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AP journalists using Bambuser live video app
Last week's explosion in Prague saw the Bambuser technology used by an AP news director to send live video from the scene, following a roll-out of the app to staff
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 10/05/13Journalist portfolio site Clippings.me launches pro option
The paid-for service, which costs $8 a month, provides social analytics and allows you to host your portfolio at a custom domain
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 08/05/13RSS reader Ping.it launches handy filter feature
The 'probes' feature allows you to set up intelligent RSS feeds, based on keywords or filtering posts, to only show those with a high number of Facebook or YouTube likes
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 08/05/13Crowdmap gets major upgrade and goes mobile-first
The crowd-mapping tool has been used by news outlets including the Guardian and the BBC
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 07/05/13Tool for journalists: PeekYou, for finding people online
PeekYou lets you search for people by name, displaying results from LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr and many other networks
Posted by Teodora Beleaga on 03/05/13NewsWhip launches email alerts to track news in your niche
NewsWhip Spike surfaces 'socially-powered news, using the crowd to filter the big stories'
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 01/05/13How import.io will help reporters extract data from web pages
The free tool will let journalists gather, aggregate and analyse data from websites without the need for coding or scraping skills
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 30/04/13Washington Post trials ThingLink Mobile
The Washington Post is the first news outlet to use a pre-release version of the ThingLink Mobile app, creating interactive images of the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 29/04/13How Glipho aims to make blogging more social
By integrating social media sites with blogs in one online location, this new platform can be a hub for bloggers and aspiring journalists alike
Posted by Alastair Reid on 25/04/13App for journalists: NuffnangX, for following blogs
An app for finding and following blogs
Posted by Teodora Beleaga on 23/04/13Five types of content curation tools for journalists
A list of 10 curation tools which journalists can use to collect multimedia content from across the web, organised by type
Posted by Alastair Reid on 05/04/13Meograph to add paid-for features for journalists
The platform, which enables users to tell multimedia stories using time and place, will launch premium features for newsrooms in the next 'couple of months'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 03/04/13Pressfolios launches revamped site for journalists and writers
Usability and cloud storage are key features of the portfolio service's improved system
Posted by Alastair Reid on 26/03/13Amazon launches 'send to Kindle' button for websites
News sites and WordPress bloggers can add the button, allowing readers to save articles and read later
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 20/03/13Social list building tool Listly launches new version
Journalists can use Listly to build lists with the community and offers social features such as item-specific commenting and a voting system to drive engagement
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 18/03/13Why Tableau Desktop has been opened up free to students
By making the data software free to students Tableau hopes to help them 'find data, analyse data and discover and publish stories very very quickly'
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 08/03/13Data and UGC tools receive prototype funding
The projects to receive backing from the Knight Foundation's prototype fund include plans for platforms to work with crime data, user-generated content and measure gender representation
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 07/03/13Tool for journalists: Calltrunk, for searchable phone recordings
Calltrunk allows you to record landline, mobile and Skype calls and then search the audio for keywords
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 01/03/13Journo Portfolio gets redesign and user directory
The platform can be used by journalists to showcase their work by adding a bio linking to published articles
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#Tip: Try storytelling tool Cowbird - which now has embed option
Cowbird has been used by the National Geographic and other outlets as a storytelling tool
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 12 April 2013#Tip: Some useful Chrome extensions for reporters
Chrome extensions for journalists
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 9 April 2013#Tip: Tools for creating visualisations of data
A list of tools for visualising data
Posted by Rachel McAthy on 8 April 2013Tool of the week for journalists: Taggstar, for adding links to your pictures
A free tool to allow readers to hover over images on your site and find links to videos, audio and more, and one that offers money making opportunities for publishers
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 18 October 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Story Wheel, for easy audio slideshows
A quick and easy tool for turning your Instagram pictures into an audio slideshow
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 4 October 2012#Tip of the day for journalists: Take a look at this list of tech and tools
A list of tools and technology for journalists
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 24 September 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Cowbird, for unedited storytelling
A storytelling tool to allow people to tell stories in their own words, pictures, audio and maps
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 14 August 2012Tool of the week for journalists: WolframAlpha
WolframAlpha is an internet research tool that journalists should know about
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19 July 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Datawrapper, for quick data visualisations
A data journalism visualisation tool as recommended by Simon Rogers of the Guardian's Datastore
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 29 June 2012#jpod: Why publishers are 'excited' about Windows 8 tablets
This podcast looks at the Financial Times Windows 8 app and hears how the release of the new operating system could be a game changer in the tablet market
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 1 June 2012CoveritLive switches to paid-only service
Popular liveblogging platform CoverItLive has announced the end of its free usage tier, becoming an entirely paid for subscription service
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 1 June 2012Bitly launches 'bitmark' social bookmarking service
Bitly, the popular link shortener used by lots of news websites, announces its ‘bitmark’ service
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 29 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Transcribe, a Chrome web app that saves time
A free toll that allows you to transcribe an audio interview without having the toggle between a text-editing document and audio player
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 25 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Geofeedia, to locate real-time photos, videos and tweets
A great new tool that can help journalists verify breaking news stories
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 17 May 2012Social magazine app Flipboard adds audio
Flipboard partners with SoundCloud, National Public Radio and Public Radio International to add audio, making the social magazine a multimedia experience
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 16 May 2012#jpod - How web analytics can provide story leads and new angles
Reporting from analytics and using real-time to influence editorial decisions
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 11 May 2012Tweetbot partners with Storify to allow Twitter conversation sharing
Create mini Storifys of a Twitter conversation in a swipe and three taps with the Tweetbot update
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 1 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Thinglink, for interactive images
A great online tool to allow you to annotate images with rich media such as tweets, videos, photos and audio
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 26 April 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Google Follow Your World
Track change in an area of interest by receiving notifications when Google adds new satellite images
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19 April 2012Storify stories now on news reader app Pulse
Curated storytelling tool Storify signs its first syndication deal and is now available on social reader Android and iPhone/iPad app Pulse
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 19 April 2012
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Tool for journalists: ChangeDetection
Enter a URL and receive an email alert when text is added to that page
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 15/05/13