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The article offers information on Odyssey.js, an open-source tool for creating interactive maps, developed by mapping company CartoDB.

The article discusses the iOS software Peekster.

The article focuses on the launch by startup technology firm Wibbitz of a mobile application that allows users to access stories from their favorites news, business and entertainment sites. Included are the insights of chief executive officer (CEO) Zohar Dayan on the advantages of the application in producing high quality video content. Topics covered include the positive feedback received by the application and the company's plan of expanding to more platforms and devices.

The article offers information about Inside, a news application software for smartphones, iPad and Android devices which was developed by chief executive officer (CEO) Jason Calacanis.

The article reviews the Trove application (app) for the iPhone and iPad smartphones from the Graham Holdings Co.'s technology and innovation division.

The article features advertising technology firm PaperG. It describes how the firm gathers product information and reviews online to generate an advertising campaign for a client which will then be published online. Remarks from PaperG chief executive officer (CEO) Victor Wong regarding the digital advertising technology developed by the firm, the feedback it earned from the newspaper industry, and its business expansion plans which would include larger campaigns are presented.

The article reports that mobile application development company KiwiTech, with a team of over 200 developers who have created over 750 mobile applications that generated more than three million downloads, wants to help newspaper publishers with their mobile strategies in 2014. KiwiTech senior vice president of strategic partnerships Rick Chandler explains that they can help publishers by sharing their best strategies and practices to assist in the monetization of applications.

The article features Infoactive, a company that provides information visualization services for newsrooms and other customers that need help in turning data into infographics as of February 2014. Topics discussed include company co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Trina Chiasson's reasons for creating the company, the company's efforts to collaborate with and determine the needs of newsrooms and the company's private beta status.

The article reports on former "San Francisco Bay Guardian" newspaper editor Tim Redmond's launch of the online news publication "48 Hills: The Secrets of San Francisco" as of February 2014. Topics discussed include Redmond's resignation from the newspaper after 31 years of employment, the website's focus on publishing original news stories and Redmond's plans for the news site.

The article reports on technology company Our Hometown, Inc.'s News Bayou local news feed service for mobile phones as of February 2014. Topics discussed include the company's use of its Points Mentioned technology which uses an algorithm to target locations mentioned in a newspaper's online article, newspapers using Points Mentioned and revenue opportunity offered by the service to newspaper publishers.

The article features mobile advertising network Airpush as of February 2014. Topics discussed include the company's business operations including its offices in Los Angeles, California, and in India, the services it offers and its HyperTarget mobile advertising targeting tool. Also highlighted is the company's acquisition of mobile native advertising and personalization company Hubbl in 2013.

The article discusses the concept of Topicly launched by "Washington Post" for users who want to consume news visually. Topicly is powered by proprietary technology and operates on a rolling 72-hour display of the most-published content. It note that Topicly provides an opportunity to create revenue as advertisers can sign-up to be a sponsor and take advantage of the same technology seen on the website. Topicly aims to show readers what Post reporters are tweeting about the most.

The article features Vu Digital, a technology company that delivers customized and personalized online contents. It informs that the company has more than 400 online sites that have created publisher accounts and their content is available to more than 400,000 users. It also reviews the Vu Finder, launched in August 2013, which works as a social tool for publishers, as well as announces that Vu will soon release a new set of widgets with social content.

The article focuses on the platform Beacon created by Dan Fletcher, Adrian Sanders and Dmitri Cherniak. The platform is intended to gather the best reporters and provide a single subscription service for news. Its roster of journalists write about issues such as endangered animals and ecosystems. According to Fletcher, the writers have their own profile page which shares what they plan to cover and how often they will post on Beacon.

The article focuses on the Watchup 2.0 mobile application (app) for news available for free in the iPad app store. It says that the technology was co-founded by Adriano Farano of Stanford University who wanted to discover ways on how to increase news experience on tablet computers and other mobile devices. It says that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded the app a Knight News Challenge grant in 2012.

The article offers information on the Scoopshot mobile application from P2S Media Group Inc. which allows photographs and videos to be uploaded and shared.

The article offers information on a free online service being offered by Internet technology firm Stipple that enables publishers and photographers to tag images with data that tracks where these images are being shared.

The article previews the Raspberry Pi credit card-sized computer server, distributed by Software Consulting Services LLC (SCS).

The article offers a preview of newspaper website hosting provider Our Hometown Inc.'s Points Mentioned embedded maps product that will help newspapers target locations in their online stories.

The article discusses the release of the free iPhone application from Circa and outlines the features of the mobile device application.

The article focuses on Luminate company's goal to make every image on the Web interactive by identifying content and visual cues inside individual images. The Mountain View, California-based company was launched in 2008 and developed by engineers associated with Netscape and LiveOps. It currently serves 5,000 publishers and uses an algorithm approach to identify what is inside the image.

The article features Chute which helps publishers integrate their user-generated contents on their various platforms. The company, launched by Gregarious Narain and Ranvir Gujral, has 18 staff to help build and power the best media applications for publishers. An overview of SlideChute, an interactive user-generated service that allows publishers to add photographs to their websites, is provided.

The article previews the Arkitex Eversify workflow automation software developed by Agfa Graphics.

The article discusses the Interactive Newsprint, a collaborative project in Great Britain that connects papers to the Internet by using conductive inks and a small computer chip mounted to the paper. Novalia, a company that specializes in printed electronics, provides the technology for the project. An overview of the project's first prototype of a print edition of the "Lancashire Evening Post" is provided.

The article reviews the documentary film "Deadline in Disaster," directed by Beth Pike and Stephen Hudnell.

The article reports that journalists can learn a few lessons from Think Improv, which teaches creative professionals how to unleash their full potential using improvisation, and can use the technique in newsrooms when partnering with another organization to cover a story.