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Zite – My Go To App! All Star Edition

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Zite was purchased by Flipboard and is no longer available.

One sign of a great app is that it’s your “go to” app first thing in the morning. If an app is the first one you open to start your day then that’s a great app. Zite has become the first app I open in the morning. It’s that good.

Zite

What is Zite? Zite is a news app that becomes your personal magazine on almost any topic you wish.

After you download the app onto your iPad, you can set it up by selecting various sections including news, politics, entertainment, science, technology (guess whose favorite section that is?), business, cooking, arts and culture, health and other topics. You can pick and choose which ones interest you the most. You can also help Zite learn your interests by providing your Twitter name and logging into your Google Reader account through Zite.

When you’re finished with choosing sections, Zite searches through over half a million databases and compiles articles for you in a beautiful format with snippets and an image from each article. There is also a list of sections on the side of the screen so you can jump around to different sections if you would like to.

Zite, Wonder of Tech

If you want to read an article, such as a Wonder of Tech article, touch it and the article will open to fill the screen. What is particularly impressive about the app is that on the right side of each article you can vote on whether you liked the article and select whether you want more from that particular publication, author and/or each topic covered by the article. The more you provide your preferences to Zite, the more customized your article selections become. You can share the articles on Twitter, Facebook and email.

Just about any publication you can think of is covered by Zite, including The Wonder of Tech, The New York Times, BBC, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Huffington Post, Fox News, CNN, ESPN and many other sites. While Zite is only available on the iPad now, they plan to expand to other tablets in the future.

I love having one-stop shopping to read my tech news and any other news I find interesting. Zite really seems to be homing in on my interests so I look forward to reading Zite more than any of my other news apps.

How much for this amazing app? It’s free, so if you have an iPad, grab Zite from the App Store today and give it a try.

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Have you used Zite? Is it your Go To app? Do you use other apps that provide you news? Let us know in the Comments Section below!

This article is part of The Wonder of Tech All Star series to satisfy your tech cravings while Carolyn is on vacation. This article is an update of an article that was originally published on The Wonder of Tech on March 16, 2011. You can access the article here if you would like to read the comments on the original version. You can leave comments below and Carolyn will respond after she returns from her vacation on August 20.

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    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Mike, You’re right, it’s a great app to read first thing in the morning, even before getting out of bed. Choose your favorite topics and Zite’s home page will give you the latest articles all in one place.

      Thanks, Mike, for your visit and comment! 🙂

  2. Tony says

    Hey Carolyn,

    I’m fairly new to your blog, so this is the first time I’ve seen your Zite review. Very cool. Just downloaded the app.

    You’re probably aware of this, but just in case:

    http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/most-valuable-blogger/

    I nominated Wonder of Tech for Philly’s Most Valuable Blog/Blogger. They’re taking nominations daily up til Aug 15 and then voting is from 8/16-9/9.

    Your blog rocks.

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Tony, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the blog. It was a wonderful surprise to discover that The Wonder of Tech is a Finalist for Philadelphia’s Most Valuable Blogger. Thank you very much, Tony, for your vote and for sharing the link with Wonder of Tech readers.

      Readers can vote daily until September 9.

      I’m glad you are enjoying Zite. It’s amazing a fantastic app like Zite is free!

      Stay tuned to The Wonder of Tech for other exciting apps and other tech tools. 🙂

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Clark,

      Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! Zite is a truly awesome app, and it’s free! No downside to trying it so why not download it today?

      Thanks so much, Clark, for your visit and terrific comment!

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Maninder, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech!

      I think you’ll really enjoy Zite. The app customizes the content to your interests, pulling information from top sites. I predict you will quickly find Zite is your “go to app” as it is for me.

      Thank so much, Maninder, for your visit and comment!

    • Carolyn Nicander Mohr says

      Hi Vitaly, Yes, Zite is a truly cool app. I imagine that Zite will expand to other platforms soon as it’s too great to restrict to the iPad forever.

      Stay tuned to The Wonder of Tech to see if and when Zite is available on other devices.

      Thanks, Vitaly, for your visit, Tweet and wonderful comment!