The Word is Spoken Here
Roy Georgia clicked on the RSS feed of a blog post from Newsok.com earlier this week and said, “let’s pimp this thing.”
A few mouse clicks and minutes later, a link popped up on the screen.
When Georgia clicked it the computer started talking. In a sort of stilted, but understandable computer-guy voice, the machine spoke the entire blog post.
Welcome to PimpMyNews.com, a new Internet-based business started by Georgia, and a Cincinnati-based partner.
Georgia also is chief executive officer and founder of Oklahoma City-based Medibis.
“PimpMyNews is a social news ‘mashup’ that integrates RSS feeds for blogs and news sites,” Georgia said.
PimpMyNews takes any news feed or blog feed and turns it into an mp3 file that can be played on the computer or loaded into an iPod and heard at the leisure of the listener. It automatically compiles feeds that users designate and updates them on the subscriber’s page.
PimpMyNews was the “Cool Site of the Day” featured site on Monday of this week and has seen traffic more than triple in three short weeks that it has been in existence,
Georgia said.
The site is free to users, although a subscription option will add more content options in the future.
In fact, Georgia said PimpMyNews is such a good fit for iPhone users that he and business partner John Atkinson are showcasing the concept next week at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
Jim Stafford
Business News Writer
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