In this extended version of the conversation from our latest issue, we chat with Mark Johnson, the CEO of Zite. "Part of the problem with the news today and news discovery," he tells us, "is we've been so satisfied with good enough for so long that we haven't opened our eyes to the possibility of what news discovery can be."READ»
A week after launching the app, Flipboard's racked up a million downloads and tripled their engagement (measured in "flips per month"). "Every industry, every type of business we think about needs to be fundamentally reinvented in the face of social," cofounder Evan Doll tells us.READ»
"If every user that comes [to Bing or Google] is getting a personalized experience based on Facebook data, based on the web graph, based on the social graph--holy crap, that's a lot of processes to do," says Mark Johnson. "I think the economics just aren't there."READ»
On the heels of FlipBoard's iPhone app, today personalized e-magazine Zite expands from the iPad to the iPhone, as well. The move by the nine-month-old startup, which CNN acquired in September for $20 million, demonstrates just how competitive the mobile aggregation space has become.READ»
CNN paid $20 million for personalized iPad magazine Zite this week. But if you use it, odds are you won't get CNN's original news. So what's CNN getting for its money? READ»
The iPad magazine looks gorgeous and works about as well as Zite, Flipboard, et. al. It even understands if you're not into AOL content. And it's cool with that. Why? Its creators, David Temkin and Sol Lipman explain.READ»
New readers help you cut down on overload, find new stuff, watch TV news and read easier. Here's a guide to finding the one to fit your lifestyle ... and party habits.READ»
New readers help you cut down on overload, find new stuff, watch TV news and read easier. Here's a guide to finding the one to fit your lifestyle ... and party habits.READ»
As splashy as the headlines sound, Zite is still very much up and running, and says it's complying with publishers' wishes--and that it hopes to foster dialogue and drive value for the media outlets it aggregates. READ»
The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Right now: Tesla as the Big Three's Big Fourth, sending texts from within Facebook, Google's Android demands and NFC pioneering. Refresh later for more!READ»
Flipboard, the popular news aggregator/browser app, just got a significant makeover that boosts speed and includes Instagram support and a clever social search. Let the news-browser wars begin. READ»
Developed by university researchers, the technology behind Zite can learn your reading habits and personalize content based on your interests. It's like reading news on Flipboard--but with Pandora's brain.READ»
The tech wizards in this month's Fast Talk say they know what you want before you do. Here, Zite CEO Mark Johnson on curating content for an iPad magazine that gets smarter as you use it.READ»
