Mobile Citizen Reporter facilitates citizen journalism in a completely new way. It enables anyone to send high-resolution images and videos directly to the publisher of their choice. Mobile Citizen Reporter enables a publisher to be reachable by any user instantly and allows the publisher to manage and control the end-user content through agreement.
Brief facts
An end-user sends multimedia content from a phone to Fromdistance's content server from where it is then forwarded to the publisher in just few seconds
The Mobile Citizen Reporter application can be obtained for free. It supports all Nokia multimedia computers and other S60 devices. The application is seamlessly integrated into a smartphone's built-in gallery, making sending and commenting videos and images effortless. The service is open for any publisher to join either permanently or temporarily and the list of publishers is dynamically synchronized.
To make joining smooth, content and delivery is always adapted to fit publisher's needs. In order to have a mutual agreement with end-user the publisher may define the terms of use for acquiring content. Mobile Citizens Reporter puts you in control of content.
Framework
- Mobile Citizen Reporter is comprised of:
- Client application for smartphones
- Server solution for content normalization
- Integration point for publisher's content management system
