Attracting investment capital and reaching young local readers
This week we find out why investors are bullish on online media startups, and we find out how the Philadelphia-based startup Billy Penn is producing local news coverage aimed at younger readers.
MOREChatbots for news
Automated chatbots have the potential to combine the credibility of traditional journalism with the personalized feel of text messaging a friend. We find out how several news outlets are already experimenting with the technology, and we explore some possibilities for the future.
MOREMaking video interactive with Adways
Adways is a new tool for turning online video into an interactive experience that works across multiple platforms. Adways General Manager Fabrice Jaeger explains how news organizations might use this technology.
MORESearching within video files via LivingLens
LivingLens offers an artificial intelligence-driven technology that can enable clients to search for specific emotions or sentiments within video files. Co-founder and CEO Carl Wong tells us how it works.
MORESocial media marketing via Tagkast and Inside Social
In this week's Futures Lab update, we see how Tagkast is getting brand messaging into photos shared in Facebook, and we learn how Inside Social works to find influencers and track the way content moves through social media.
MOREText-to-video, multimedia stacks and cloud-based magazine publishing
In this week's Futures Lab update, the Reynolds Journalism Institute explores tools that make it easier to turn text into video, create multimedia explanations and produce digital magazines.
MOREDigital strategy at New York Public Radio
This week we get an inside look at one media organization's successful digital strategy.
MOREInnovation in perspective
In Erica Smith's three years as online editor and director of digital strategy for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, change has been intended to make things easier in the newsroom and on the website, www.pilotonline.com. From creating a single app to keep track of a story to cutting the number of steps a reader must take to get a digital subscription, Smith wants the digital product to be accessible to readers and comfortable for the newsroom staff.
MOREMobile studio and teleprompter app Bigvu
Bigvu is an app designed to be a mobile studio for video journalists in the field. It combines a teleprompter with a platform for recording, managing and publishing the videos.
MORESocial news via Storyful and emotion detection from Eyeris
In this week's Futures Lab update, we learn how the social media news agency Storyful serves up user-generated content to news organizations, and we find out how the startup Eyeris measures viewers' emotional reactions to video content.
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