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What is PimpMyNews?
PimpMyNews lets YOU create your very own personalized
talking newspaper that covers only the topics YOU care about. PimpMyNews
automatically hunts down and converts your favorite text news and blogs to
MP3 files that you listen to on your PC, iPod, iPhone (or any MP3 player),
anytime, anywhere. Choose from hundreds of trusted (and obscure) news and blog
publishers to create your favorites playlist in minutes. Get current, save
time and listen on-the-go... only with PimpMyNews!
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Why is it “Cool”? (What's in it for me?)
- It Keeps You "Current" on what's happening in town, around the globe and with your friends who publish
blogs... on just about any topic you can dream of.
- It Puts You in Control - With PimpMyNews YOU are the master - YOU decide what topics to listen to, and when
and where you want to listen to them (kind of like Tivo, but for news & blogs)
- It Saves You Time - Break free from your PC, TV or radio and stop searching or waiting for content you like -
PimpMyNews scours the web 24/7 for YOU, hunting down content based on your preferences… Use the time it
frees up to do something fun or productive!
- Its Beats the Heck Out of R-E-A-D-I-N-G - PimpMyNews “automagically” turns favorite text and news blogs to
MP3 files that you can listen to on your PC, iPod, iPhone (or any MP3 player) anytime, anywhere.
- It's Just Plain Fun - In addition to listening to your fav news and blogs, PimpMyNews lets you create
personalized playlists and podcasts, and share, discuss and rate stories and blog posts and more!
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How Do I Sign Up?
It’s fast, easy and FREE... Just go to the
Sign Up page and fill out the form.
Within seconds, you'll get a confirmation email with a link to set up your
account. You'll be listening to your favorite news & blogs in no time.
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What kind of news and blogs can I listen to with PimpMyNews?
PimpMyNews is like a "newsreader" that talks to YOU. Once you
sign up, you'll be able to listen to your favorite text content from
thousands of trusted (and obscure) news and blog publishers worldwide.
From Entertainment, Colleges/Schools, Sports and Business to Politics,
Technology, Humor and more, PimpMyNews has something for just about everyone.
And, if you don't see a news or blog feed you like in
our Categories
, just
shoot us an email at feeds@pimpmynews.com
and we'll do our best to add it ASAP.
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Who uses PimpMyNews?
Anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can use PimpMyNews
right now to listen to audio versions of their favorite news and blogs
whenever & wherever they want to. If you also want to listen on-the-go,
you'll need the iTunes client software and an iPod, iPhone or any other
device that plays MP3 files (for other MP3 players, use your favorite
podcatcher software instead of iTunes)
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What equipment and/or gadgets do I need to use PimpMyNews?
To use PimpMyNews, you'll need a computer, an Internet browser
and a high speed Internet connection. If you also want to listen
on-the-go, you'll need the iTunes client software and an iPod,
iPhone or any other device that plays MP3 files (for other MP3
players, use your favorite podcatcher software instead of iTunes)
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How much does a PimpMyNews Membership it cost?
PimpMyNews is 100% FREE. (Yep, no charge at all!)
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What is a PimpMyNews Playlist?
When you sign up for a PimpMyNews membership you'll be able to pick
from thousands of trusted (and obscure) news and blog feeds to create
your list of favorite feeds to listen to on a regular basis - we call
this list your playlist.
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Besides listen to text News & Blogs, what else can I do with PimpMyNews?
In addition to listening to your fav news and blogs, PimpMyNews lets you create personalized playlists
and podcasts, and share and rate stories and blog posts and more!
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Can I personalize PimpMyNews?
Absolutely! PimpMyNews is all about personalization. It's like
having your very own talking newspaper that covers only the topics
YOU care about. You can choose from thousands of trusted (and obscure)
news and blog feeds to create your personalized playlist that you'll
listen to on a regular basis. If you don't see a news or blog publisher
you like in
our Categories
, shoot us an email at feeds@pimpmynews.com
and we'll do our best to add it ASAP.
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How does PimpMyNews convert my text news and blogs to audio?
PimpMyNews uses proprietary software and the latest Text-to-Speech
technology to automatically convert your favorite text news and blogs
to near-human sounding audio in real time (it's more complicated than
that, but that's the basic idea ;)
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What personal info do you collect and how do you use it?
The information we collect is used to give you a personalized news
& blog experience with PimpMyNews. For more details, check out the
PimpMyNews privacy policy.
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If I don't like it can I cancel?
If you're not 100% satisfied with PimpMyNews, you can cancel at anytime,
of course. If you're considering canceling, we would appreciate it if you could
let us know why so we can try to resolve your issue first. Since there's no
risk, why not
Sign Up and get started?
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