# NewsBlur

- **Website:** <https://newsblur.com>
- **Primary alias:** `newsblur.com`
- **Employees:** 2+
- **Location:** San Francisco, California, United States

## Description

NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. It offers a range of features and services to enhance your news reading experience. With top-notch apps available for iOS, Android, and web, NewsBlur ensures easy and organized access to news, no matter where you are. One of the standout features is NewsBlur's training filters, which allow you to customize your news feed by hiding unwanted stories and highlighting the ones that interest you. By teaching NewsBlur your preferences for certain blogs, authors, and topics, you can cut through the noise and connect with the news that matters most to you. NewsBlur also promotes social engagement, allowing you to share and discuss news stories with your friends. Even if they're not NewsBlur users, they can keep up with what you're reading through your public blog, complete with comments. The inception of NewsBlur dates back to 2009 when Samuel Clay, the founder, built the first version while riding the A train in New York City. With premium accounts launched in 2010, NewsBlur aimed to offer sustainability and longevity as a top contender in the RSS world. With a robust server-side technology stack, including Django, Celery, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, NewsBlur ensures efficient fetching, parsing, and storing of news stories, while also providing real-time updates to users. On the client-side, NewsBlur relies on jQuery, Backbone.js, and Underscore.js to provide a seamless and user-friendly experience. Various jQuery plugins further enhance the functionality, making NewsBlur a versatile and reliable news reader. To protect user privacy, NewsBlur offers a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service. This ensures that your data is yours alone and that you can enjoy NewsBlur legally. Overall, NewsBlur is revolutionizing the way we consume news, making it a go-to platform for personalized, engaging, and socially connected news reading.

## Industries

- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology
- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 📊 Business and Consumer Services
- 🖥 Programming and Developer Software _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 🍿 Arts and Entertainment

## Links

- [github](https://github.com/samuelclay)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/newsblur)
- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/newsblur-inc.)
- [facebook](https://facebook.com/newsblur)

## Logos & icons

- icon _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id9Tbp0XKW/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1784358301815)
- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id9Tbp0XKW/w/316/h/316/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1775553455051)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zeus | #2d261a | dark |
| Chalky | #ecd896 | light |
| Tulip Tree | #e6a040 | accent |

## Fonts

- Gotham Narrow A — asset _(custom)_
- Whitney SSm A — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id9Tbp0XKW/w/1500/h/500/idBgZBqMTk.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1784358302047)

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