Despite a decline in newspaper and magazine readership, television news has been able to hold onto viewers. But a growing platform is now threatening TV’s audience.

The InterWebs. The World Wide Web. The digital space. The online sector. The…OK, I’m done.

Back to my point.

The Pew Research Center released a news consumption report Thursday, analyzing readership on various platforms. The report found that “the changing demographics in the TV news audience are particularly noticeable in the audiences for local and cable news.”

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There truly is an app for everything, including a navigation system for your soul.

Or there will be. It’s still in development at this point.

Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington spoke about the new app her staff is building at the Digital Economy Forum in Italy Wednesday. She said “there’s a price we pay” by being so connected all of the time. Disconnection from technology is needed sometimes in order to create, she said.

The app, titled GPS For The Soul, is supposed to measure your stress level and put you in touch with things that might help you relax. Huffington said her staff is currently working out the bugs but hopes it will help reduce stress throughout the day.

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Google Maps is taking the road less traveled. By humans, that is.

On Tuesday, the company announced that it has added underwater panoramic images to its Maps service to provide users with a look at the creatures rarely seen under the sea.

“..you can use Google Maps to find a sea turtle swimming among a school of fish, follow a manta ray and experience the reef at sunset…,” according to Google’s blog.

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Has verifying a reader’s photo ever stopped you from publishing it? If so, you might be in luck.

The website TinEye allows you to search for images, find out where they originated, how they are being used and if a modified version of the photo exists. It’s also a good way to check and make sure your own work hasn’t been altered or reused by another publication without credit.

You can start by uploading a photo or providing a url to the image. Either way, TinEye will crawl the Internet for duplicates.

According to its website, TinEye has already indexed 2, 180,913,080 images from the Web. It also has a Cool Search page that displays some of the interesting photos it has come across online.

Check out the site and let me know what you think. So far, I think it has the potential to be a great resource for journalists and publications, especially as we use more user-generated content.

The new Myspace from Myspace on Vimeo.

MySpace is prying its way back into the social network industry with another new design, but it’s a tarnished brand that is seen as irrelevant and uncool by millions. At this point, is it even possible for the 2008 fad to make a comeback and compete against its social media rival, Facebook?

Well, let’s take a look.

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Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I just got back from the Associated Press Media Editors conference in Nashville.

I spent three days with editors across the country, learning about how to manage staff, incorporate new media into coverage and the importance of using social media. I have a lot of notes and will be posting a little about each session as the week goes on.

For now, I’m looking for watchdog journalists who use social media to help with investigative stories. Do you use them as source-building tools? For tips? Etc. I’d like to chat about how certain networks can help when reporting on these types of stories that are essential to our communities.

If you know of anyone, shoot me an email at tgibson@opubco.com.

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, file photo, a line of customers enter an Apple store in Scottsdale, Ariz. Delivery times climbed quickly as Apple Inc. started taking orders for the iPhone 5 on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, suggesting strong demand. AP Photo by Matt York

Want an iPhone 5 but dread the wait to get your hands on one?

No problem. All you have to do is shell out $40-$150 a day to have your place reserved in line.

According to CNET, people are placing ads on Craigslist to stand in line for a price. The iPhone 5 comes out at 8 a.m. Friday, and people are already making deals to start waiting in line at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and then turn the spot over in the morning to the customer before the stores open.

It might seem like a good deal, but I can definitely see some scams stemming from this. Be careful, Mac users. You don’t want to lose more than $100 before you even step foot inside the store.

Twitter is said to make an announcement Tuesday during a broadcast of The Today Show.

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What will it be? Anyone want to take a guess?

Are you familiar with wedgies?

No, not that kind of wedgie. I’m talking about the social surveys that let you ask friends a question and share the results on Twitter Facebook, SMS and email.

So, let’s try this again. Have you heard of Wedgies?

If not, it’s a pretty easy-to-use site that allows you to create your own questions and receive fast data results. Pretty nifty, right?

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The chief digital officer for The Washington Post and Oklahoma native, Vijay Ravindran, stopped by The Oklahoman newsroom Friday to discuss some of the initiatives his team is working on.

When the multimedia showcase was announced earlier this week, I knew it was something I couldn’t miss. I’ve been following some of the Post’s products for awhile and was eager to hear about new projects the paper is working on.

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