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An iPad, a Netbook and soon-to-come iPhone
I haven't had my new iPad for long enough yet to learn to love it.
Most people rave about the iPad, including George Gombossy from CTWatchdog, whom I had coffee with last month. I got mine as part of the JRC ideaLab, where 18 company members were chosen to test out new tools and see how we can utilize them in covering our local communities.
I've also received a Netbook, which I had never expected to be my new best friend, but it is. The Netbook comes with its own wireless card, so while a co-worker drove us down to Yardley, Pa., this week for a meeting, I was able to check my e-mail, look up directions and monitor comments at www.middletownpress.com.
On primary election night, I sent it out with a reporter who was going to cover Linda McMahon's campaign in Cromwell, and the reporter absolutely loved it too. It is small, lightweight and quick to load. Perfect for filing stories from the field.
The iPad circulated around the office for the past couple of days, and I let everyone who wanted to use it have about 15-20 minutes to play with it to see if they could come up with a good use of it. I'm still trying to figure out how it could best serve us at The Middletown Press and how we could use it to better serve our readers.
It is definitely easier to read online newspapers on the iPad than it is on an iPhone, and some day soon I hope we will have an application for The Middletown Press to run on both the iPhone and the iPad, but I'll leave it up to the tech guys to figure that out.
One co-worker realized that while using the Google Earth application and letting the iPad detect your location, the little machine actually tells you exactly what part of the building you are in and it will move with you as you walk around the building. Pretty neat.
Next week as I go down to Yardley again for another meeting, I will be receiving my ideaLab iPhone, I've been told. I've heard those things change your life forever, and you will never go back to using a regular cell phone once you've had an iPhone.
Again, I've been set the task to figure out how all these new tools can help us gather news and better serve our readers. The only thing I know so far that I want to try with the iPhone is to stream live from a local meeting directly to our website, so readers can follow along what's happening in real time.
What do you think we should try with our new tools? Leave a comment below.
Most people rave about the iPad, including George Gombossy from CTWatchdog, whom I had coffee with last month. I got mine as part of the JRC ideaLab, where 18 company members were chosen to test out new tools and see how we can utilize them in covering our local communities.
I've also received a Netbook, which I had never expected to be my new best friend, but it is. The Netbook comes with its own wireless card, so while a co-worker drove us down to Yardley, Pa., this week for a meeting, I was able to check my e-mail, look up directions and monitor comments at www.middletownpress.com.
On primary election night, I sent it out with a reporter who was going to cover Linda McMahon's campaign in Cromwell, and the reporter absolutely loved it too. It is small, lightweight and quick to load. Perfect for filing stories from the field.
The iPad circulated around the office for the past couple of days, and I let everyone who wanted to use it have about 15-20 minutes to play with it to see if they could come up with a good use of it. I'm still trying to figure out how it could best serve us at The Middletown Press and how we could use it to better serve our readers.
It is definitely easier to read online newspapers on the iPad than it is on an iPhone, and some day soon I hope we will have an application for The Middletown Press to run on both the iPhone and the iPad, but I'll leave it up to the tech guys to figure that out.
One co-worker realized that while using the Google Earth application and letting the iPad detect your location, the little machine actually tells you exactly what part of the building you are in and it will move with you as you walk around the building. Pretty neat.
Next week as I go down to Yardley again for another meeting, I will be receiving my ideaLab iPhone, I've been told. I've heard those things change your life forever, and you will never go back to using a regular cell phone once you've had an iPhone.
Again, I've been set the task to figure out how all these new tools can help us gather news and better serve our readers. The only thing I know so far that I want to try with the iPhone is to stream live from a local meeting directly to our website, so readers can follow along what's happening in real time.
What do you think we should try with our new tools? Leave a comment below.
posted by The Middletown Press at
11:45 PM
1 Comments:
I have some great ideas for using tech to increase popularity of The Middletown Press... As you know the locals enjoy posting comments on the online stories. Some statements are very up front. I think getting more in depth with your online videos will create more interest. Do some street opinions.. video interviews.. interview random interesting people every week.. video interview the policeman on a road job.. an owner of a restaurant.. a teacher, bum, kids, and who ever gets to spend time atop the middlesex corporate building. I have made short videos for local business websites. www.youtube.com/user/Lucasbluecat This isn't expensive to do. I use a digital camera that take HD but more of my videos are in standard and looks great.
just a thought..
Darell Lucas
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