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NewsWhip Ranks Over 100,000 Web Articles By Popularity on Social Networks

NewsWhip Ranks Over 100,000 Web Articles By Popularity on Social Networks
By Rob LeFebvre
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NewsWhip

Here's a fascinating new way to see what's important out there on the web: NewsWhip, a new app that ranks news articles by the number of posts about them on Facebook and Twitter. It's a free Universal app, so check it out and let us know what you think.

NewsWhip is the world's most democratic news source: the best news stories right now, as decided by everyone. Each minute, NewsWhip scans a billion people on Facebook and Twitter to see which news stories they're sharing, tweeting and liking in topics like tech, fashion, or business. It spots the stories getting the most heat, and serves them as a live stream of the world's most popular news.
Rob LeFebvre
Rob LeFebvre
Dad. Mac head. Ukulele nerd. Gamer. Rob lives in Anchorage, Alaska, and commutes daily to the intarwebs to edit and write about iOS, Mac, books, and video games. He is currently employed as the editor at 148Apps, the best gosh-darn iPhone site this side of Mars, and contributes freelance to various other sites, including Cult of Mac and VentureBeat. Somehow he still finds time to play in a Disco band, raise two amazing kids, and hang on to his day job.