed for quick and easy viewing. The Newsy app is perfect for netbooks - offering short video news analysis for people on the go.
“Our new Newsy app reaches the fast-growing netbook community,” Newsy.com President Jim Spencer explains. “Newsy is the leader in multi-source, multi-platform video news.”
The Newsy app is one of the first applications available in Intel’s new AppUp Center. Owners of Windows-based netbooks can go to the AppUp Center, download the store and install the Newsy app.
Newsy is building apps for several platforms - its popular iPhone app quickly ascended the list of free news apps in the Apple App Store. The Newsy app for Intel Atom-powered netbooks enables users to share videos via Twitter, Facebook and email as well as read and post comments - which are instantaneously synced with the website.
A news analyzer, not a news aggregator, Newsy.com offers context with convenience — in 2 to 3 minutes, users understand the nuances in news coverage from different media sources.
About Newsy.com
Newsy.com (http://www.newsy.com) is a multi-source online video news site that monitors, analyzes and presents the world’s news coverage. Through short video segments available on the web and mobile devices, Newsy.com accelerates the understanding of how a news story is covered differently by media outlets around the world.
Our nomination is another affirmation that Newsy.com is in the right space at the right time. Newsy.com is creating the content and designing the experience for the next wave of consumer devices that deliver news stories.
The We Media Game Changer conference in March will discuss whether incumbent publishers and broadcasters can lead us into the future world of media or whether a new class of developers and designers will replace them. Newsy has a lot to say on that topic, for sure!
Governor discusses his 2010 Jobs Package at video news startup in Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, MO – January 21, 2010 – Newsy.com, a multi-source video news service, is one of the Missouri companies where Governor Jay Nixon will describe his 2010 Jobs Package, which was the centerpiece of his State of the State Address last night.
“We’re thrilled the governor is discussing his plans for Missouri jobs creation and economic growth at Newsy.com,” Jim Spencer, president of Newsy.com explains. “As a technology company that hires locally and offers on-the-job training, Newsy.com is very much in step with the objectives of the 2010 Jobs Package.”
Newsy.com, in partnership with the University of Missouri and the world-renowned Missouri School of Journalism, provides students with real-world experience in its state-of-the-art newsroom. Newsy.com offers two courses to students: An online audience development class, and a global converged news class taught by Newsy.com Vice President of Editorial Pam Maples, who was previously the managing editor of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Newsy.com’s partnership with the Missouri School of Journalism and its relocation to Columbia MO from Silicon Valley provides Newsy.com with a strategic competitive advantage that enables the company to compete more effectively on the global stage.
“We need to give people a reason to stay and work in Missouri – in the past, you had to go to Silicon Valley or New York City to work at an innovative web startup company – now you can do it right here in Columbia,” says Spencer, a Missouri native who received his master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism.
The company has raised $1.7 million of $2 million in its second round of funding, all from Missouri-based investors. The company plans to complete the round by February 20, 2010.
Newsy.com received economic development incentives including tax credits from the Missouri State Department of Economic Development and strong local support from the City of Columbia (REDI).
Newsy.com (http://www.newsy.com) is a multi-source online video news site that monitors, analyzes and presents the world’s news coverage. Through short video segments available on multiple platforms, Newsy.com accelerates the understanding of how a news story is covered differently by media outlets around the world.
Last week, Newsy.com was recognized as one of the Best Sites of 2009 on AllMyFaves! Determined by votes from fans, Newsy.com is featured in AllMyFaves’ visual directory of the Web’s most popular sites:
Now, the Newsy app has been nominated as one of the best apps for news in the 2009 Best App Ever Awards! Please vote every day - no registration required!
The 10 winners (based on user votes) will be featured throughout 2010 on its Best of 2009 website.
Please take a moment and vote - you can vote every day for the next few days.
Newsy was hand picked by AllMyFaves’ editors, which is a site that provides nothing but the absolute best of what the web has to offer. The site is a visual directory of the Web’s most popular sites.
Version 1.5of the Newsy app enhances user experience for watching multi-source online video news on the go
Columbia, MO - December 7, 2009 - Newsy, a multi-source video news service producing daily videos for web and mobile devices, today debuted a new version of its popular free iPhone app that deepens and enhances news consumption for mobile users. Newsy is the only news service that analyzes the nuances in how a story is being reported by various news organizations around the world.
Version 1.5 of the app features a ‘Sources’ button that enables easy access to the specific news stories analyzed in a Newsy video – with just a click, users seamlessly are connected to story-level pages so they can further research the topics that matter most to them.
“Users love Newsy because they discover sources and perspectives that they would not find on their own,” Newsy.com President Jim Spencer explains. “The functionality of the app’s new version furthers our commitment to offer quick video news analysis on the go - users can easily dig deeper into the sources they find most relevant.”
In the new version of the app, once a video completes playing, a ’Sources’ button appears next to the ‘Share’ and ‘Comment’ buttons. As with the first version of the app, user comments made via iPhones and iTouches are synced instantaneously with the Newsy.com website.
Version 1.0 of the Newsy app, released in September 2009, quickly ascended the list of free news apps in the App Store. The only online video news app of its kind, the elegant solution allows users to browse videos with the gravity scroll or search specifically with keywords.
A news analyzer, not a news aggregator, Newsy.com offers context with convenience — in 2 to 3 minutes, users understand the nuances in news coverage.
Newsy.com (http://www.newsy.com) is a multi-source online video news site that monitors, analyzes and presents the world’s news coverage. Through short video segments available on the web and mobile devices, Newsy.com accelerates the understanding of how a news story is covered differently by media outlets around the world.
Yesterday, we announced the hiring of Newsy.com’s new VP of Editorial, Pam Maples, and new Editorial Advisor, Jim Flink.
The reaction from the press and public has been astounding - it speaks to the reputation of these remarkable professionals and to the opportunity at Newsy.com.
Journalism sites, national press and local press all featured the news; an article in the world’s most popular tech blog, TechCrunch, included this quote:
“I wasn’t joking when I wrote Newsy has one of the best iPhone apps for news consumption on the go. But the startup is more than just about mobile applications: it’s on a mission to build a solid news destination site that collects and analyzes perspectives from multiple sources and wraps these views into snack-sized videos.
Keep your eyes on this one – and you can take that literally.”
To catch up on the latest Newsy buzz, click on the links below:
Former Managing Editor of St. Louis Post- Dispatch and STLtoday.com Joins Multi-Source Online Video News Service
COLUMBIA, MO – November 4, 2009 — Newsy.com, the multi-source online and mobile video news service, has hired Pam Maples, former managing editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com, as vice president of editorial.
“Pam’s editorial vision and proven ability for building innovative news products will propel Newsy.com to the leadership position for multi-source news,” explains Jim Spencer, president of Newsy.com. “We are thrilled to have attracted such a remarkable and respected news and editorial leader who will deliver multi-source news where, when and how our viewers want it.”
During her tenure, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch won several awards for online and video news, including from the Online News Association, and was a 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news. Previously, Maples was assistant managing editor of investigations at The Dallas Morning News where she was a member of the reporting team that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting. Maples was a 2006 Knight Fellow in Journalism at Stanford University and is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
In addition, Jim Flink, a weekend news anchor and news reporter at KMBC-TV, Kansas City’s ABC affiliate, has joined Newsy.com as an editorial advisor. Flink was awarded a regional Emmy for spot news coverage and anchored the newscast that won the National Edward R. Murrow Award. Flink received his master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
A news analyzer, not a news aggregator, Newsy.com is the only multi-source video news service producing daily videos that analyze the key differences in how a story is being reported by various news organizations. Newsy.com offers context with convenience — in 2 to 3 minutes, users understand the nuances in coverage.
Newsy.com (http://www.newsy.com) is a multi-source online video news site that monitors, analyzes and presents the world’s news coverage. Through short video segments available on the web and mobile devices, Newsy.com accelerates the understanding of how a news story is covered differently by media outlets around the world.
Columbia, MO - October 15, 2009 — Newsy.com’s multi-source video news app currently is ranked #6 on the list of free apps in the News category in the iTunes App Store. Since Apple featured the Newsy app in its ‘New and Noteworthy’ section in the App Store on Monday, the Newsy app has climbed the rankings - passing several established news brands.
“We’re thrilled about Newsy’s ascension up the list of free news apps - it’s affirmation that Newsy.com is ahead of the trends for news and news delivery,” explains Newsy.com President Jim Spencer.
Clearly, the Newsy app is meeting demand for news content on mobile devices - the number of Americans using mobile devices to access news doubled from 2008 to 22.4 million, according to comScore.
The launch of Newsy.com this past year was remarkably timed with several important trends, including: 1) the growing perception of a bias in the news (and therefore a need for multi-source news) and 2) the increasing demand for online video.
A news analyzer, not a news aggregator, Newsy.com is the only multi-source video news service producing daily videos that analyze the key differences in how a story is being reported by various news organizations. In 2 to 3 minutes, users understand the nuances in coverage - offering context with convenience.
About Newsy.com Newsy.com (http://www.newsy.com) is a multi-source online video news site that monitors, analyzes and presents the world’s news coverage. Through short video segments available on the web and mobile devices, Newsy.com accelerates the understanding of how a news story is being covered differently by media outlets from around the world.
Yesterday, Apple started featuring the Newsy app in the ‘New and Noteworthy’ section of the App Store. During the day, the Newsy app climbed the Free Apps list in the News category - - currently the Newsy.com app is ranked # 5 - ahead of The Time, WSJ and Huffington Post apps!
The buzz has been extraordinary — thousands of people are downloading the apps, it has a three star ratings (beating out other news apps like MSNBC’s and NPR’s) and reviews of the app have been stellar.
Over the past year, we’ve been thrilled at how well we timed the launching of Newsy.com with a couple of key trends - 1) the growing perception of a bias in the news and 2) the increasing demand for online video.
Now we’re ecstatic that the Newsy app is clearly meeting the demand for news content on mobile devices. On Friday, in Diane Mermigas’ article ‘Mobile: The New Mass Medium‘, she discusses consumers’ 24/7 love affair with wireless mobile devices and highlights the thirst for news content:
“The number of Americans using mobile devices to access news and other information doubled from 2008 to 22.4 million as enterprise workers perform functions on mobile devices that were formerly reserved for laptops, according to comScore. A survey of 300 Bostonians conducted for Samsung reveals that one-third would rather forgo sex for a entire year than give up their cell phones for that amount of time.”
