A while back, I introduced the idea of a storystreaming platform, which is basically my dream system that would allow journalists to mix original reporting with social media and “user generated” content. It would also present those “mashups” as streams that tell a story, not as articles with widgets or boxes included as story “extras.” I’ll be [...]
The growth of life streams means that “those who can filter out what’s important will matter more,” according to web strategist Jeremiah Owyang. CUNY Professor Jeff Jarvis’ makes a similar point that “every minute of a journalist’s time will need to go to adding unique value to the news ecosystem: reporting, curating, organizing.” Journalists who hope to use [...]
Here is a very rough look at how a storystreaming platform could be used to make sense of the confusing flood of information coming out of social media streams. To keep thing simple, the mockup only shows how Twitter sources might work. The final implementation would take information from many different sources. Make sure to [...]
After posting my idea for a platform that would allow any piece of content to blossom into a real-time curated story powered by social media, Kol Tregaskes pointed out a similar project called Purefold. Purefold also aims to gather content from users to create a cohesive story. It seems to be aimed more for entertainment, [...]
