This could be a useful tool for journalists and media managers to understand changing audience behaviour and respond accordingly. Many are writing about this as a marketing tool, but I see it of value to those producing content, too.
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Present.me - the video presentation platform. Share all your presentation content in one place. Slides, slides and audio, slides and video or just video. No software to install, all you need is your slides, a webcam and YOU!
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Could this be used by journalists to create short news bulletins? Has anyone any experience of doing so? Please share. Delete the scoop?
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Scoopshot gives you authentic and unique photos and video directly from your audience. Engage your audience directly on their mobile phones!
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From the site: "Scoopshot is a crowdsourcing service for news photos and videos. We give you unique content and direct access to mobile photographers around the world." 
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April 9, 3:35 AM
It seems a useful tool. Free of charge to download, use and upload material but check the copyright notices on the Terms and Conditions to check who owns what and when that changes. I mailed them asking whether there was a Creative Commons option for those more interested in reach rather than revenue and the answer was "for the moment we do not support the CC license model, although situation can change in the future." Would be a good option to add.
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Great tool for sharing quotes from articles and embedding them. From the site: "QUOTE.fm is the best way to discover, read, collect, recommend, curate, and discuss written stories." Tested it here. http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org/blog/how-to-give-quotes-a-life-of-their-own/ 
Jeff Domansky's comment,
March 15, 11:29 PM
Great functionality but the design and presentation need a wholesale makeover and presentation options for enjoyable reading. Otherwise I'm not sure readers won't get bored and go elsewhere. Thanks for sharing it.
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March 16, 4:57 AM
Hi Jeff, agreed. I also noticed that if I use the tablet version I can't quote directly from an article. I seem to have to grab the url from my browser, move over to the app, paste it in and do it that way round. Too many steps. (perhaps I am doing something wrong). Also, I would like to be able to add a bit more context around the collection. I have raised a few points in the piece (linked to above).
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Upload your news videos or respond to assignments and make money. Good news for anyone with a camera who spots a story and is first on the scene. Delete the scoop?
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Beautifully crafted timelines that are easy, and intuitive to use.
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Create multimedia timelines to embed and share. You can use Google Docs to assemble data and elements before publishing. 
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December 29, 2012 3:09 PM
You can use Google Docs to assemble data and elements before publishing. Delete the scoop?
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Have a play with the free version. It has limited options but enough features to create an impressive info graphic. The premium versions offer a lot more. Delete the scoop?
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Explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best.
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Upload your documents and publications and embed them in any website. Another embed option with the added benefit of showcasing your work in categories for others to find, share, embed and follow. Delete the scoop?
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Spundge lets you collaboratively discover, curate, and create better content.
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This could be good for news teams involved in collaborative news gathering. I read about it online and will test it and report on my blog.
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December 22, 2012 6:30 AM
Just blogged about this in the hope of attracting some comments from journalists who have tried it for news gathering. http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org/blog/share-your-spundge-content-collaboration-experiences/
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Meograph helps you easily create, share, and playback beautiful stories in context of Where and When.
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Another timeline, multimedia, interactive asset aggregator to embed and share. Delete the scoop?
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Timetoast is a place to create timelines that you can add to your blog or website. You can create historical timelines of important events, or build a timeline of your vacation. It's all up to you.
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Another free timeline tool to embed or share on social media. Delete the scoop?
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An alternative to Disqus and the other social comment plug ins particularly useful if you have a strong Russian audience. From the site "Cackle is a comment system for your site which creates an active community of commentators." Delete the scoop?
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Create attractive infographics to embed on your site and share. From the site's publicity page: "Drag and Drop pre-designed themes and vector assets onto your canvas for easy creation and customization of rich infographics." Delete the scoop?
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Just signed up for this amazing story telling tool. The examples are excellent. Be sure to watch the Pine Point feature and stick with it, clicking as you do. This is a wonderful way of telling stories. Looking forward to my invite to try the tool out. Delete the scoop?
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Video beyond the box. Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video.
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From the site: "Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content from the rest of the web — from text, links and maps to pictures and live feeds." Delete the scoop?
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Your Social Magazine. Available for iPad, iPhone & Android.
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I've been playing with the new Flipboard Magazine tool and started building a personalised magazine about the Media's Future, dragging in random articles that catch my eye and which I want to store and share. Now I am trying to figure out how useful and disruptive this new version of Flipboard (2.0) could be. Please share any experiences/comments/ideas below. Delete the scoop?
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From the site: "The Future Journalism Project explores disruption, opportunity and innovation across the media landscape. We do this through a mix of original thinking and reporting, curation and the use of various platforms that best fit the type of content that we’re working with."
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February 4, 2:01 AM
From the site: "The Future Journalism Project explores disruption, opportunity and innovation across the media landscape. We do this through a mix of original thinking and reporting, curation and the use of various platforms that best fit the type of content that we’re working with." Delete the scoop?
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Wufoo's HTML form builder helps you create online web forms.
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From the site: "Wufoo is a web application that helps anybody build amazing online forms. When you design a form with Wufoo, it automatically builds the database, backend and scripts needed to make collecting and understanding your data easy, fast and fun."
Note: You are able to make three forms only with the free version but those forms will have limited functionality. I signed up and had a try and the free version seems to offer the basics needed to gather information. Upgrading to the paid version promises far more, but I have not tried that. Any comments from people who have upgraded welcome. 
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January 8, 9:01 AM
Wufoo - a web application that helps anybody build online forms. When you design a form with Wufoo, it automatically builds the database, backend and scripts needed to make collecting and understanding your data easy and fast.
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Create infographics and interactive online charts. It's free and super-easy! Follow other users and discover amazing data stories!
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This looks really easy. Intuitive layout. Data friendly, just load a spread sheet and go. Delete the scoop?
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Podcastomatic works well. Simply add the URL of your blog and it will turn it into a podcast read by a robot. One or two issues which I will mail them about. If your blog has a 'read more' function as in WordPress or Joomla the robot stops reading at that point. The robot also reads information at the bottom of the post such as the permalink and invitation to add comments. But it's a good start. Delete the scoop?
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Spreecast is the social video platform that lets people broadcast together.
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They call it "The ultimate live video experience" with the chance to interact live with individuals and groups, post questions live onscreen, share and embed. Could be good for groups of stringers reporting on a news story from multiple locations. Have just signed up for an account but not tested yet. Please add any experiences below.
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December 22, 2012 5:14 AM
More from the site: "Spreecast is being used by content creators to engage in timely, relevant conversations across the globe. From bloggers and journalists to celebrities and large media companies, content creators enjoy Spreecast’s advanced producer controls, real-time Facebook and Twitter sharing, and features that help you interact with your audience like never before. Any number of viewers can watch and participate live, making it a great tool for both large and small audiences. Spreecasts can also be embedded on the web and are available for instant playback, allowing you to drive views and shares long after the live experience is over. No other platform offers this level of engagement."
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Storination is launching soon.
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According to the site this is 'hyperlocal-blogging' and Journalism UK says it "is a platform which enables users to create a group of Storify stories. Publishers could use it to group together Storify stories from a certain event, for example, or covering a specific subject." Delete the scoop?
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Datawrapper is an open source tool helping everyone to create simple, correct and embeddable charts in minutes.
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Another free data visualisation tool for embedding or sharing via social media. Delete the scoop?
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From the site: "Weavly enables you to create video mashups in your browser using video and audio content from YouTube, SoundCloud & Co". Delete the scoop?
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Creative Commons Search helps you find assets that are available to share, use and remix. Great for those looking for assets to enrich news stories. Delete the scoop?
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