BreakingNewsOn
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| BreakingNewsOn | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Founded | Tilburg, the Netherlands (2007-05-14) |
| Headquarters | Tilburg, the Netherlands |
| Key people | Michael van Poppel, Founder |
| Industry | News agency, Internet |
| Website | http://www.twitter.com/BreakingNewsOn |
BreakingNewsOn is a free micro-news service dedicated to breaking news stories. The website was originally founded in the Netherlands and is based on the Twitter social networking site. It has quickly grown to be one of the most successful news sources within the Twitter network. Founded in May, 2007, the site is growing rapidly and said it would announce a new service called The News Wire in the week of 9 June 2008. The news service is used by mostly journalists and 'newsjunkies'.
Among the editors of the website are journalists from the Netherlands and the United States.
Users can receive updates via the Twitter website, instant messaging, SMS, RSS, email or through an application.
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- Official Twitter website
- Interview with Founder of BreakingNewsOn - Michael van Poppel
- CNN’s I-Report did not respond to Bin Laden video offer from web trawler
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