WGBH: “SNOWMAGEDDON” TEMPLATE

PROTOTYPE

Snowmageddon is a breaking news and event template prototype that serves as a landing page for all of your coverage.

It’s meant to be easy and quick to setup and update as the event changes.

The template pulls in content from you as well as user generated content.

WHAT IS SNOWMAGEDDON?

Desktop

THE TEMPLATE

Mobile

THE TEMPLATE

HOW IT WORKS

Hosted on the DS servers Able to handle a larger number of requests. Page auto-refreshes so users are up to date.

Lightweight: Site includes HTML, CSS, Config file and JS files.

Easy to use: Config file allows you to change branding, event

information and content on the page. You’re given access to the DS servers to send updates

to the file.

HOW IT WORKS

Config fi le controls: Slider Images Station Name Event Name Listen Live Link Support/Donate Link Breaking News Label Breaking News

Content Support Email Google Analytics ID API Updated Story Instagram Feeds

HOW IT WORKS

Staff updates the following: Before event:

Config File Branding Event name Map Instagram #hashtags Story IDs Picasa ID

Picasa (to pre-fi ll the slideshow) During event:

Core Publisher stories Main story Breaking news bar

Config File Instagram #hashtags Event name (if needed)

Picasa

HOW IT WORKS

FEATURES

Built-InLogo & FaviconColors

Config ChangesStation nameEvent nameSupport emailListen live button link

Support button link

BRANDING

Station Generated Picasa slideshow

API driven

UGC Instagram images

based on #hashtags related to the event EX: #Boston,

#WBGHSnow

IMAGES

Main story and breaking news ticker are backed by the NPR API.

Drop the story IDs and API key into the confi g fi le then the story and ticker will appear on the template.

Staff updates story and breaking news section in Core Publisher.

Page auto-refreshes for the most recent version.

CONTENT

Live Radar Update config file

with URL for your location from wunderground.com

Traffi c Update config file

with URL for your location from mapquest.com

MAPS

Twitter

Create a Twitter List of resources that you’d like your readers to have and we’ll add the widget to the page.

MORE CONTENT

RSS

We’ll build the feed into the page.

Ask yourself: What else do your readers need to know? What do you want to highlight? MTBA updates School closures

MORE CONTENT

Mobile WeatherCreated so that your

mobile users have quicker access to weather besides the map.

Update the RSS link in the confi g fi le to change to your location.

MOBILE FEATURES

Mobile Support Feature

Because the mobile button disappears, we’ve created an additional button at the bottom of the page.

MOBILE FEATURES

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS