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Cool toolsSome neat tools to try
NewHive
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What is NewHive?• Start with blank page• Create and share web pages, call Expressions• Combination of multimedia (videos, text boxes, audio clips,
etc.)
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NewHive
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NewHive
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NewHive• Go to www.thenewhive.com • Sign up for account• Click on “create expression” button in lower right corner • Get blank canvas
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NewHive• Use the buttons along the bottom to
Add text (Header or normal)
Upload image (also can make image background)
Upload audio
Embed YouTube/Vimeo
Insert shape
Upload file to link
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NewHive• When you are finished building expression, click “save” button• Title expression, add tags• Click “include buttons for” and select those you want to
include• Also, can make public or choose unlisted
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NewHive• When done, click “publish”
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NewHive• To share expression or get embed code, click on up arrow.
• Then click on arrow/corner of box
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NewHive• You can now save as a JPG• Get embed code• Share expression
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NewHive• When you look at your profile, you can see the number of
Expressions you’ve created, who you are following, your followers, etc.
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Layar• AR or Augmented Reality
(vision based)• Add digital content (links,
videos, slideshows, etc.) to print media
• Use free smartphone app to scan print for enhanced content
• Makes “print world clickable”
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Layar
Layar
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Layar
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Layar: Promote content• Call to action• Connects to author via
email, phone, Twitter, Facebook
• Links author’s blog• Links related app• Allows reader to share via
Facebook, email, Twitter• Also supports QR codes
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Spotify• Create embeddable playlists to share
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Spotify• Right click on list to get options menu, including embed code
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• Heat wave songs to share during heat wave
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YouTube
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YouTube
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• More than 35 hours of video uploaded every minute• Great platform to share videos that accompany a story• Source for raw footage that can be embedded with stories
online (ie. weather-related videos) • Media tips: http://www.youtube.com/yt/press/media.html
(includes advance search dashboard)
Meograph
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Meograph• A collection of moments• Create multimedia stories• Users add photos, videos and audio• Add content from: Computer, Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox,
Web, Google drive or you take a photo.
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Other toolsI will add to this deck as I come across more cool tools!In the meantime, check out my other slideshows including:
• Storytelling tools• Curation tools• Interactive tools• Breaking News Case• A Journo’s Toolbox• SEO tips• Verification• Digital Content Marketing• Blogging tips• Pinterest
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