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to "sidebar-4" to silence this notice and keep existing sidebar content. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 4.2.0.) in /home3/elprofem/public_html/wjorg/blog/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5313NOTE:<\/strong> Originally ran on Online Journalism Review: http:\/\/www.ojr.org\/ojr\/people\/webjournalist\/201010\/1891\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Think about it, two or three years ago most people had never heard of Facebook<\/a>. Tweets<\/a> were still mainly owned by birds, not limited to 140 characters. FourSquare<\/a> was some vague game from elementary school.<\/p>\n In general, most people had written social media off as some sort of high school fad.<\/p>\n Well, you should know by now, Web-based Social Media is not a fad<\/a>. <\/p>\n If you still doubt this, temporarily remove your head from the sand and go talk to one of the more than half a billion people that spend hours and hours sharing news, photos or running a virtual farm. (For the record, I am not a fan of FarmVille<\/a>.)<\/p>\n In its constant evolution, though, technology routinely leapfrogs past itself as it innovates and disrupts the status quo.<\/p>\n In other words, you ain’t seen nothing yet.<\/p>\n What’s next? It’s geolocation<\/a> paired up with augmented reality<\/a>, in my opinion.<\/p>\n Those creating these new tools typically don’t have journalism as a possible application in mind. But I, an admitted tech\/journo\/mad scientist geek, can’t help but apply the journalism prism to some of the latest tools and technology.<\/p>\n So, in that vein, here are two emerging tools I\u2019ve came across that I think are worth keeping an eye on. They may not be perfect now, but I encourage you to experiment with these and see if there is a journalistic application here.<\/p>\n NOTE: I recently posted my Web Journalism’s rules of tech engagement<\/a>, so feel free to refer to them and keep them in mind as you read. All of them apply, especially #1 and #5.<\/p>\n Whrrl<\/a><\/strong> On Twitter or FourSquare, you are telling the world where you are… in Whrrl, you are “creating a story.” Your posted photos and notes from your check-in are auto-grouped with others and, potentially, are telling the story of a moment collectively.<\/p>\n Example: We’re celebrating your birthday at a bar. We capture the moment by sharing pictures, videos, comments, etc. Those not attending could virtually experience the moment and add to the conversation.<\/p>\n Neat… but where’s the journalism?<\/p>\n Change the previous example from “birthday” to, say, \u201celection.\u201d Reporters and citizens are posting their experiences — comments, photos, videos, etc. — at polling sites, leaving a virtual marker filled with content for others to add or re-live. This would also work for a sporting event, a protest\/rally or any news event where people gather in one location.<\/p>\n Collectively, we can capture the moment in real-time with rich multimedia. This doesn\u2019t replace the article or video piece, but can really enhance them.<\/p>\n stickybits<\/a><\/strong> Like a Facebook wall? Sort of.<\/p>\n Instead of the wall living in your computer, it is at an actual, physical space… because the information is embedded onto a sticker with a barcode. Scan it with your smart phone and read or leave messages in multiple media.<\/p>\n While finding these stickers is a cute game, they’ve recently graduated to using standard barcodes<\/a>, which are on millions of products.<\/p>\n
\nThis new social media site may sound similar to its forefathers, but it has one clear difference (that I think they underplay<\/a>). It’s not about you, it’s about community… and it’s about moments.<\/p>\n
\nThis tool launched earlier this year at SXSW<\/a> and is referred to as digital graffiti. Now, how to explain this\u2026 um, think of a digital bulletin board or wall where anyone could post anything.<\/p>\n
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