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Social Media: Facebook Conversations
Use: Supplement news coverage with related real-time conversations on Facebook; provide added value to advertisers with real-time brand discussions Facebook has launched two new APIs to track and...
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Video: Crowdflik
Use: Find and integrate user-created videos from the same event Crowdflik is a free app that allows users to shoot video of events and find and edit other videos shot with CrowdFlik from the same...
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Content Development: Free Design Tools
Use: Create compelling visuals to supplement editorial or advertising content HubSpot has assembled a list of 10 Free Design Tools for Creating Stunning Visual Content. The list offers tools for...
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Video: Spreecast
Use: Provide users with access to real-time virtual conversations with reporters, thought leaders, newsmakers, etc. Spreecast is a “social video” platform that allows users to view real-time,...
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Video: JumpCam
Use: Easily combine video snippets from multiple locations into one seamless video In an earlier blog post, I featured an app called Crowdflik that allows you to aggregate video clips from various...
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Content Development: Google Media Tools
Use: Leverage Google tools to create new content and products Google Media Tools aggregates all of Google’s various tools for media companies in one location. The site is organized by categories...
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Content Development: Google Tour Builder
Use: Create compelling story timelines integrating Google Earth locations Google Tour Builder is an experimental product from Google that allows publishers to create timelines of stories and integrate...
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Social Media: Twitter Custom Timelines
Use: Curate Tweets into a custom story for users Twitter’s Custom Timelines allows publishers to create custom feeds by curating various Tweets into one stream. The custom timeline can be created...
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Social Media: Geofeedia
Use: Search content by location across social media networks to surface interesting local stories, commentary, sources and content Geofeedia is a Web-based application that allows media publishers to...
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Social Media: NewsWhip Spike
Use: Identify conversations or stories with a local angle that are trending on social media sites On my previous post, I share information on Geofeedia, a tool to search social media sites for...
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Video: Using Short Video for News
Use: Capitalize on the growing use of short videos such as Vine and Instagram to report news Short video services Vine and Instagram have seen meteoric growth this past year. Instagram’s mobile app...
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Social Media: Verification Tools
Use: Verify sources of social media content to ensure veracity In an earlier post, I shared information on Verification Junkie, a site that aggregates tools to help journalists assess the veracity of...
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Social Media: Dataminr
Use: Identifying newsworthy topics on Twitter Dataminr is the latest tool for journalists to mine Twitter’s firehose of information for newsworthy leads. I’ve shared on this blog other similar social...
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Content Development: Storehouse
Use: develop stories for readers or advertisers by aggregating content from various sites and service Storehouse is a storytelling iPad app that allows you to upload and combine content from Flickr,...
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Data Mining: Snapbird
Use: find historical tweets to add context to or background for a news story Snapbird is a free tool that allows you to search your own tweets or other users’ timelines for specific information. In...
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