App of the week for journalists: Givit, for private video sharing
A free iPhone and Android app to allow you to privately share large video files
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App of the week:
Devices:
iPhone, iPad, Android
Cost:
Free
What is it?
An app for privately sharing video, including large files that cannot be sent by email
How is it of use to journalists?
Givit allows you to record or upload a video and send an email to a contact who can then follow the link, watch and download it and comment on it.
You could use the app to record footage showing a news story and send it privately to the newsdesk. <img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-44798" height="375" src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=43134&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" title="Givit1" width="250"> <img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-44799" height="375" src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=43135&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" title="Givit2" width="250">
Videos are stored to your Givit account so you can login and retrieve later.
You can also add footage from other cameras and devices by using the Givit desktop app.
Written by
Sarah Marshall is VP Audience Strategy at Condé Nast. She leads distribution and channel strategy globally. She is also the former technology editor for Journalism.co.uk (prior to it becoming JournalismUK)
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