See my video tutorial on using Storify
Looking for an innovative way to tell a story?
Try Storify.
Storify uses social media to curate and create stories.
You pull publicly available information from Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Instagram and You Tube. You also can paste a link from anything you find in the web and post it on Storify.
You can pick a topic that is in the news, such as a recent protest, sporting event or anything sources have posted content about on the social media networks.
Or you can create a Storify on an issue that your nonprofit is following. Say you have an event or press conference. You can take photos, videos, tweets or stories from that event and create a Storify of the event itself, of news media coverage of the event or a combination of the two.
Here is how you start:
Login with your Twitter account.
Write a headline for your Storify.
In the box below you can write a lede or a summary.
You build a Storify by using key words or hashtags (#) to search topics on the right.
Drag the content you want to use into the left space. This is where you build your Storify.
Also note that you can write mini text blocks in between each item you curate. You can use this for captions or add additional information about the social media content.
You may want a total of eight to 10 items in your Storify. Make sure there is a balance of tweets, Facebook posts, photos, video an text.
Then you publish your piece. You can share it with others on Twitter. People also can follow you on Storify.
Many news organizations and bloggers are using Storify as a storytelling tool. Once your Storify is published you can share the link or embed it on a blog or website.
It’s a great way to aggregate and curate content as well as share your original content that you have posted on the various social media networks.