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Goooooooood morning, Seattle! The news robots have arrived.

Steve Woodward — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:32:47 +0000

Hey there, Emerald City. We’d like to introduce you to NozzlNews, a news service like no other.

Today, we’re launching NozzlNews/Seattle, a site that monitors the online universe for the latest news about metro Seattle. What makes our service different from other aggregators is that we aren’t just another Twitter bot or commodity ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

75 million news items and counting

Steve Woodward — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:33:48 +0000

Friday was a milestone for Nozzl. We streamed our 75 millionth “post.” In Nozzl-speak, a post is any item in our streams, whether it’s a tweet, headline from an RSS feed or Facebook status update.

In April alone, we streamed a near-record 3.8 million items, even though we took our national and international news ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

yankees REDIRECTOR

John Hamlin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:30:23 +0000

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nfl-team-by-team REDIRECTOR

John Hamlin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:13:00 +0000

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nfl REDIRECTOR

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NozzlNewsPDX, Doonesbury and abortion in Texas

Steve Woodward — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:03:04 +0000

NozzlNewsPDX has jumped into the Doonesbury fray, at the same time many newspapers across the country, including The Oregonian, are stepping back from it.

The Oregonian decided not to run the strip this week, because a group of editors at the newspaper felt its content — which lampoons the new Texas abortion law — ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

112 reasons why retail news is neighborhood news in Northwest Portland

Steve Woodward — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:01:59 +0000

There is a certain conventional wisdom among journalists about neighborhood news. Such news, the thinking goes, is about your neighbors, your school, your church, your kids’ sports teams. And so it is.

But neighborhood news is also about people’s retail lives.

It’s about where we do our shopping, where we stop for coffee, where ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

Occupy Portland: An explanation in B-flat major

Steve Woodward — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:23:58 +0000

There’s not a whole lot new to say about the Occupy movement that hasn’t already been said. So instead of saying it, we decided to sing it. This song is about the long list of ways they believe the government and corporate America have failed them. The musical genres alternate between folk and rap, ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

Earthquake zingers seen on Nozzl

John Hamlin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:58:57 +0000

When the mid-Atlantic quake hit Virgina Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011, the news, of course was rapidly streaming on our site. But so were the witty tweets! Here’s a sampling “as seen on Nozzl Streaming News:”

“I think Chris Christie just jumped into the race.” “US Geological Survey’s budget was cut by some $20 million ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

Nozzl lands spot in Angel Oregon conference

John Hamlin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:57:56 +0000

There may be angels in Nozzl’s future. We’re talking about the kinds of angels who have their feet firmly on the ground: angel investors.

Nozzl Real-Time Technologies Inc., which publishes the online NozzlNews, just got word that we’ve been selected to make a pitch at this year’s Angel Oregon, one of the nation’s premier ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

Twitter is the first draft of journalism

John Hamlin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:12:26 +0000

Journalism has always been the first draft of history.

Now Twitter is the first draft of journalism.

The conflicting reports about the mass shootings and attempted assassination of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Saturday in Tucson have resulted in a raft of analyses and mea culpas about what went wrong and why. Early reports that ... → Read more, view streaming news here.

Our apps are showing. Thanks for staring.

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:00:13 +0000

Yes, we know your mother told you it was not polite to stare. But honestly, we don’t mind. In fact, we’re gratified.

Since we flipped the switch on the Nozzl website on December 20, visitors have come to this site more than 3,000 times, resulting in nearly 11,000 page views. Those are respectable numbers ... → Read more, view streaming news here.