Before doing this. Check out Digital First media colleague Mandy Jenkins' compendium of alternatives to CoverItLive and Elana Zak's 3 alternatives via 10,000 Words.
This is but one method.
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
JRC Chat on Google for journalism
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the (kind-of) weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we're talking about Google tools and how they can be used in the pursuit of journalism excellence.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Since this is about Google, I figured we could also try livestreaming a Hangout of the chat, if anyone wants in as well.
Today we're talking about Google tools and how they can be used in the pursuit of journalism excellence.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Since this is about Google, I figured we could also try livestreaming a Hangout of the chat, if anyone wants in as well.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
JRC Chat on Social Media Wire - and Google+!
It's Wednesday! And that means that members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and anyone who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, which you didn't join last week.
So we are going to be talking about the Social Media Wire.
What is it? I still don't know!
So we'll talk about its meaning, how to do it and how to use it in journalism.
BONUS! GOOGLE+ BABY!
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
As always, you are welcome to participate at anytime you want.
So we are going to be talking about the Social Media Wire.
What is it? I still don't know!
So we'll talk about its meaning, how to do it and how to use it in journalism.
BONUS! GOOGLE+ BABY!
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
As always, you are welcome to participate at anytime you want.
OH BOY! I forgot to share the Google+ Cheat Sheet during #JRCChat - http://on.mash.to/nvFQGYless than a minute ago via TweetDeck 
ivanlajara
Monday, March 7, 2011
How to make a Google map with weather info without trying
So the weather has been terrible, as always and now everthing is flooded and or full of potholes. But where?
The National Weather Service provides tons of information in a format that can be imported into a Google Map.
All you have to do is this:
* Visit the National Weather Service page that has the maps and download the set you want.
Go to http://maps.google.com, click on 'My Maps' and then 'Import' and upload the file you just downloaded.
DONE! Then you just have to embed the map with your story or blog post. Chris March of the New Haven Register shows you how.
View Flooding warnings, March 7, 2011 in a larger map
You can also combine two sets of information:
View Flooding warnings in a larger map
Granted. They're not as cool as the Register Citizen's crowdsourced flooding map, but, hey, I just did this with two clicks:
The National Weather Service provides tons of information in a format that can be imported into a Google Map.
All you have to do is this:
* Visit the National Weather Service page that has the maps and download the set you want.
Go to http://maps.google.com, click on 'My Maps' and then 'Import' and upload the file you just downloaded.
DONE! Then you just have to embed the map with your story or blog post. Chris March of the New Haven Register shows you how.
View Flooding warnings, March 7, 2011 in a larger map
You can also combine two sets of information:
View Flooding warnings in a larger map
Granted. They're not as cool as the Register Citizen's crowdsourced flooding map, but, hey, I just did this with two clicks:
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