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NewsGator Launches "NewsGator Media
Platform," a Private Label RSS Service
for Media Companies
NewsGator Launches "NewsGator Media
Platform," a Private Label RSS Service
for Media Companies
03/14/2005 04:38 PMDenver Post and the Media News Group Partner with NewsGator for
Next Generation Media Service
DENVER, CO -- March 3, 2005 -- NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the
leading RSS software platform company, announced today the launch of
its 'NewsGator Media Platform,' a private label RSS service for the
media industry. Media News Group and its flagship newspaper, The
Denver Post, announced that they will launch branded RSS readers
powered by NewsGator's Media Platform for the Denver Post and other
Media News Group properties.
J.B. Holston, the President and CEO of NewsGator, said, "We're
thrilled to be working with The Denver Post to apply our
industry-leading software platform to help extend their brand with the
power of RSS. After a thorough review, Media News Group chose the
'NewsGator Media Platform' because it is the most scalable,
cost-effective, and reader-friendly solution available on the market.
We're very proud of our partnership with one of America's leading
media groups."
The NewsGator Media Platform is powered by NewsGator's
industry-leading NewsGator Online system, which manages hundreds of
thousands of RSS feeds for tens of thousands of individual end-users
who access their content synchronized across a myriad of devices.
NewsGator is working with a wide range of media and other enterprises
around the world to leverage that system to manage private-labeled RSS
readers. NewsGator's Media Platform is the only service that supports
web, desktop, mobile, Media Center, DivX, and a wide range of other
RSS applications and readers, all seamlessly synchronized. NewsGator's
interface and interaction design experts work closely with clients to
create a consumer-friendly experience around the client's brand,
leveraging the power of NewsGator's rich RSS aggregation and reading
capabilities.
Mike Higgins, Senior Vice President and COO of Media News Group
Interactive said, "We believe that RSS-based reading is the next
generation for a rich, personalized experience for our readers. We're
extremely excited to partner with NewsGator, the clear leader in this
space, around this vital industry innovation."
Gil Asakawa, Executive Producer for The Denver Post said, "We're
excited to be working with NewsGator to develop a tool for our readers
to take advantage of the burgeoning RSS universe, and to personalize
their news from The Denver Post. There's a huge opportunity here to
popularize RSS as a mainstream format."
About Media News Group
MediaNews Group, Inc is the nation's seventh-largest newspaper
company, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. MediaNews Group and
its subsidiaries publish 47 daily newspapers and 110 non-daily
publications in 10 states, with daily and Sunday circulation of
approximately 2.2 million and 2.5 million respectively. In addition,
MediaNews Group owns a CBS affiliate in Anchorage Alaska and four
radio stations in Texas. MediaNews Group maintains 74 websites for its
daily newspapers and an umbrella website, www.NewsChoice.com.
SnapStream Media Partners With NewsGator
to Feature NewsGator Media Center
Edition in SnapStream Spotlight
SnapStream Media Partners With NewsGator
to Feature NewsGator Media Center
Edition in SnapStream Spotlight
06/25/2004 12:01 PMSnapStream Spotlight Enables Users to Read Selected NewsGator
Content and Watch On-Demand Videos in Full-Screen Interface Mode With
Firefly PC Remotes
HOUSTON, June 25 - SnapStream Media, Inc. (http://www.snapstream.com), a
leader in PC entertainment products, and NewsGator Technologies
announced today the inclusion of NewsGator Media Center Edition in
SnapStream Spotlight. SnapStream Spotlight is a new addition to the
Firefly(TM) PC Remote package.
The Firefly PC Remote with SnapStream Spotlight brings the latest
online movies, radio, news and music into the living room by
leveraging the power of the PC and the Internet. SnapStream
Spotlight serves as a portal to various online media providers, such
as NewsGator, for Firefly PC Remote users. Its savvy interface makes
it easy to access online media content in a living room setting.
NewsGator Media Center Edition is a part of NewsGator Online
Services. It allows users to easily find NewsGator software and
services online without having to separately download anything from
the NewsGator web site.
SnapStream Spotlight and NewsGator Media Center Edition provide
Firefly PC Remote users a way to access NewsGator content and watch
on-demand videos away from the PC desktop.
"We are excited to have NewsGator Technologies on board for our
latest entertainment PC offering, SnapStream Spotlight," said Rakesh
Agrawal, President and CEO of SnapStream Media, Inc. "The new
SnapStream Spotlight feature, along with Firefly PC Remote, allows
users to control media stored on the PC in a living room setting.
SnapStream Spotlight and NewsGator Media Center Edition open doors for
Firefly PC Remote users by giving them another way to access online
news content."
"NewsGator Technologies is pleased to be a part of the SnapStream
Spotlight launch," said Greg Reinacker, President & Founder of
NewsGator Technologies. "With SnapStream Spotlight, even consumers
without Media Center PCs can enjoy the convenience of what NewsGator
Media Center Edition has to offer."
ABOUT FIREFLY PC REMOTE
Firefly PC Remote gives users remote control access to audio and
visual media stored on their PCs. It is sleek, lightweight and
designed to fit comfortably in the user's hand. It is an RF remote and
can transmit signals through walls and up to 30 feet away. Firefly
comes with its own media center software, SnapStream Media's Beyond
Media(TM) Basic, but is also compatible with others such as
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition. Beyond Media Basic is
a PC entertainment gateway with included music, video and photos
players.
ABOUT SNAPSTREAM MEDIA
SnapStream Media, Inc., a leading developer of digital
entertainment products, was founded in 1999 by Richard Kuo and Rakesh
Agrawal. Houston-based and privately held, SnapStream Media's vision
is to build high-quality consumer entertainment experiences that
leverage PC technology. The company's personal video recording (PVR)
software, Beyond TV(TM), was called "dazzlingly cool" by the Los
Angeles Times, referred to as "an idea whose time has come" by the
Associated Press and declared "better than TiVo" by Maximum PC.
Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media
and its products at http://www.snapstream.com.
ABOUT NEWSGATOR MEDIA CENTER EDITION
This is the latest step in the "any time, any place, any device"
strategy that distinguishes the NewsGator product line. NewsGator
Online Services allows users to read one set of content from any
device, without duplication. The combined power of NewsGator Media
Center Edition and Online Services offers customers a productive and
fun way to access their personalized subscriptions and information
from any device, whenever they need it.
Newsgator 2.0
Newsgator 2.0
01/09/2004 09:58 PMPress Release - NewsGator Online
Services...: I was one of the beta testers for Newsgator 2.0. I
can finally vouch that it's a stunning piece of work, since I've been
under an NDA for the last two months.
In addition to launching NewsGator 2.0 at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, NewsGator Technologies
announced its new NewsGator Online Services offerings to users
today.
If you have an RSS aggregator at work and home, and you get
irritated at having to read everything twice, then this is your tool.
It can sync two versions of itself via a central server. Plus,
Newsgator Online Services offers Web-based RSS aggregation for when
you're on the road.
I use Thunderbird
for email, but I still have Outlook open because I can't give up
Newsgator.
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NewsGator
NewsGator
01/16/2003 06:15 PMLately I am terribly behind... It took me a week to get around to
trying NewsGator, and I immediately ran...
NewsGator: Beyond the Aggregator
NewsGator: Beyond the Aggregator
07/03/2004 09:23 PM
Why Did We Invest in NewsGator?: Here's a post from a venture
capitalist about why he invested in NewsGator.
The misperception is that NewsGator is only an Outlook plug-in.
While the most popular product from NewsGator is currently their
Outlook-based aggregator, what really turned us on when we dug into
NewsGator as a potential investment is NewsGator Online Services
(NGOS).
Greg Reinacker's vision is much broader than simply an RSS
aggregator - his goal is to provide RSS content on any device.
NewsGator currently provides clients for Outlook, the Web, POP email,
mobile devices (web-based and wap), and Microsoft Media Center (how
cool is it to get an RSS feed on your TV?).
He makes a good point — NewsGator has really extended past
Outlook. They started with that, and the Outlook plug-in is what
they're most well-known for, but I just wrapped up 30 days with Newsgator Online Services
(NOS), and I can tell you that they've deftly transcended the
aggregator.
While working with NOS, I got the...feeling, that news and
information was just out there, everywhere, and it was up to me how I
wanted to receive it. They have options to push information to about
any device, on any platform. I've never felt more saturated by news
in my life than during those 30 days.
Information was everywhere — so much so that I stopped
thinking in terms of this aggreagtor or that protocol. I was just
swimming in information, and the method in which I chose to receive it
was almost incidental. Petty, even.
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NewsGator 1.3 Released
NewsGator 1.3 Released
10/28/2003 11:09 PMWe are very pleased to announce the release of NewsGator 1.3! This
is a major update; Outlook folder integration is tighter than ever,
NNTP newsgroups are now supported, offline posting support is
available, and numerous other features and fixes are included in this
release. We strongly recommend that all NewsGator users update to this
release.
This is a free upgrade for licensed users of 1.x versions.
Change List and
Downloads
NewsGator Announcement
NewsGator Announcement
01/07/2004 06:21 PMIn addition to launching NewsGator 2.0 at the Consumer Electronics
Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, NewsGator Technologies announced
its new NewsGator Online Services offerings to users today. NewsGator
Online Services Subscribers Can Synchronize Subscriptions between
Multiple Machines, Access Content from any Web Browser, POP3 Email
Client, or Mobile Device, and Access Exclusive Premium Content...
NewsGator is NOT "Gator"
NewsGator is NOT "Gator"
06/17/2005 07:17 PMShortly after I announced that NewsG
ator had acquired my company, I started seeing comments from
people wondering whether NewsGator was related to the "Gator" spyware
company (now known as "Claria"). The answer, of course, is
NO (you don't really think I'd join a spyware
company, do you?).
NewsGator founder Greg Reinacker wrote
about this problem a few months ago, and wondered whether a name
change was in order to prevent the unintended association. But
renaming a company isn't the simplest thing to do, and even if the
rename took place, people would still refer to us as "the former
NewsGator company," defeating the purpose.
Funny thing is, I had a simil
ar post in my own blog last month, related to some people taking
offense to the "demon" part of FeedDemon's name. Given the problems
with both names, I think it's safe to say that if we ever rename the
company, we won't choose the name "GatorDemon" :)
NewsGator gets funding
NewsGator gets funding
06/25/2004 04:01 AMCongrats
to Greg and the newsGator team
Congrats to Greg Reinacker, founder of NewsGator, for getting
venture capital funding. Oh, Joel Spolsky, please note that NewsGator
isn't a Web app and is written in .NET. Who said Venture Capitalists
weren't funding Windows client software anymore?
[Scobeliz
er]
Greg was at SuperNova today. Quite a schmooze fest.
I subscribed to Newsgator today myself. It's the first time I've
ever used .NET.
NewsGator.com reliability
NewsGator.com reliability
03/19/2003 10:24 PMAs you may have noticed, newsgator.com has had some reliability
problems over the last couple of weeks. This was affecting the store,
support areas, and the news and forum RSS feeds.
We're happy to announce that we have moved to a new hosting
facility over the weekend, and anticipate much better reliability and
performance now. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have
caused!
DNS propogation may take up to a week; if you notice any problems
after that, please let us
know.
NewsGator 2.0 Released
NewsGator 2.0 Released
01/19/2004 03:59 AMWe're pleased to annouce the release of NewsGator 2.0! This release
includes tight integration with NewsGator Online Services
(providing synchronization between multiple machines, web and mobile
editions, and much more), support for custom RSS extensions, a new
extension API, and many other new features and fixes. We strongly
recommend all NewsGator users install this release.
This is a free upgrade for licensed users of 1.x versions.
Change List and
Downloads
NewsGator and Security
NewsGator and Security
03/13/2003 10:23 AMThere have been a couple of posts (
here
and
here)
talking about alleged security vulnerabilities in NewsGator and other
news aggregators. The first post supposedly describes a way to have a
news post contain an Outlook "virus" that will send an email to people
in your address book; the second shows a RSS file containing script
which could be annoying or malicious to a user.
As part of our
commitment to our customers, we are addressing these concerns here
immediately before they get blown out of proportion.
First,
regarding the "virus" which could send messages to people in your
address list. The technique described in the post, with code similar
to that demonstrated, will not actually work on default installations
of NewsGator with Outlook 2000 or 2002. In order to make the code
work, the user must have edited the applicable security zone settings
to allow scripting of ActiveX controls not marked as safe. If this
setting was indeed changed, the vulnerability would exist not just in
NewsGator/Outlook, but for browsing in Internet Explorer as
well.
Second, regarding the demonstrated ways to execute
javascript code placed within a news post. The javascript in question
will not execute at all when running NewsGator on Outlook 2002 with
the default settings. When running NewsGator on Outlook 2000, the
javascript may indeed execute, just as it would for HTML e-mail
messages. It is easy to correct this if you wish; you simply need to
change the IE security zone used for HTML messages in Outlook 2000 to
be the "Restricted" zone. For help with this, refer to
this article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. By default, Outlook
2002 displays all HTML messages in the Restricted zone, so it is not
vulnerable to this problem.
To summarize, NewsGator running on
Outlook 2002 is not vulnerable to any of the problems mentioned. With
Outlook 2000, it is easy to change settings to eliminate any possible
problems as well.
NewsGator 1.0 Released
NewsGator 1.0 Released
03/13/2003 10:23 AMHighlands Ranch, CO - February 24, 2003 - Reinacker &
Associates, Inc. has released NewsGator 1.0, a news aggregator for
Microsoft Outlook. NewsGator retrieves news from multiple sources such
as weblogs and news sites that support the RSS syndication format, and
integrates the news items into Outlook folders.
News aggregators such as NewsGator are becoming more mainstream as
more sites syndicate their content, and are changing the way people
view the web. There are thousands of weblogs alone, with content
covering nearly every subject area. "NewsGator has had a huge positive
impact on my web experience," said Adam Howitt from Biolab, Inc.
Other tools on the market require users to learn to use a new
application to read weblogs and news articles; NewsGator leverages the
experience many users already have with Microsoft Outlook. "Outlook
integration is a killer feature," said George Young, Tulane
University. "To be able to view weblog posts in the same application
as my e-mail is fantastic." By allowing these users to leverage the
powerful organizational features of Outlook in new ways, NewsGator
enhances their web experience.
NewsGator is also the natural choice for companies starting to
deploy weblogs internally on their intranets. Since Outlook is the de
facto standard email application within many companies, it's an easy
decision to read the syndicated weblog feeds inside of Outlook as
well.
NewsGator also includes the "NewsPage", which is a single page
summarizing all of the unread posts in your news folders. It provides
a quick, at-a-glance view of your latest news with a single click.
NewsGator 1.0 is available immediately. Pricing is $29 (US) per
copy with quantity discounts available.
NewsGator 2.0 service release
NewsGator 2.0 service release
02/10/2004 02:59 AMNewsGator 2.0 service release 2.0.2.1 is now available for download.
This fixes several problems; a complete change list is available at
http://www.newsgator.co
m/downloads.aspx. If you're experiencing any of the problems
listed there, we recommend you download and install this new release.
newsgator online services
newsgator online services
01/07/2004 05:34 PMa smart combination of desktop and web-based aggregation services
Newsgator Raises Series A
Newsgator Raises Series A
06/23/2004 05:11 PMNewsgator, Greg Reinacker's primarily Outlook-based RSS/Atom
Aggregtor, raised a Series A from Mobius. There is a great deal of
investment activity going on around the fringes of RSS. Expect more
announcements within the next month. What you are beginning to...
why mobius invested in newsgator
why mobius invested in newsgator
07/02/2004 01:26 PMbecause they have good products. that's a pretty solid reason.
NewsGator Web Edition updates
NewsGator Web Edition updates
05/06/2004 06:51 PMA few minor (but often requested) enhancements were made today in
NewsGator Web Edition:
- Individual posts may now be deleted
- Posts may now be forwarded via e-mail
- Web Edition settings are now preserved
This new functionality is available immediately for subscribers at
http://ser
vices.newsgator.com/subscriber/WebEd2.aspx.
Re: Web Wiz Forums ver. 7.01
Re: Web Wiz Forums ver. 7.01
11/14/2003 05:12 PMbruce_at_webwizguide.info (Nov 14 2003)
WQD Forums hit 100
WQD Forums hit 100
08/27/2004 01:34 PM
In December, I
announced that I quit drinking. I got a flurry of comments of
support. Several of us who had decided to be sober, thought a group
blog about quitting drinking would be interesting so we started We Quit Drinking, the
blog. Soon, due to some weird Google magic, the blog became the
first result for "quit drinking". A wide variety of people who were
looking for support and help dropped in and commented. Jonas, who
among other things works with addiction as a counselor, decided that a
more private space, a message board requiring login might make sense
so he created the WQD
Forums. He announced
today that WQD Forums has hit 100 members and have become a
vibrant community of people who are in various stages of sobriety
sharing and supporting. Since that day in December, I've received
sooo much input and advice. Thank you. Some of it has been very useful
and some, frankly, not so helpful. I have been to a few AA meetings
and have really enjoyed them. On the other hand, I have not yet passed
the first step, "Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol,
that our lives had become unmanageable." At the meeting I said, "I
think I have a problem, but I don't yet believe that I am powerless or
that my life has become unmanagable." The interesting thing is, no one
was upset. One AA'er later said, "In AA, we call that 'a quart
short'". I think I will still drop into AA meetings because I love the
stories and the comfortable atmosphere of sharing, but until I get to
Step One somehow, I don't think I can really be a true member. It's
been quite a journey hearing the wide variety of opinions about
drinking. I've decided on the few advisors and approaches that I think
work for me now in helping manage myself. My opinion may change and if
I finally believe that I am powerless and my life has become
unmanagable, I know I can always count on AA, which I now believe has
an incredible power to save people from alcoholism. If you thinking
you have a problem or know you have a problem, try dropping by WQD
Forums and join us in our emerging community.
Comment -
TrackBack
The Value of Forums
The Value of Forums
05/26/2004 07:38 PM?There are literally thousands of online forums that cover a wide
range of topics. Forums provide individuals, who share a common
interest, with a meeting place for open discussion, and a great
gathering spot for ?water cooler? talk. When used properly forums can
be an excellent business tool and resource. By providing well thought
out, helpful responses posters can develop a reputation as an industry
expert. Establishing a reputation within forums will eventually lead
to solid business contacts and relationships.?
Web Wiz Forums ver. 7.01
Web Wiz Forums ver. 7.01
11/13/2003 05:17 PMHEX (Nov 13 2003)
NewsGator 2.0 service release for Office
XP SP3
NewsGator 2.0 service release for Office
XP SP3
04/09/2004 04:00 PMNewsGator 2.0 service release 2.0.3.1 is now available for download.
This fixes two problems, including one that would prevent NewsGator
from working correctly with Office XP SP3. A complete change list is
available at
http://www.newsgator.co
m/downloads.aspx; if you're experiencing any of the problems
listed there, we recommend you download and install this new release.
Handling Arbitrary RSS Data with
NewsGator
Handling Arbitrary RSS Data with
NewsGator
01/24/2004 10:36 PMRSS extensions:
The inventor of NewsGator shows
us some of the really cool things you can do with it.
...you can define whatever extension you like, and
NewsGator will be able to use it in one way of another. Let's explore
how this works, and what you can do...you can take any extension data
and map it to a column in Outlook...NewsGator 2.0's rendering engine
now uses XSLT, and you can customize the transforms used to render the
items. What's more, any custom data is available to these
transforms...so you could have a custom rendering based on this data
by building a new stylesheet.
This could be huge for corporate applications — RSS could be
a generalized reporting stream on anything, including any statistics
necessary. Using Outlook VBA, you can even trigger client-side
programs when posts are received, so there's really no limit on where
you could go with this.
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NewsGator Media Center Edition
NewsGator Media Center Edition
04/13/2004 02:17 PMthe company's growing and doing interesting new products... congrats,
greg!
NewsGator Technologies Acquires
FeedDemon
NewsGator Technologies Acquires
FeedDemon
06/06/2005 12:05 AMAcquisition of FeedDemon and TopStyle Strengthens NewsGator’s
RSS Platform. Nick Bradbury joins NewsGator team.
DENVER, CO— May 17, 2005 — NewsGator
Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS software platform company,
announced today that it has acquired Bradbury Software, whose primary
products are FeedDemon, the premier Windows-based desktop aggregator,
and TopStyle, the leading CSS/xHTML editor for Windows.
NewsGator also announced that FeedDemon will integrate tightly with
the NewsGator Online synchronization platform and be available as part
of all of NewsGator’s paid subscriptions. Nick Bradbury, the
developer behind both those products, will be joining NewsGator as
well.
The NewsGator Online platform provides a highly integrated and
synchronized reading/viewing experience across multiple devices, such
as the web, mobile phones, televisions, and e-mail clients such as
Microsoft Outlook. FeedDemon is the premier desktop RSS reader
for Windows; with FeedDemon joining the NewsGator product family, this
platform now extends to the Windows desktop.
Greg Reinacker, Founder and CTO of NewsGator, said “We knew we
wanted to extend our platform footprint to the desktop, and FeedDemon
was the clear choice for us. Its rich feature set and intuitive
user interface fit well into our product family, and we’re excited
to integrate our advanced synchronization capabilities into the
product.”
Nick Bradbury, Founder and President of Bradbury Software, said,
“FeedDemon customers have made it clear that they want to access
their feeds from any computer, but doing this right required more
resources than I could offer. I knew I needed to join forces
with someone, and after reading Greg Reinacker's blog post about the
company's product roadmap I knew who that company should be:
NewsGator."
Reinacker added, “Nick has built tremendous products in FeedDemon
and TopStyle, and is a highly-respected designer and developer whose
skills will substantially assist NewsGator as we continue to develop
our platform. We will continue to invest in these products
we’re adding to our portfolio, and are very happy to offer our
customers FeedDemon as a new choice for reading their content.”
Starting this summer, all paying NewsGator subscribers will get
FeedDemon as part of their subscription packages at no additional
charge. In addition, all FeedDemon and TopStyle customers will
get a free 2-year NewsGator business subscription, which will include
free updates of both NewsGator Outlook edition and FeedDemon.
“This is a wonderful arrangement for users of all of our products
and services,” said Bradbury.
Longtime NewsGator user Robert Scoble of Microsoft noted, “Two of
the best-regarded news aggregators in the business are joining forces
(NewsGator for its strong synchronization and Outlook integration;
FeedDemon for its awesome organization and search capabilities). I
can't wait to see what new capabilities I'll get!”
About NewsGator Technologies
NewsGator Technologies is the leading RSS software platform
company. Consumers, business, and enterprise customers can
subscribe to NewsGator’s services and read all their news in
Outlook, on the web, on their mobile phones, via FeedDemon and through
a rich array of other devices, anytime, anywhere. For more
information, visit us on the web at http://www.newsgator.com.
About FeedDemon and TopStyle
FeedDemon is the premier desktop RSS reader for Windows.
FeedDemon’s comprehensive feature set has made it a hit with power
users, while those new to RSS have praised its intuitive interface for
making it easy to get started. For more information, visit us on
the web at http://www.bradsoft.com/feed
demon/.
TopStyle is the leading CSS/xHTML editor for
Windows. Designed for building standards-compliant web sites,
TopStyle is the tool of choice for professional web authors who
require the power and control that only a hand-coding authoring tool
can provide. For more information about TopStyle, visit us at
http://www.bradsoft.com/topst
yle/.
NewsGator Acquires FeedDemon,
TopStyle...and Me!
NewsGator Acquires FeedDemon,
TopStyle...and Me!
06/05/2005 11:08 PMYes, it's
true: NewsGator has
acquired FeedDemon and
TopStyle, and brought
me on board in the process.
Wow! How did this happen?
As regular visitors to my support forums know, the
biggest request - by far - that FeedDemon customers have had is the
ability to synchronize their subscriptions between multiple computers.
They use FeedDemon on one PC at home, on another at the office, on a
laptop while traveling, etc., and they want their feeds to be synched
between them.
If someone reads an item on one computer, it shouldn't show up as
unread on another computer. And when they subscribe to a feed, it
should automatically appear on any computer they use. Basically,
provide the convenience of a web-based aggregator with the power and
speed of a Windows desktop application.
I toyed with various hack-ish ways to do this, and even considered
creating my own web-based sync service, but in the end came to the
conclusion that to really do this right, I needed to join forces with
someone who already had the server-side piece in place.
Why NewsGator? I thought they were just an Outlook
plug-in?
I used to think that, too. But shortly after I decided I needed to
join forces with someone, I read this
post in NewsGator founder Greg Reinacker's blog, in which he laid
out NewsGator's plans. This post really opened my eyes to where they
were headed - let's just say, I was impressed.
Funny enough, soon afterwards I got an email from Greg asking
whether I'd consider joining forces with NewsGator. Truth is, if I
hadn't already read Greg's blog post and been so impressed with the
direction NewsGator was headed, chances are I would've turned him down
- but because I read that post, I flew out to meet with the folks at
NewsGator (score one for transparency through blogging!).
Long story short: we agreed that I should come on board and bring
FeedDemon and TopStyle with me.
So what does this mean for FeedDemon
customers?
I think you're going to like this :)
NewsGator uses a subscription model, and FeedDemon will become part
of their subscription plans. All existing FeedDemon customers will
get a two-year business standard
subscription for free - and this includes
upgrades to FeedDemon. In other words, if you've already bought
FeedDemon, you'll get brand new versions of FeedDemon and a
subscription to NewsGator Online free for the next
two years.
Are there going to be changes in FeedDemon as a result of
this?
Certainly. The most obvious will be that FeedDemon will integrate
very closely with NewsGator's online synchronization
platform, enabling using FeedDemon on multiple computers while
maintaining state between all of them. You could even use FeedDemon
on your home computer, NewsGator Outlook
Edition while at work, and NewsGator Mobile Edition
while traveling, and still have everything synched between
devices.
Beyond that, having a server-side piece offers a lot of interesting
possibilities. Coupling a rich desktop client with a first-rate
server-side aggregator provides the best of both worlds: you get the
power of a Windows application and all the flexibility of a web-based
approach. There have been a number of features I've been wanting to
add to FeedDemon that required a server-side piece which I can now
provide.
While these changes won't happen overnight, we've already been
working hard on a new release of FeedDemon - version 1.51 - which will
include much better integration than cur
rently exists. You should expect to see the first beta of
FeedDemon 1.51 a couple of weeks from now.
And what about TopStyle customers?
While the acquisition obviously came to pass because of FeedDemon,
NewsGator has made it clear that they're committed to TopStyle as
well. This was an important part of the deal for me. I use TopStyle
every single day, and I personally couldn't work without it. I'm
already developing TopStyle 3.12, a free upgrade for existing TopStyle
customers which will be released as a NewsGator product.
Oh, and you'll get the same deal as FeedDemon customers: a free
two-year subscription. For the record, TopStyle has a
lot of users - even more than FeedDemon - so this is
a very generous offer from the folks at NewsGator,
and it illustrates their commitment to the product.
So, what about you, Nick? Are you moving? And will you
still be doing support?
Although I'll be working for NewsGator (my official title is
"Architect of Client Products"), I'll be staying here in Tennessee,
with frequent trips to NewsGator's offices in Denver.
I'll continue to be active in the support forums - I need to, in
order to understand what my customers need - but I'll be handing over
the support reigns to the folks at NewsGator. In fact, NewsGator has
already taken over some of the support for FeedDemon - they're the
"reinforcements" I mentioned in this
post last month. The mysterious "Ron" I talked about is actually
NewsGator's Ronnie Gilbertson, who will no doubt be relieved that he's
no longer a secret!
And to illustrate their commitment to FeedDemon and TopStyle,
NewsGator has already hired Jack Brewster to help support both
products. Jack starts next month, and he's been a very frequent
contributor to my support forums over the years (sometimes I think he
knows TopStyle and FeedDemon better than I do). Welcome aboard, Jack
- glad you could join us!
Patience is a virtue :)
So, there are obviously some major changes underway here, and we've
got a lot to do to integrate my site, support system, etc., with
NewsGator's.
As long as this post is, I know it leaves a ton of questions
unanswered, and I'll try to address them here over the next few weeks.
In the meantime, I do ask for your patience while we get everything
sorted out. The entire process will likely take several weeks, and
it's possible there will be a few hiccups along the way.
The end result, though, will be something special. I'm excited to
have this opportunity to take my software to a whole new level, and I
look forward to entering this new chapter in my life.
J.B. Holston Joins NewsGator as
President & CEO
J.B. Holston Joins NewsGator as
President & CEO
09/21/2004 02:41 PMDENVER, CO -- September 21, 2004 -- NewsGator Technologies, the
leading RSS software platform provider, announced today that former
Ziff Davis International President J.B. Holston has joined the company
as Chief Executive Officer and President. Holston will also serve on
the Board of Directors.
Holston has run a wide range of technology and media enterprises
over the last two decades. He was instrumental in moving NBC into the
cable industry and internationally in the late 1980s. As President of
Ziff Davis International, Holston managed Ziff Davis' operations
across more than 100 countries, and launched Yahoo! Europe. He was
part of the senior management team that led the extraordinarily
successful LBO of ZD by Forstmann, Little, and subsequent sale to
Softbank. Since selling his last technology start-up, Holston has
helped create a wide range of for-profit and not-for-profit entities,
including Media-x at Stanford, among several others.
Greg Reinacker, Founder of NewsGator, will remain on the company's
Board of Directors and serve as Chief Technical Officer. He will
continue serving as the company's technical evangelist and will manage
ongoing technology development for the Company. Reinacker said, "I'm
excited to partner with J.B. to build NewsGator as the leading RSS
software platform company for both corporate and consumer markets. He
brings a breadth of knowledge and experience that will be invaluable
to NewsGator as we continue to expand our markets and grow to the next
level."
Brad Feld, Managing Director at Mobius Venture Capital, which
provided the first round of venture financing for NewsGator, said,
"I've known J.B. since the mid-90s and have been involved with him in
several prior organizations. I'm thrilled to be working with him again
on NewsGator and welcome to him to the team."
J.B. Holston added, "This is a dream combination from my
perspective. Mobius is one of the most visionary venture firms in the
industry; Greg has created a leading product and platform and an
established and loyal customer base; and RSS technologies are the
decade's most exciting new development at the intersection of media
and the Internet. We couldn’t be happier about our prospects."
About time! Post directly from
NewsGator
About time! Post directly from
NewsGator
12/19/2004 02:51 PMI can't believe how long it took for this - but it's finally
out!
From Loic's blog.....
We all know the great newsgator to subscribe to blogs
directly in Outlook, now you can also directly post to your TypePad
and Movable Type blogs from Outlook thanks to these
plugins.
[
Loic LeMeur]
Now I want to ask my good friend Loic - a favor.
YO DUDE! CAN YOU NOW TELL THEM (I mean ask them)
TO GIVE US WYSIWYG editing for MT! For fucking Christs
sake! I mean the guy was born next week and I need a nice X-Mas
present - so I can finally catch up to where I was with Radio - like
four years ago!
NewsGator Online Services Launched
NewsGator Online Services Launched
01/19/2004 03:59 AMNewsGator Online Services is now available! A long time in coming,
NGOS provides many exciting new capabilities:
- Subscription synchronization - synchronize subscriptions between
multiple machines or online editions
- Web Edition - read your content with the web-based reader
- POP Edition - read your content with any POP3 email client
- Mobile Edition - read your content on any HTML-capable mobile
device
- Custom search feeds - create feeds that search the net on your
behalf
- Premium Content - access exclusive subscriber-only
content
Whether you use NewsGator for Outlook or not, NewsGator Online
Services provides useful capabilities and content.
A 14-day trial is available. More information here.
Yahoo, NewsGator Extend RSS Aggregation
Yahoo, NewsGator Extend RSS Aggregation
01/09/2004 09:54 PMMega-portal Yahoo is getting closer to adding a Rich Site Summary
(define) aggregator to its My Yahoo service, a move that could provide
a major boost to the XML (define) format for content syndication....
NewsGator, X1 Push RSS-Search Connection
NewsGator, X1 Push RSS-Search Connection
04/28/2004 10:11 AMTechnology partnership speed up access to aggregated information
stored in Microsoft Outlook.
Another New Google rep in the Forums
Another New Google rep in the Forums
12/12/2003 06:52 AMGoogle continues to proactively reachout to the webmaster community
with the introduction of AdsenseAdvisor.
With new forums come two new RSS feeds
With new forums come two new RSS feeds
08/19/2004 01:53 AMThe new
phpBB based
forums we have set up have two new RSS feeds. They come in two
flavors:
Information Rich and
Headlines Only. Each will alert you to the latest
activity on the forums and keep you up to date on the progress of an
active thread that may interest you.
Apple's Safari web browser
will
incorporate RSS feed reading in the update that accompanies Mac OS X
10.4, but if you'd like to use RSS feeds today, try downloading
NetNewsWire.
Executaries Forums
Executaries Forums
02/13/2004 11:49 AMmarcus evans Feb 13 2004 3:28PM GMT
vtiger Forums
vtiger Forums
09/07/2004 10:54 AMvtiger Forums 1.0 Released
NewsGator Launches Online Service for
RSS Feeds
NewsGator Launches Online Service for
RSS Feeds
01/07/2004 03:07 PMI am very selfishly covering this. I would like to request that
everybody and their dog consider trying NewsGator. Yes, I stand to
benefit directly. How? Because I've spent hours...
NewsGator Contributes 3% of Revenue for
Relief Efforts
NewsGator Contributes 3% of Revenue for
Relief Efforts
01/04/2005 08:55 PMThe earthquake and resulting Tsunami devastation in the areas
surrounding the Indian Ocean have touched all of us in one way or
another. The NewsGator family is pledging 3% of our revenues for the
next three months to the American Red Cross. Listed below are 5
international agencies involved in the relief and reconstruction
efforts. We are urging all of our partners, customers and friends to
contribute in whatever manner they can. Thank You!
...we can do no great things, only small things with great
love... - Mother Theresa
American Red Cross
CARE
Save the Children
UNICEF
World Food Program
NewsGator Enters Web-based Aggregator
Arena
NewsGator Enters Web-based Aggregator
Arena
01/22/2004 03:23 AM
"While I'm probably going to stick with Bloglines for a while, I
might as well play with the 14 day trial of Newsgator
Online Services. The one feature that I don't see (and is now an
essential part of my aggregation needs) is the neat e-mail
subscriptions that Bloglines offers. I've always wanted to read my
e-mail in my aggregator rather than read my RSS feeds in my e-mail
client..." [Library
Stuff]
After playin
g with Bloglines earlier, Steven gave me a heads up about
Newsgator's new service. I had mistakenly assumed it ran off Outlook,
but he says it's completely independent and is similar to BL. Of
course, it's not free, but I'll still try to take it for a spin in the
near future.
Grok Description matches for NewsGator Forums RSS-enabled
GrokA matches for NewsGator Forums RSS-enabled
NewsGator Forums RSS-enabled
