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Want To Spend Election Night At NPR HQ?

October 12, 2012 • Have you ever wondered what it's like to be at NPR on election night? Here's your chance to find out.

Social Media

And We Are Live! New Comments on NPR.org

by Kate Myers

September 19, 2012 • Our new commenting system is live on NPR.org.

Editorial

Your Questions Answered on Our New Commenting System

by Kate Myers

September 12, 2012 • You asked, we answered!

Inside NPR.org

Commenting Changes Coming To NPR.org

by Kate Myers

August 27, 2012 • Announcing a new commenting platform for NPR.org!

Mobile

Introducing the Planet Money iPhone App

by Demian Perry

May 30, 2012 • The Planet Money app for iPhone is now live in the app store.

API

NPR slideshows reach iPad browsing, API

by Patrick Cooper

May 23, 2012 • We're making a major upgrade today to all of NPR's slideshows. Our slideshows are now iOS-friendly and available in our API.

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Editorial

'Flipping' For NPR

by Joel Sucherman

May 16, 2012 • NPR launches on Flipboard.

Editorial

See local headlines on the NPR homepage?

by Patrick Cooper

March 21, 2012 • When you visit the NPR.org home page, you may see a set of headlines from your NPR Member station.

Editorial

Social Media And The Not-So-New Rules Of The Road

by Mark Stencel

February 24, 2012 • NPR's newly updated social media guidelines echo common-sense editorial practices and even some basic "netiquette" rules that are almost as old as the web itself.

Design

NPR Music for iPad

by Michael Yoch

February 15, 2012 • NPR Music for iPad is a multimedia music magazine presenting the best NPR and NPR station music through a rich blend of text, images, audio and video.

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Editorial

Behind the Bubbles: Pop-Up Politics

by Elise Hu

January 2, 2012 • A behind-the-scenes look at how our new stump speech series, Pop-Up Politics, got started here at NPR, why we thought it was worth doing, and a preview of the additional animations to come.

Inside NPR.org

Infinite Player Feedback

by Michael Yoch

November 22, 2011 • Addressing bug reports and feature requests submitted by users in the first week of testing on the Infinite Player.

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Inside NPR.org

Introducing The 'Infinite Player'

by Michael Yoch

November 14, 2011 • The NPR Infinite Player (beta) is an experiment in continuous listening. Listen to a continuous stream of NPR audio stories from news, arts and life, and music.

Process

Happy Accidents: The Joy Of Serendipity Days

by Zach Brand , David Gorsline

October 14, 2011 • Inspired by old-school skunkworks, Google's 20-percent-time policy and, most directly, RSA's animation of a talk by Dan Pink about employee motivation, NPR Digital Media staff members recently jumped into Serendipity Days for the second time.

API

NPR Comes To Google TV

by Michael Yoch

October 4, 2011 • NPR has launched a new app for the Google TV platform. The app — featured in the Google TV Spotlight Gallery — makes it easy for users to watch NPR's best video and multimedia slideshows on a big screen.

Plumbing

Production Support: Not For Wimps

by Tony Yan

August 26, 2011 • An inside look at production support at NPR.org.

NPR In Your Living Room, From The Palm Of Your Hand

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Mobile

NPR In Your Living Room, From The Palm Of Your Hand

by Jeremy Pennycook

April 1, 2011 • Stream audio straight from your iPhone, iPod or iPad to your Apple TV. Bringing NPR into your living room in a whole new way.

Mobile

Android 2.0: Rebuilt & Redesigned

by Jeremy Pennycook

April 1, 2011 • NPR News for Android 2.0. A rebuilt and redesigned app to give you a new NPR experience. A new interface with new features and the same great stories.

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API

The NPR API: An Engine Rebuild

by Randall Randall

March 17, 2011 • Recently, the development team at NPR revamped the inner workings of the API.

Editorial

Comments On NPR: The Right Chord With Less Discord

by Kate Myers , Mark Stencel , Andy Carvin

March 2, 2011 • Starting today users will notice a change to our commenting process designed to improve the quality of discussions on NPR.org. In an effort to decrease spam and encourage civility we will more aggressively moderate the user comments that appear on the site.

API

Coming Soon To The API: Collections And Image Crops

by Joanne Garlow

February 25, 2011 • Here's a heads up for all API users: in March we will be adding some new elements for images and collections to our NPRML output that you might be interested in.

Editorial

A Peek Behind the Curtain: Why are NPR Comments down?

by Kate Myers

February 15, 2011 • In order to update things on NPR.org, we occasionally have to take features down. Specifically, in order to upgrade comments, we need to take comments down for about 2 hours. We are planning to do that today at 2pm – so comments will be unavailable from 2-4pm ET (barring any disasters).