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The 10 Most Disruptive News Apps of 2012 | PBS MediaShift

The 10 Most Disruptive News Apps of 2012 | PBS MediaShift | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
From www.pbs.org - December 30, 2012 8:39 PM

According to research produced by Nielsen, as of 2012 the majority of phone owners in the U.S. now operate smartphones. Accordingly, the growth in app markets for Apple and Android continues unabated, and 2012 brought users a strong list of powerful news and content browsing options.

 

Publishers, in particular broadcasters and newspapers, were quick in releasing apps for the first-generation iPhone and Android handsets, but 2012 was remarkable for the number of great mobile apps that were developed to disrupt news consumption.

 

On the footsteps of startups such as Flipboard, Pulse and Stitcher, we've put together a list of some of the most innovative and refined mobile apps to come along within the past year, along with a couple of existing apps that went through a "rebirth" with a comprehensive redesign. These apps represent improvements in bulk aggregation, the evolution of the app ecosystem that has produced "companion" apps, as well as some potentially disruptive concepts....

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Just an awesome list of news apps worth checking out. Plus there are other suggestions worth trying in the many post comments.

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5 Awesome Onion Spoofs of Digital Media World | Digiday

5 Awesome Onion Spoofs of Digital Media World | Digiday | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
From www.digiday.com - May 21, 2:48 AM

The Onion points out how awesome sponsored content is and how there is still an need for print in the digital age. The ad industry tends to talk in ways that baffle civilians. Sometimes it pays to have reminders of that. Thanks to The Onion, we do.

 

The Onion does a great job of spoofing these digital media news stories, and points out what should be pretty obvious. For example, how ridiculous and obnoxious sponsored content can be. See the five great digital media industry spoof articles and click through to The Onion for the full stories....

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Must-read satire from The Onion brings tears to your eyes as always... ;-)

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The Extremely Accurate History of the Internet: The Onion’s new satirical documentary lands on Yahoo

The Extremely Accurate History of the Internet: The Onion’s new satirical documentary lands on Yahoo | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
From thenextweb.com - November 15, 2012 11:33 PM

Everyone loves The Onion, right? Founded in 1988, the print and online satirical publication has found its way into the hearts of many.

Now, “America’s Finest News Source” is launching a new “documentary” on Yahoo! Screen’s Comedy Channel, called ‘The Extremely Accurate History of the Internet,’ a title which alludes to the exact opposite sentiment.

 

The Onion’s show will dive deep into the past of this “vast and glorious data network”, kicking off with the “carved stone modems of our African ancestors”, through the WiFi-enabled monks of Medieval Europe, to the porn-laden Web we see today.

 

Yahoo Screen – formerly Yahoo Video – is a video-sharing portal featuring Yahoo-only material, with all user-generated videos removed in March last year to make way for its new professional service. The Comedy Channel went live in March this year. In addition to the Onion’s new offering, Yahoo Screen is also renewing ‘Odd News,’ ‘Sketchy,’ ‘First Dates with Toby Harris,’ and ‘Burning Love’....

 

[If you like reading The Onion, you're going to love watching The Onion. Highly recommended viewing for those who share a love of satire ~ Jeff]

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The Onion Apologizes? You've Got To Be Joking | Forbes

The Onion Apologizes? You've Got To Be Joking | Forbes | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
From www.forbes.com - May 16, 8:30 AM

As you've probably heard by now, what The Onion is apologizing for is a tweet sent during the Academy Awards about the nine-year-old star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild."

 

... "Miss Wallis, you are young and talented and deserve better,” Onion CEO Steve Hannah wrote, vowing to “take immediate steps to discipline those responsible.” It’s the first time anyone can remember that The Onion has apologized for a joke that offended, and not for want of opportunity.

 

If The Onion has a rule that children are exempt from outré humor, it must not have been in place when it published “Fun Toy Banned Because Of Three Stupid Dead Kids,” “God Answers Prayers Of Paralyzed Little Boy; ‘No,’ Says God,” “Ex-Pedophiles Share Tips On How To Make Your Kids Less Attractive,” or “Pope Vows To Get Church Pedophilia Down To Acceptable Levels.” Or, to cite a few that riff on real children, this one about Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, or this one about Suri Cruise, or this other one about Suri Cruise, or this one about JonBenet Ramsey.... 

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The Onion apology brings tears to your eyes,,,

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Haven’t We All Done Steroids, In A Way?

Haven’t We All Done Steroids, In A Way? | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it
From www.theonion.com - August 24, 2012 11:12 PM
By Lance Armstrong...

 

There are many people who have tried to judge my actions, to label me as disgraceful or unethical. Time and again, I’ve had to endure the harassment of the media and the average sports fan, who act as though I’ve done something so outside the bounds of human decency as to defy logic or explanation. Yet I think, if we are all honest we each other, we could agree this is far from the case. For, really, haven’t we all, each and every one of us, ritually abused steroids, in a sense?

 

I ask again: Is there a single person among us who has not, in one way or another, become obscenely rich and successful through the repeated use of performance-enhancing drugs?,,,

 

[Very funny Lance Armstrong satire and takeout by The Onion - JD]

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