Google's abrupt announcement that it was shutting down Google Reader triggered a wave of mass hysteria across the web. Usage of the RSS reader had declined, but it remained a reliable and important browsing component for many daily Internet users.  While the loss of Google Reader is lamentable, many innovative new apps are emerging that do more than just syndicate content—they transform it. This presentation identifies the next generation of customizable, multi-platform newsreaders and aggregators. 

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Meet the Next Generation
of Newsreader Apps

2. Google Reader is going dark.
But innovative new apps are emerging that do more than
just syndicate content—they transform it: text to audio,
audio to video, social network to personal news feed.
Meet the next generation of customizable, multi-platform
tools that let you consume and share your news in
whatever format you’d like.

3. Social Readers
The reality is that RSS feeds have
ceased to play a key role in my news
consumption. I still think RSS is a
crucial part of the plumbing that
underlies the web, ... but for me it lacks
a certain something, and that something
is the element of social interaction.
— Matthew Ingram
senior writer @GigaOM

4. Smartphone Tablet
Prismatic
Personalized Text
RSS Feed Generator
Launched 2012
Desktop
Pulls your interests from social media
to create a personalized news feed
Apple’s App Store, on the web

6. Smartphone Tablet
Alphonso Labs, Inc.
Personalized
Aggregator
Launched 2010
Desktop Combines your news sources and social
media into a single, slick reader
Additional Information
Pulse was recently purchased by LinkedIn
Apple’s App Store, Google Play, Source: “Why a LinkedIn Acquisition of Pulse
on the web Would Make Sense.” Bloomberg Businessweek.
12 March 2013.

8. Smartphone Tablet
Zite, Inc.
Personalized News
Aggregator
Launched 2011
Serves up a customized magazine,
based on your interests and drawn from
news across the web
Additional Information
Apple’s App Store, Google Play, Zite was purchased by CNN in 2011
Windows Phone
Source: “CNN builds up digital portfolio with Zite
purchase.” ZDNet. 30 August 2011.

10. Smartphone Tablet
Medium
Curated
Publishing
Launched 2012
Desktop
New blogging format from Twitter
founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone
On the web, Twitter account
for registration

12. Smartphone Tablet
Flipboard, Inc.
Personalized News and
Social Aggregator
Launched 2010
Turns the media sources you choose
into a “social magazine”
Apple’s App Store, Google Play

14. Smartphone Tablet
Storify
Social Network
Publishing
Launched 2010
Desktop
Lets users bundle together
Tweets, Facebook updates, Instagram
pics, and other elements into a
Facebook or Twitter account publishable format
for registration

16. Smartphone Tablet
Shuffler.fm
Music Blogs +
Streaming Apps
Launched 2010
Desktop
“Radiozine” that turns music blogs
into music streams
Mobile apps, on the web

18. Smartphone Tablet
Facebook
Social and News Reader
Launched 2004
(2013 UI refresh)
Smart TV Desktop
Facebook’s pending refresh will bring a new
focus on media consumption and sharing
Apple’s App Store, Google Play, Additional Information
Windows Phone, Windows 8
Sign up to try out the new user interface:
Store, on the web
www.facebook.com/about/newsfeed

20. Smartphone Tablet
Twitter
Social Information
Network
Launched 2006
Smart TV Desktop
A classic example of social meets
news, providing real-time updates from
Apple’s App Store, Google Play, your social network and media sources
Windows Phone, Windows 8 that you care about
Store, on the web

22. RSS and Text Readers
While RSS (Really Simple
Syndication) is years past
its heyday, it had become a
wonderful and efficient way to
read news untarnished by the
social networking age.
— Ellis Hamburger
staff writer @Verge

23. Smartphone Tablet
Instapaper, LLC
RSS and Text Reader (with
ease of readability in mind)
Launched 2008
Desktop
Saves web pages for later reading in
an easy-to-read, mobile-optimized format
Free for desktop and mobile

25. Smartphone Tablet
SmallRivers
RSS Reader
and Aggregator
Launched 2010
Desktop
Aggregates content into a personalized
newspaper, and lets you promote it
across the web
Web interface; Pro version
available

27. Smartphone Tablet
C.B. Liu
Mobile RSS
Reader
Launched 2010
One of the most popular RSS
readers for iOS
Apple’s App Store

29. Smartphone Tablet
Ben Alexander
Text and RSS
Reader
Launched 2012
Google Reader app for iOS
Additional Information
Currently investigating options in light
Apple’s App Store of the Google Reader shutdown

31. Smartphone Tablet
Google
Text Reader
for Mobile
Launched 2011
“Tunes” your favorite news websites for
viewing on mobile devices
Apple’s App Store, Google Play

33. Smartphone Tablet
noinnion
RSS Reader
Launched 2011
Google Reader client for Android
Additional Information
Currently investigating options in light
Google Play of the Google Reader shutdown

35. Feedly
Smartphone Tablet
RSS Reader
Launched 2008
An always-synced, cross-platform
RSS reader
Desktop
Additional Information
After news of Google Reader’s demise,
Feedly became the number one news app
across all three top mobile platforms
Apple’s App Store, Google Play,
Source: “Google Reader Who? Feedly Became Top
on the web
News App On iPhone, iPad & Android This Week.”
TechCrunch. 22 March 2013.

37. Smartphone Tablet
Netvibes
Media Dashboard
Launched 2005
Desktop
A personalized dashboard for media
from across the web
Additional Information
On the web Professional version also available
for client engagement and analytics

39. Audio Aggregators
[A]udio has gained traction
in the U.S. as more and more
ways of listening emerge and
as listening is perhaps the
platform most conducive to
today’s propensity towards
multi-tasking.
— Pew Research Center
The State of the News
Media 2013 report

40. Smartphone Tablet
Vemedio
Podcatcher
Launched 2010
Desktop
Popular podcasting app now
in its third iteration
Apple’s App Store

42. Smartphone Tablet
Stitcher
Podcatcher
(Internet Radio)
Launched 2008
Desktop
Internet radio for the world
beyond music
Mobile apps and desktop
streaming

44. Smartphone Tablet
Jamawkinaw Enterprises
Mobile Podcatcher
Launched 2010
Downloads podcasts from across the
web independent of iTunes
Apple’s App Store

46. Smartphone Tablet
Winston Network
Social/RSS to
Audio Converter
Launched 2012
Provides narrated, audiovisual access
to your social and news feeds
Apple’s App Store

48. Smartphone Tablet
Spokenlayer
Text to Audio
Launched 2012
Desktop
Professionally narrated news stories
from publishers across the web
Publisher-provided service

50. Smartphone
121cast
Text/RSS to
Audio Converter
Launched 2012
Converts your newsfeed into an audio
playlist for mobile consumption
Apple’s App Store, Google Play,
Windows Phone

52. Smartphone
SoThree, Inc.
Text to Audio Converter
for Mobile
Launched 2012
Presents online new sources in an
audio format narrated by professional
voice actors
Apple’s App Store, Google Play

54. Video News Aggregators
[M]any news organizations have
devoted considerable resources
recently to building up their video
programming. Reuters and The Wall
Street Journal were among many
news organizations to launch video
programming in partnership with
YouTube last year.
— Pew Research Center
The State of the News
Media 2013 report

55. Smartphone Tablet
Newsy.com
Video News
Aggregator
Launched 2008
Desktop
Compiles video content from multiple
outlets, allowing users to compare
Via the web, Apple’s App Store, different coverage of the same story
Google Play, Windows Phone,
BlackBerry

57. Tablet
Redux, Inc.
Videophile-Curated
News Aggregator
Launched 2010
Smart TV Desktop
Users combine video from across the
web into unique, thematic channels
Web based

59. Smartphone Tablet
Social Studios
TV-Style Social
Media Aggregator
Launched 2013
Desktop
Provides a daily, personalized TV show
based on your Facebook news feed
Install on Facebook

61. Smartphone Tablet
Stevie
Social Video
Aggregator
Launched 2011
Smart TV Desktop
Turns your friends’ posts from social
media into a custom TV channel
Apple’s App Store, Windows 8
Store, on the web

63. Tablet
Watchup, Inc.
Video Aggregator
Launched 2012
Choose videos from across the web and
turn them into a customized newscast
Apple’s App Store

65. Smartphone Tablet
Frequency
Video News
Aggregator
Launched 2010
Smart TV Desktop
Turns video from across the web into a
more traditional, TV-like experience
Apple’s App Store, Samsung
Smart TV Apps, on the web

67. Tablet Chameleon Collective
Web to Personal News
Converter
Launched 2013
Smart TV Desktop Turns your RSS feeds into a
personalized news program, with your
own digital anchor
Additional Information
Currently in private beta; sign up
Sign up for private beta
for access at www.gui.de

69. www.gui.de
@guide
See our Newsreader Ecosystem infographic at
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