New Extension for Chrome, Firefox and Safari Brings Popular News App Features to Thousands of News Sites
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 17, 2011) - News360, the popular cross-platform newsreader that delivers personalized content based on a user's unique interest graph, today introduced Periscope, a browser extension that works with Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers to add depth and context to articles across thousands of news sites.
News360's Periscope is a non-invasive toolbar that:
In addition to exploring a story from multiple sources and viewpoints, Periscope users can also share articles to Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or via e-mail, and save articles for future reading into their News360 account. Saved articles are synced across all devices used to access the News360 app, including smartphones, tablets and on the web. The extension is free and available for download from News360.com, the Chrome Web Store, Mozilla Firefox Add-Ons directory, and the Safari Extensions Gallery.
CEO Roman Karachinksy says the extension is "the next logical step towards our biggest goal: providing our users with a broad, comprehensive perspective on important topics and stories of interest, wherever they choose to read."
About News360
News360 is a popular newsreader for use on smartphones, tablets and the Web that presents a comprehensive look at the most important news of the day around the world, and the most important news of the day as it relates directly to its users. The app analyzes more than 150,000 articles from 10,000 sources daily and ranks them according to quality, relevance and freshness. News360 uses the social cloud to build unique interest graphs for each user, helping them discover new content, sources, and interests. News360 is available for the web, and all major mobile platforms, including iPhone and iPad, Android Honeycomb tablets and Android smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook, and Windows Phone 7 devices. News360 is privately held. For more information, visit www.news360app.com
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