GeofeediaA social media search by location toolBuffyAndrews

Why is it? Geofeedia is a location-based search tool that allowsjournalists to aggregate publicly shared social media Data sources = Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, and Picasa Content comes from GPS-enabled smartphone and digitalphotos with coordinates embedded in image file Search area can be as large as a city, as small as a buildingBuffyAndrews

How to search Type in specific address, city or zip code to have map take youexactly where you want to go Type in a city or zip code to get to a general area and furtherdefine map via zooming and scrolling to specific location Type in place name (ie. The White House, Yankee Stadium)and Geofeedia will search list of pre-drawn polygonsBuffyAndrews

Search by place name Searched for The White HouseBuffyAndrews

Search by city Searched for York, Pa.BuffyAndrews

Search by address Searched for 1891 Loucks Road, York, Pa.BuffyAndrews

Sharing options Storify Twitter Pinterest Facebook StumbleUpon Email Blogger Tumblr And moreBuffyAndrews

Uses: Breaking News Boston BombingBuffyAndrews

Uses: Breaking news Hurricane SandyBuffyAndrews

Uses: Breaking news Empire State Building shootingBuffyAndrews

Uses: Breaking news Found photos of local barn fireBuffyAndrews

Events: National/World Award shows (Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, Golden Globes, etc.) Sporting events (Olympics, Super Bowl) Conventions (New York Comic Con) Elections Etc.BuffyAndrews

Uses: Local events Concerts Fairs Car shows Graduations Tailgating Sporting events Parades Etc.BuffyAndrews

Sporting eventsBuffyAndrews

ConcertsBuffyAndrews

High school graduations You cant cover all high school graduations, so why not curatevia GeofeediaBuffyAndrews

Local elections Think outside the boxBuffyAndrews

Farm show When you do find cool photos, you can ask permission to usein print. People usually say yes.BuffyAndrews

Re-enactments Gettysburg re-enactment (Big one coming up this year.)BuffyAndrews

Marry content Slideshows Pinterest boards Etc.BuffyAndrews

Create RSS feeds Create a feed so folks can follow State that it is a raw feed I usually create RSS feeds for the venues Im curating (ie.Gettysburg Battlefield) I often do separate feeds for tweets,photos, videos Feed is embeddable on website or blogBuffyAndrews

For more Check out some of my geofeeds:http://www.yorkblog.com/buffy/geofeeds/ Quick tutorial:http://www.yorkblog.com/buffy/2012/06/14/mobile-media-lab-tutorial- Tutorial on creating feeds:http://www.yorkblog.com/buffy/7364-2BuffyAndrews

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