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   ExtraBITS for 26 October 2015

   TidBITS Staff

   In ExtraBITS this week, Josh Centers talks about TV shows with the Tech
   Night Owl, Find My Friends arrives on the Web, and publishers are torn
   between native apps and the mobile Web.

   [1]Josh Centers Discusses TV with The Tech Night Owl -- On his latest
   Tech Night Owl appearance, Josh Centers broke from the usual tech
   topics to discuss favorite TV shows with host Gene Steinberg, including
   The Blacklist and Hannibal. Of course, the pair eventually returned to
   technology, specifically the new Apple TV and the much-rumored Apple
   Car.

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   [3]Find My Friends Now on iCloud.com -- Along with other updates last
   week, Apple added a Web-based version of its Find My Friends app to
   iCloud.com. Just like its iOS counterpart, the Web-based version of
   Find My Friends displays where all of your friends are on a map,
   assuming they've agreed to let you view their locations.

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   [5]Publishers Debate Apps Versus Mobile Web Sites -- The New York Times
   highlights the tension publishers feel when trying to decide whether to
   distribute content via apps or mobile Web sites, tying it to a somewhat
   exaggerated Apple-versus-Google debate. Apps tend to be better at
   serving loyal readers and capturing payments, but are far too expensive
   for many publishers. On the other hand, Web sites cost less and are
   essential to attract new readers, but can't provide as good a mobile
   experience. (And of course, it's not clear that most readers are even
   all that clear on the difference between apps and sites.) The money
   quote, from publisher Ann Kjellberg, is about how Google and Apple are
   aiming not 'to support the endeavor of creative working people, but to
   get people addicted to their business models, their devices, or
   interaction with a screen.'

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References

   1. http://www.technightowl.com/radio/podcast/now-playing-october-24-2015-josh-centers-and-rob-pegoraro/
   2. http://tidbits.com/article/16042#comments
   3. http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/21/find-my-friends-to-icloud-com/
   4. http://tidbits.com/article/16041#comments
   5. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/technology/publishers-straddle-the-apple-google-app-web-divide.html?_r=0
   6. http://tidbits.com/article/16029#comments

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