News of a Revolution

The news industry has seen very minimal changes in recent years. John Meyer, college student at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, is going to change the way people get their news.

Meyer created an app called 'Fresco' available on the iTunes Store. This app gives the person more options on how they get the news and what news they get. It uses other news sources all connected to this app to create an personalized news by the sources you want to see.

This is great for people that have particular interests and don't want all of the other news in the newspapers.

But there are always cons to every app. For this app, if you set it up so you don't get a variety of sources and see the other side of the issues in the news then this app could isolate you with the world. This app could also be a breeding ground for people to only get news from certain websites and take some news companies out of business.

There have been some other news apps like this one created. All of the major news companies have their own app to give the consumer the news on their phone or electronic device while on the go. Some other news apps on iTunes store are Flipboard and News360.

News360 has the most in common with Fresco. They both personalize your news all on one app. Another thing in common is that they are both made to make the news simple to find for the consumer. This makes them competing to get to the top.

Flipboard on the other hand is a personalized magazine that gives your choice in magazines to appeal to your taste. This competes with Fresco because they both personalize the info you want to get. 

For now, Fresco is on top of the personalized news apps offered by iTunes. That could change if another person creates an app that makes the news even simpler to get.

Meyer is thinking about dropping out of college at the age of 19 but has not made his decision yet. His decision will be based on the success of Fresco and if he thinks he can become more successful with more schooling.

If I were in his shoes I would stay in school. This is because then you know if something goes wrong and you lose your job with the company that hires you, there is a back-up plan and you have a degree in some field.