Wednesday, April 9. 2008

Instant Journalist Service Offers Geosavvy Tools for Local Media Players

Journalism.co.uk interviews the CEO of startup Instivate, which offers a platform for "online news communities" called Instant Journalist. The service allows publishers to set up sites where users upload news and event content of all types (text, video, images, etc.) complete with geotags. Says the CEO, "... any story can be placed on a map and assigned to a specific geographical neighbourhood, town, or city...Users can also subscribe to RSS feeds for specific geographic locations and track the news around them at a very local level." One site already using the service is Central District News in Seattle. News and reviews can be accessed via blog type postings or a Google Map. Is this the future of hyperlocal media?

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Google at 09:38 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

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