The Eye on The Rabbit

Is Rawporter the Future of Journalism?

Rawporter is built on the idea that almost anyone can become a local news cameraman or camerawoman. Instead of dispatching a camera crew to a fire during rush hour and risk their not getting there until after the flame is out, a television news producer can create an assignment from Rawporter’s Web interface and send it to anyone with the app who may be in the area of the fire.

This is a great idea. I’ve noticed that local news stations are soliciting footage from viewers these days. With so many people owning smartphones, often an Average Joe can capture in-the-moment footage than camera crews. Unfortunately, it sounds like the app has some glitches to work through first.

Bing Launches “We’re In” App for Windows Phone

We’re In makes organizing get-togethers, carpooling and trying to find people in a crowd a breeze. Any time you want to see where your friends are—We’re In can help you. It’s simple, invite your friends, and when they join, they’ll see your location and you’ll see theirs. When the invite expires, so does the shared location – no complicated process to worry about.

This is like Beluga, but more grown up and sophisticated. And I really want to try it out.