[ddj] Doorda

Thu May 1 09:41:03 UTC 2014

Hello Everybody,

I am involved in a UK start-up called Doorda (www.doorda.com), where our aim
is to provide community-relevant sources of open data, collate and then
publish on a map free-of-charge. We've just gone into Live BETA, which is
very exciting for us.

I'd be very grateful to hear feedback from everyone on this OKFN list, if
possible.

If you'd like to email me directly, please do so on james at doorda.com.

Many thanks in advance,

James Huff

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   1. Re: StoryBuilder,	a new tool for creating NYT-like scrolling
      stories (ericnbarrett at gmail.com)
   2. Re: StoryBuilder, a new tool for creating NYT-like scrolling
      stories (Andrew Callaghan)

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Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 12:39:35 +0400
From: "ericnbarrett at gmail.com" <ericnbarrett at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [ddj] StoryBuilder,	a new tool for creating NYT-like
	scrolling stories
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We are working on non-third-party authentication/login, as well as more open
authentication options. That should be ready soon. I understand the
frustration. Our first target audience were Georgians and they all use FB
here.

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Andrew Callaghan <
Andrew.Callaghan at knightstone.co.uk> wrote:

>  Disappointing that you can only login with Facebook Sign In
>
>
>
> Possible to setup login not connected to other sites, would be great
>
>
>
> *From:* data-driven-journalism [mailto:
> data-driven-journalism-bounces at lists.okfn.org] *On Behalf Of * 
> ericnbarrett at gmail.com
> *Sent:* 01 May 2014 07:38
> *To:* data-driven-journalism at lists.okfn.org
> *Subject:* [ddj] StoryBuilder, a new tool for creating NYT-like 
> scrolling stories
>
>
>
> Dear all,
>
>
>
> I know this doesn't technically fall into the real of data journalism, 
> but once you are ready to tell the story, it might come in handy.
>
>
>
> We at JumpStart Georgia wanted to do similar mixed-media scrolling 
> stories like the 
>
NYTimes<http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/10/27/south-china-sea/>does
. We are trying hard to inspire creativity and diversity in the ways
Georgians tell stories, especially local activists, journalists, and NGOs.
> We initially built this for us and our stories, but decided it would 
> be way cool for others to be able to create these types of mixed-media 
> stories too. Not everyone can use D3 <http://d3js.org/> and code a 
> story like this.
>
>
>
> The tool, http://storybuilder.jumpstart.ge/en/,  is mainly only 
> functional (see the 
> Demo<http://storybuilder.jumpstart.ge/en/storyteller/2>),
> but needs, of course, a lot more user interface design. However, it 
> already works and people can start using it. Some cool features:
>
>    - you build the story in sections and can rearrange them once you have
>    created them
>    - you can choose whether each section will be text or some type of
>    media
>    - you can audio to each section
>    - currently, the media we have is screen-size photo and video, but we
>    will add a slideshow soon and then others (maybe interactive choropleth
>    map, simple charts, ...)
>    - the media can have captions and sub-captions
>    - you can host your scrolling story on the site itself;
>    - you can export, as a zipped file, all the files once you build it,
>    and host them on any server you want;
>    - you can download the entire app for use in your organization (the
>    github link is in the top-right corner - it is a Ruby-on-Rails app)
>    - we have started adding templates to it;
>
>
>
> Obviously, we still have a lot to do (well, sky's the limit) , but 
> slowly we will build this up and add new features. Let us know what 
> you think and if you have any ideas that might make it useful for you, 
> we'd love to hear them.
>
>
>
> http://storybuilder.jumpstart.ge/en/
>
>
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>
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From: Andrew Callaghan <Andrew.Callaghan at knightstone.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [ddj] StoryBuilder, a new tool for creating NYT-like
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Brilliant Stuff

Actual concept of tool and finished article look fantastic

From: data-driven-journalism
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ericnbarrett at gmail.com
Sent: 01 May 2014 09:51
To: List about Data Driven Journalism and Open Data in Journalism.
Subject: Re: [ddj] StoryBuilder, a new tool for creating NYT-like scrolling
stories

We are working on non-third-party authentication/login, as well as more open
authentication options. That should be ready soon. I understand the
frustration. Our first target audience were Georgians and they all use FB
here.

On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 11:23 AM, Andrew Callaghan
<Andrew.Callaghan at knightstone.co.uk<mailto:Andrew.Callaghan at knightstone.co.u
k>> wrote:
Disappointing that you can only login with Facebook Sign In

Possible to setup login not connected to other sites, would be great

From: data-driven-journalism
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Sent: 01 May 2014 07:38
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Subject: [ddj] StoryBuilder, a new tool for creating NYT-like scrolling
stories

Dear all,

I know this doesn't technically fall into the real of data journalism, but
once you are ready to tell the story, it might come in handy.

We at JumpStart Georgia wanted to do similar mixed-media scrolling stories
like the
NYTimes<http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/10/27/south-china-sea/>
does. We are trying hard to inspire creativity and diversity in the ways
Georgians tell stories, especially local activists, journalists, and NGOs.
We initially built this for us and our stories, but decided it would be way
cool for others to be able to create these types of mixed-media stories too.
Not everyone can use D3<http://d3js.org/> and code a story like this.

The tool, http://storybuilder.jumpstart.ge/en/,  is mainly only functional
(see the Demo<http://storybuilder.jumpstart.ge/en/storyteller/2>), but
needs, of course, a lot more user interface design. However, it already
works and people can start using it. Some cool features:

  *   you build the story in sections and can rearrange them once you have
created them
  *   you can choose whether each section will be text or some type of media
  *   you can audio to each section
  *   currently, the media we have is screen-size photo and video, but we
will add a slideshow soon and then others (maybe interactive choropleth map,
simple charts, ...)
  *   the media can have captions and sub-captions
  *   you can host your scrolling story on the site itself;
  *   you can export, as a zipped file, all the files once you build it, and
host them on any server you want;
  *   you can download the entire app for use in your organization (the
github link is in the top-right corner - it is a Ruby-on-Rails app)
  *   we have started adding templates to it;

Obviously, we still have a lot to do (well, sky's the limit) , but slowly we
will build this up and add new features. Let us know what you think and if
you have any ideas that might make it useful for you, we'd love to hear
them.

http://storybuilder.jumpstart.ge/en/

Eric

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