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Mandy Jenkins Zombiejournalism.com Compiled 3/2011 Smart Phones for Smart Journalists Mobile Tools to Know and Download* Photo Tools Photoshop Express: Crop images, apply filters, lighten/darken. Upload to Twitpic, Flickr or Photoshop online. iPhone, Android Flickr: Photo uploading, geolocation (for mapping images), photo publication online. iPhone, Android, Blackberry, WAP, upload by email. Video Tools Qik: Live streaming, record and upload to many sites. Apple, Droid, BB, Palm & some dumb phones. $ UStream: Live streaming and sharing with many sites. iPhone, Droid, Nokia. Animoto: Photo/video slideshow builder. iPhone. $ option Audio & Notetaking Tools Evernote: Record audio and/or typed in notes that sync together, allow for easy publishing. $ option. Most devices. Cinch: Audio recording and sharing, ideal for podcasting and reposting. iPhone, Android, callin option for other phones. Voice Recorder: Audio recorder for Droid HT Professional Recorder: Audio recorder that picks up sound even at a distance, can skip silence. $. iPhone. Live Reporting ScribbleLive: Realtime chats & sharing, includes photos, videos & audio. iPhone, BB, SMS option. Cover it Live: Realtime chats & sharing, includes photos, videos & audio. iPhone and mobile web option.

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Mandy  Jenkins   Zombiejournalism.com   Compiled  3/2011  

Smart Phones for Smart Journalists Mobile  Tools  to  Know  and  Download*  

  Photo Tools  Photoshop  Express:  Crop  images,  apply  filters,  lighten/darken.  Upload  to  Twitpic,  Flickr  or  Photoshop  online.    iPhone,  Android    Flickr:  Photo  uploading,  geolocation  (for  mapping  images),  photo  publication  online.    iPhone,  Android,  Blackberry,  WAP,  upload  by  email.        Video Tools  Qik:  Live  streaming,  record  and  upload  to  many  sites.  Apple,  Droid,  BB,  Palm  &  some  dumb  phones.  $    UStream:  Live  streaming  and  sharing  with  many  sites.  iPhone,  Droid,  Nokia.      Animoto:  Photo/video  slideshow  builder.  iPhone.  $  option        Audio & Notetaking Tools  Evernote:  Record  audio  and/or  typed  in  notes  that  sync  together,  allow  for  easy  publishing.  $  option.  Most  devices.      Cinch:  Audio  recording  and  sharing,  ideal  for  podcasting  and  reposting.  iPhone,  Android,  call-­‐in  option  for  other  phones.      Voice  Recorder:  Audio  recorder  for  Droid    HT  Professional  Recorder:  Audio  recorder  that  picks  up  sound  even  at  a  distance,  can  skip  silence.  $.  iPhone.      Live Reporting  ScribbleLive:  Real-­‐time  chats  &  sharing,  includes  photos,  videos  &  audio.  iPhone,  BB,  SMS  option.    Cover  it  Live:  Real-­‐time  chats  &  sharing,  includes  photos,  videos  &  audio.  iPhone  and  mobile  web  option.    

Mandy  Jenkins   Zombiejournalism.com   Compiled  3/2011  

     Mobile Publishing  Tumblr:  Quick  blog  posts  in  a  short-­‐form,  shareable  format.  App  for  most  devices  (see  http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/apps)  or  post  by  voice/email.      Wordpress:  Blog  tool  with  many  professional  capabilities.  Apps  for  most  devices,  or  post  by  email.       Social Media  iPhone:  Tweetie  ($),  Twittelator  ($  option)    Blackberry:  Tweetcaster  ($  option),  Ubertwitter    Droid:  Tweetcaster  ($  option),  TwitDroid  ($option)    Hootsuite  or  Seesmic:  Multiple  account  support.  iPhone,  Droid,  BB.    Facebook:  Most  smartphones,  mobile  web,  update  by  SMS/email.      On the Go Productivity  Omniture:  View  your  website’s  statistics  on  the  go.  iPhone,  Droid,  BB.      LogMeIn:  Access  your  computer,  documents  and  programs  from  your  phone.  $.  iPhone,  Droid.          Mobile Research  Scanner  Radio/5-­0  Radio:  Public  safety  scanners  on  the  go.  Droid,  iPhone.      USA.gov:  Search  public  databases.  iPhone  or  mobile  web.          **Listed  apps  are  free  unless  otherwise  noted.