In the face of layoffs, the coronavirus, and private equity firms like Alden Capital trying to strip it for parts, the news industry is on the verge of collapse. Hasan showcases the important work of local newspapers and why we need them now more than ever.

Google News Redesign Concept by George Kvasnikov Check out my portfolio here: http://behance.net/gkvasnikov

I had planned on building a mac app which notified you when there was a new post by one of your subscriptions in your must-read section on feedly; a notification would pop up and if you clicked it it would open the page and mark it as read in feedly. Then I came across this app by Oleg Shevchenko (olsh on github), he basically built the same thing, but built it on chrome, so it's cross-platform, and you can pick whichever folders you want it to monitor for new articles. I have been loving using this chrome extension for monitoring my must-reads on feedly.

Tommy Caldwell's dad introduced him to rock climbing at the age of three and by 16, Tommy was a world champion. For the last five years, Tommy has been attempting to climb a shear 3000-foot rock face that many consider the most difficult free climb ever attempted. How do you stay motivated on such a climb? See how Tommy was able to bring the encouragement of his friends, family and fans along for the ride.

http://www.ted.com Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I'm not saying we don't have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down."

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate

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UPDATE-The other man then pulled out a gun, forcing Jones to release the man he was holding. That man then kicked him in the face and broke his nose.

LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- A local man said he came within seconds of having his car broken into, and perhaps stolen, until a real-life "superhero" came to his aid, wearing tights, a mask and a skin-tight super suit. The encounter started in Lynnwood Sunday evening when a man, who asked to be identified only as Dan, was walking back to his car in a parking lot when he saw a man with a metal strip trying to pry open his car. "He started sticking it down between the window and the rubber strip," said Dan.Dan began to call 911, but said help arrived before he even finished dialing."From the right, this guy comes dashing in, wearing this skin-tight rubber, black and gold suit, and starts chasing him away," said Dan.What Dan didn't know is that just about every night, an anonymous Seattle man strolls into a comic store, enters a hidden back room and emerges transformed.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Monique Ming Laven met him"My name is Phoenix Jones," said the man.The man is the hero Dan's been trying to tell his friends about."People are saying, 'No way, dude, you were probably drunk,'" said Dan.But the superhero sounded familiar to Ming Laven. She had heard about how he and the other eight members of his Rain City Superhero crime fighting movement walk the street, eyes out for crime and prepared to fight it.On Monday night, the fully-clad superhero and Dan met."That's crazy. Nice to meet you, brother. Nice to meet you. That's insane," said Dan, who finally got a close-up look at his savior."Phoenix" explained his whole super suit, including bullet-proof vest and stab plates, to Dan."That's a Taser night stick. And I have Mace slash tear gas over here," said Phoenix.Then it was time for Phoenix to get back out on the streets,maybe not quite a super man, but an extraordinary one."So when I walk into a neighborhood, criminals leave because they see the suit," said Phoenix. "I symbolize that the average person doesn't have to walk around and see bad things and do nothing."Phoenix said since he started his crime-fighting crusade nine months ago, he's been stabbed, and had a gun pulled on him a few times, but received no serious injuries.Unfortunately, he didn't catch up with the man who was breaking into Dan's car

update Phoenix Jones, who dons a mask and costumed body armour to thwart criminals and keep his US city safe, has suffered a broken nose while trying to break up a fight. Speaking to a television station, Jones explained how after witnessing the scuffle he called police and put one of the men in a headlock. The other man then pulled out a gun, forcing Jones to release the man he was holding. That man then kicked him in the face and broke his nose. But Jones remains undeterred, saying his injury is part of a superhero's job. "I endanger my life with a reason and purpose," he said. Jones has been dubbed a real-life Kick-Ass by some, with his life as a masked vigilante mirroring that of the hit 2010 movie. His adventures on the streets of Seattle have seen him stop a car theft and gain international fame as a costumed crusader. But Seattle Police have urged the wannabe superhero to hang up his tights before he gets seriously hurt. Speaking of vigilantes like Jones, Detective Mark Jamieson said: "They insert themselves into a potentially volatile situation and they end up being victimised as well." The detective urged people not to involve themselves in dangerous situations unnecessarily and said they should report any crimes to police.

See how the World Searched with Google's 2010 Zeitgeist: http://google.com/zeitgeist2010

Re-live top events and moments from 2010 from around the globe through search, images, and video.

Music: GoodLife by OneRepublic Produced by Whirled Creative

Reports continue to come in from around the world of people whose hands seem to be seizing up or fusing with plastic bottles. LPN Breaking News with Katie Pearls reporting... http://handrevolt.com

Product lead for #newtwitter, Kevin Cheng, walks through some of the features of the new and improved Twitter.com.

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When watching this ad for the Newsday app for iPad for the first time, as soon as I heard the sound, I was like "Yesssss, DDDOOOOOO IIITTTT!"

This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. www.theRSA.org

President Obama convinces New York Times reporter Sheryl Stolberg to demo a small hovercraft at Industrial Support Inc., a manufacturing services company in Buffalo, N.Y.

Hey guys, wanted to share with you guys one of my favorite youtube addictions - Philip DeFranco.

Phil puts out daily videos centered around current events, politics and celebrity gossip in which he gives his opinion, usually presented in a sarcastic manner that you can't help but laugh at. He has over one million subscribers, and is the seventh most subscribed Youtuber of all time (as of March 2010). I don't usually post his videos because some of his videos can be a little NSFW (I know when has that stopped me?!), but check out the video below, and let me know what you think in the comments.

Well guys, that's really all that was really on my mind this Monday. I'm Mitchell McKenna, and you've just been Phil'd in. (aww, doesn't really work, guess I'll just stick with the lifestream ;)

President Obama did an exclusive interview live from the White House in which he answered your questions. After last week's State of the Union address, you were invited to submit your follow-up questions for the President via youtube.com/citizentube. You could also vote on which questions you thought should be asked of the President. Youtube received over 11,600 questions and over 660,000 votes.

Charlie Brooker, a British journalist and comic, has always been known in England for his satire. Well now he's gone global. This hilarious video skewering British news (which looks exactly like American news) gets into every annoying crevice television reporting has and exploits it for laughs.

You Know How I Know that you have a bad relationship? You bought iTrust for your iPhone. And app that requires you to pay for it, have 0 trust in your significant other, and requires them to be stupid enough to not realize an app is running.

MAG 7.0 earthquake off Haitian coast brings down buildings, bodies trapped in rubble and many fatalities likely. USA has offered assistance if requested. Although the tsunami alert was sounded and later cancelled, It brings little comfort that there was no danger of a tsunami to cause additional damage and deaths to the destruction from the earthquake.

Officials say the President's home teleprompter is simply a tool to make sure pillow talk with Michelle or conversations with his Mother-In-Law go smoothly.