Social Reporters

a new way to ‘crowd source’ real-time reporting. have you heard of it yet? social reporting is the newest way that social media is being used to ‘crowd source’ real-time, live news about brands, organizations and events by allowing social reporters to share photos, videos, power point presentations, blogs and commentaries during a given event. in italy, www.social-reporters.com is leading the way with their website that allows brands to register their events and search for the most qualified social reporters in their area of interest, while individuals can register as social buzzers, storytellers, or social reporters. this offers new opportunities for those with great social media skills to build their reputations and develop a career outside the traditional journalism context. so, you might wonder, what does social reporting do that traditional media doesn’t? setting up an event blog, photostream feed, along with video posts on vimeo or youtube and in concert with fb and twitter posts