The “Daily Briefing” is just a fancy title for my Netvibes home page. Because it uses a widget interface, I can make my page from almost anything on the web.  It’s the ultimate online news source because you can make it your own. Here’s mine: www.netvibes.com/unsaturated.

Newspapers are dying for many reasons but to name only a few:

• Advertising is intrusive and irrelevant
• It’s yesterday’s news
• Photos are faded or smudged
• Black residue gets on my fingers
• It wastes paper and fills up recycling bins

Ah, but to make a virtual newspaper of my own design that’s timely, ad-free, and includes the news I care about.  Sharing anything is simple and unobtrusive.  Most of the data is based upon RSS feeds but their widgets have expanded to include other sources of data.  Keep an eye on your e-mail, tasks, and stock portfolio.  Create as many tabs as you want; categorize, sort, stack, and create a flow of information that has meaning to you.

This entry was posted by Matthew Crumley on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 at 12:27 AM. Matthew is currently a software developer who works on simulation devices and their user interfaces. In his spare time he reads the news, dabbles with code, is active in his homeowner association, and enjoys life with his wife and pet terrier. You can leave Matthew a comment or trackback from your own site. Follow comments to this entry via RSS. Explore other posts marked with these tags: news, project, reading, rss.