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 talking [...]
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, marketing [...]
A post on Old Media, New Tricks asks if the era of live-tweeting is over, to be replaced by lifestreaming.
The use of a lifestream — a chronological aggregated view of your life activities — to tell news is very smart, not just for obviously major events, but also for small stories that sometimes come to life [...]
@JoannaLord: great chat with @radian6 talk about a step above the rest. #wow #socialfunandconversions.
