DFM chat on strategies for emerging social networks and rising platforms

I don't know how to Snapchat

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat Wednesday at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we are talking strategies for new and emerging social networks and publishing to other platforms. Should newsrooms have strategies for Snapchat, Vine, Meerkat? What should be the goals for Tumblr? Or Pinterest? Or Instagram? Should small newsrooms even bother?
The feed is posted below. You can also check out past chats over here.

If you want to chime in, post a comment in the container or a tweet with the hashtag "#dfmchat" so it can automatically appear below.

How to improve web videos in journalism

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we're talking about how to improve web videos in journalism. When is it appropriate to step back and do a little production vs. just uploading raw stuff? Also, ARE YOU STILL DOING TALKING HEADS? #becausecmonits2014. Bring your ideas, links and #realtalk.

AND YOUR APPS.

The feed is posted below. You can also check out past chats over here.

If you want to chime in, post a comment in the container or a tweet with the hashtag "#dfmchat" so it can automatically appear below.

Useless apps, the video

As described in "Unfortunately, there’s an app for that, too," here's some important journalistic research.



I only used the free ones. You can't pay me enough to pay for the other ones.