Squidoo Modules: News and Feeds
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News, RSS, Blogs and Current Content
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BBC News
Buzz Machine [blog]
CNet News
Conan O'Brien [broken]
Digg: Frontpage News
Discover Our Town
ESPN
Gapingvoid [blog]
Guardian Unlimited
JamBase Favorite Bands
Motley Fool
PR Newswire [broken]
RSS: Add your blog
Slashdot
SquidooCool Blog
Sustainablog
Top Chef Blogs
Wikipedia
Yelp
BoingBoing
Church of the Customer [blog]
CNN Live
Cool Tools [blog]
Dilbert [broken]
Engadget [blog]
Feed My Search
Google Blog Search
Hometown Stats
JamBase News RSS
New York Times
Rolling Stone
Scobleizer [broken]
Slate
Sunday Night Football
The Onion
Twitter Follow
Wired News
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BBC News Module
News Feed
Index ⇑Summary:Display Top Headlines and excerpts from BBC newsOptions:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 chars/all? (Recommend "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Blog Posts from Google Module
Search Results: News or Blogs
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent blog or news articles related to a topic using Google Search.Options:Search blogs or news articles?
Number of headlines?
Headline only, or headline + abstract? (I recommend "headline + abstract" for news)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content IS indexed.Example:"baby mammoth" news search
- Mammoth exhibit opens at Huntsville Rocket Center
- By PAUL WALLEN The story of some of the largest mammals in history may be best told by a one-month-old baby. "Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age," an exhibit that brings to life the giants with tusks and long woolly hair that became extinct ...
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center hosts mammoth exhibit
- The US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville is hosting a new exhibit about mammoths. / File / Submitted HUNTSVILLE, ALA. ? The story of some of the largest mammals in history may be best told by a one-month-old baby. Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of ...
- Ice Age mammoth Lyuba to be displayed at Hong Kong Science Museum starting ...
- Entitled "I Love Lyuba: Baby Mammoth of the Ice Age", the exhibition is presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and organised by the Hong Kong Science Museum with support from ifc mall, Henderson Land Development Company Limited and ...
BoingBoing Module
News via Social Networking
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from BoingBoing.net, a clearinghouse for gadget reviews and offbeat articles. A lot of 'em on interesting inventions and things people have made.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/all? (Recommend "100 characters")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Buzz Machine Module
Single Blog Feed: Topic - Journalism, Online Media
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from Jeff Jarvis' blog about journalism and news media, especially online.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommend "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Church of the Customer Module
Single Blog Feed: Topic - Good Marketing Practices
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from Church of the Customer blog about good marketing strategies.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Doesn't matter; no excerpt available)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
CNet News Module
Specialized News Headlines: Tech and Product Reviews
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from CNet News on tech news and reviews.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
CNN Live Module
News Headlines
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent CNN News top headlines.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Cool Tools Module
Single Blog Feed: Topic - Gadgets and Product Reviews
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from Cool Tools blog, showcasing various interesting gadgets.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: "100 characters"; full posts are long.)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Conan O'Brien videos Module
Widget
Digg: Frontpage News Module
News via Social Networking
Index ⇑Summary:The latest frontpage news selected by members of Digg. WARNING: Sometimes they go for raunchy stuff.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: None, in case an R-rated bit of "News" has hit the fan.)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Discover Our Town Module
Search Results: Local Information
Index ⇑Summary:2-line blurbs on area attractions for U.S. cities from DiscoverOurTown.com.Options:Zip Code
Category: Transportation,Recreation,Lodgings, etc
Number of results to show?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: everything)
Frequency of update?Notes:Patchy coverage; some places don't have entries.
HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
- Los Angeles International Airport
- One of the few international airports in the world that is a tourist attraction itself, this airport provides a wide variety of services and amenities, including computer terminals to help select your ground transportation.
- All LAX Airport Shuttle
- Provides luxury transportation to LAX Airport and ground transportation all around LA. They have a variety of limousines such as Town Cars, stretch and SUVs.
- Beverly Hills Cab Company
- A local cab company that provides transportation services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, around Beverly Hills and Los Angeles.
- Beverly Hills Transportation
- Luxurious limousine company featuring a fleet with Rolls Royce Phantoms, SUV Limos and party buses.
- Christian Zeilinger Travel, LLC
- Enjoy the comfort and luxury of a European style limousine service with this company. Tour service is also available.
Engadget Module
Single Blog Feed: Topic: Gadgets and Tech Reviews
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent articles from Engadget blog on new tech products like cellphones, game consoles, cameras, computers.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
ESPN Module
Specialized News Headlines: Sports
Index ⇑Summary:ESPN headlines for US Sports. (Headlines only)Options:Which sport (MLB,NBA,NFL,NHL,College,Motorsports,Soccer)?
Number of headlines?
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Gapingvoid Module
Single Blog Feed: Topic - Cartoonist showcasing own work
Index ⇑Summary:Supposed to show cartoons of GapingVoid.com, but semi-broken. Get this module from the Widgets category instead (cartoons work there).
Guardian Unlimited Module
News Headlines
Index ⇑Summary:UK News headlines from Guardian Unlimited.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
About the Hometown Stats Module
... Description field is busted. Hometown Stats lets you show/hide vital stats for a particular zip code.
Notes:
No links. Content is indexed.
Hometown Stats Module
Search Results: Local Information
Hometown Stats Module at a Glance:
Display many different stats about a US zip code.
Options: Show/hide stats for: Population, number of households, average house value, average income, elevation, population breakdown.
Good for: SquidZipper lenses.
Here's where I grew up:
The population of 19350 is 10,273.
That's #8901 out of all 42,305 zip codes.
91% of the population is white, which is 17 points more than the national average.
The average household income in 19350 is $91,619, which is $61,921 more than the typical average.
This contributes to the average house being worth $236,400. When the survey was done in 2000, that represented a difference of 200% from the typical value.
Men make up 49% of the population, and the typical age in this part of PA is 37.2.
Stats about: Landenberg, PA
Population: 10,273Number of Households: 3,233
Average House Value: $236,400
Average Income per Household: $91,619
Elevation: 406 ft
Population Breakdown:
JamBase Favorite Bands Module
Widget Favorite Music via Social Networking
Index ⇑Summary:Display favorite bands of a member of the JamBase music lovers' community.Options:Membername
Number of bands to show
Update frequencyNotes:You'll probably want to write an intro like "My favorite bands" to explain what this is.
HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
JamBase News RSS Feed Module
Specialized News: Music
Index ⇑Summary:Music news and major concerts reported on front page of JamBase music fans' social community.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
Motley Fool Module
Specialized News: Investment, Business and Finance
Index ⇑Summary:Easy-to-read investment and business advice from Motley Fool website.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
New York Times Module
News Headlines
Index ⇑Summary:Top headlines from the NY Times.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.
PR Newswire Business News & Video
Widget (News Headlines)
Index ⇑Summary:Streaming News Headlines straight from the wires.
Update frequencyNotes:Drat. Dead widget.
Rolling Stone Module
News Headlines and Reviews
Index ⇑Summary:Display news and reviews from Rolling Stone.Options:Number of headlines?
Category? (DVDs, music, movies, photos, politics, or music videos)
Frequency of update?Notes:Headlines only.
HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
"RSS: Add your blog" Module
Single Blog (or any RSS) Feed
Index ⇑Summary:Pull in posts from ANY blog or RSS feed (a lot of news sites syndicate content this way).Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links in description field DoFollow, but feed content is NOT indexed.
Scobleizer Module
SIngle Blog Feed: Topic - Web and Tech news
Index ⇑Summary:DEAD blog feed from a tech/gadget blog.
If you want scobleizer, add the new RSS feed's URL to the "RSS Add my blog" module:
http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/feed/
Slashdot Module
News via Social Networking
Index ⇑Summary:Display popular tech, web and geeky news articles submitted by Slashdot members.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
Slate Module
News Headlines and Editorials
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent news and editorials from Slate Magazine.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
SquidooCool Blog
Single Blog Feed: Topic: Squidoo Tips
Index ⇑Summary:Posts from the fabulous SquidooCool Blog by Loyalis Aka Captain Squid.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
Sunday Night Football Matchup Module
Widget: Sports News
Sustainablog Module
Single Blog Feed: Topic - Environmental News
Index ⇑Summary:Eco-friendly articles from Sustainablog.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
The Onion Module
(Not) Headline News
Index ⇑Summary:Recent headines from popular news parody site.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: everything available)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
Top Chef Blogs Module
Widget: Cooking Blog Articles
Wired News Module
News Headlines From Tech Magazine
Index ⇑Summary:Display recent news headlines from WIRED magazine on tech and web trends.Options:Number of headlines to show?
Excerpt: none / 100 chars / everything? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
Yelp Reviews Module
Search Results: Reviews of Local Attractions, Restaurants, Etc
Index ⇑Summary:Display user-submitted reviews about local area's restaurants, attractions, hotels, doctors, or other "Yellow Pages" like categories.Options:ZIP code?
Category (Active Life, Pets, Medical, and more)
Number of reviews?Notes:Minor bug: Category resets itself to default category ("Active Life") each time you edit. Switch it back!
HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
Here's what Yelpers have to say about Arts & Entertainment in 92612
- Cirque du Soleil - Kooza (Irvine)
- "This event lived up to the hype of being an adrenaline rush of acrobatics in a zany kingdom. From balancing on chairs to the wheel of death, you will be..." more
- Irvine Barclay Theatre (Irvine)
- "Very eclectic shows. Great place." more
- Woodbridge Movies 5 (Irvine)
- "If you are a movie-going aficionado this is going to be a 1-2 star experience but if you are looking to entertain the family cheaply it's a 4-5 star..." more
- Edwards University Cinema (Irvine)
- "Went here to see Titanic 3D, but was not impressed. Not sure if it is the movie or the movie theater. The 3D effect was not as good as expected." more
- Village Gallery (Irvine)
- "The Village Gallery has some really great artwork and they change things up on a regular basis. My favorite artist who has artwork in the gallery on a..." more
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