by Frances Micklow

Presented by Damon Kiesow

Tools for:

Research– getting there, finding sources, learning more:

• Google maps
• Yelp
• Foursquare
• Everybook
• Gowalla
• Layar
• SeeClickFix

Reporting:

• Skype
• Google Voice
• Owle Bubo (not free): case, interchangeable lens, external microphone
• Audioboo: instant podcasts
• VC Audio Pro ($5.99): 3 track audio editing
• EyeFi: transmit from camera via WiFi

Editing:

• Photohop
• PhotoGene ($1.99)
• QIK Video Camera ($1.99)
• ReelDirector ($7.99): basic video editing, sequence building
• 1^st Video ($9.99): basic editing, sequence building
• JayOut
• Drop.io
• iTimeLapse
• Zamzar.com (converts between file formats)

Publishing:

• WordPress
• Dropbox (file sharing)
• PixelPipe: automatic upload of media to email, blogs, FTP, and more
• uStream: live streaming with DV camera or cell phone
• Twitter
• CoveritLive: Live group chats/newsmaker interviews

Community:

• TinyChat.com
• LinkedIn
• MySpace
• MocoSpace
• YouTube
• Delicious
• Flickr

Mobile journalism is about journalism.