FanLink.cs by @S0phieH

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

/*********************************
 * FanLink.cs
 * by @S0phieH
 * https://vine.co/v/Mdej0H9zImJ
 *********************************/
public class FanLink : MonoBehaviour {

    //newsURL should be a link to a text file with the following format:
    // LINE1: News Title
    // Line2: News Image (needs to be PNG or JPG)
    // Line3: News Link (the website link that will open if the player asks)
    // Lines4+: text of the news, keep it short and to the point if you want it loading as fast as possible
    //
    // the text file (apart from it's links) can have standard unity markup so feel free to bold whatever

    public string newsURL = "";

    public TextMesh titleText;
    public TextMesh newsText;

    private string newstitle = "Loading news...";
    private string newsContent = "...";
    private string imgstring = "";
    private string newslink = "";

    public Collider linkCollider;

    public Renderer imageRenderer;

    void Start(){
        StartCoroutine(LoadStufff());
    }


    void Update(){
        if (newslink != "" && Input.GetKeyDown("mouse 0")){
            Ray mouseRay = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition);
            RaycastHit mouseHit = new RaycastHit();
            if (linkCollider.Raycast(mouseRay, out mouseHit, 999f)){
                Application.OpenURL(newslink);
            }
        }
    }


    //load the data
    IEnumerator LoadStufff () {
        WWW www = new WWW(newsURL);

        yield return www;

        string[] loadedData = www.text.Split('\n');
        newstitle = loadedData[0];
        imgstring = loadedData[1];
        newslink = loadedData[2];

        newsContent = "";
        for (int i=3; i<loadedData.Length; i++){
            newsContent += loadedData[i];
            if (i<loadedData.Length-1) newsContent += "\n";
        }

        titleText.text = newstitle;
        newsText.text = newsContent;

        StartCoroutine(LoadImage());
    }

    //load the image (if there is one)
    IEnumerator LoadImage () {
        if (imgstring == ""){
            Debug.Log("Empty image URL!");
            return false;
        }

        WWW www = new WWW(imgstring);

        yield return www;

        imageRenderer.material.mainTexture = www.texture;
    }
}