CBS on Monday announced that Eyemobile for iPhone is available now in the iTunes App store for those users that want to submit photo and video content to the company’s new citizen journalism site, CBSeyemobile.com.
Eyemobile for iPhone lets users upload content from their iPhones and view what others are uploading while on-the-go. If they so choose, users can comment on the uploads, as well.
CBS Eyemobile is a direct competitor to similar services already offered from cable networks. CNN has enjoyed some success with its iReport service and Fox News employs UReport for those looking to make a statement and report on the important issues of the day. The Associated Press also has a similar iPhone app which allows citizen journalists to submit photo sand text commentary on breaking events. And with services like IAMNEWS cropping up, citizen journalism is making progress as a way for traditional news outlets to expand their content and let the average person have a say in what’s being covered.
The CBS Eyemobile app is free to download and available now.
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Among the major broadcasters, CBS has been more active than ABC or NBC. Surprising since CBS traditionally had the older audience of boomers, whereas ABC and FOX have targeted the younger audience.
Using the iPhone and citizenship journalism to reach out for interactive leaders is smart.
-Dash
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The power of this new average Joe form of media is definitely a trend that I think will continue to grow. It reminds me of the popular flash movie EPIC 2014 that spread across the web a few year back that was a mock-u-mentary set in the near future that reviews fake media history involving a merger between Google and Amazon spawning a new software where news is constantly updated by the average Joe user across Google’s massive online Grid. In this fictional history, Googlezon leads to the downfall of the New York Times, since traditional forms of news and journalism can no longer compete with the user-created Internet media.
It was amusing to watch 3 years ago but I didn’t really take it seriously then. Now it seems like the beginnings of this user-created media is already underway with CBSeyemobile and others.
I think it’s great that major news corporations no longer have complete control over what news the public gets to see and from what viewpoint they see it. However, I think we’re getting into dangerous waters leaving the reporting of the facts up to the average Joe user online who’s often biased and may not have experience with fact reporting or journalism.
On the brighter side, if you do want to be part of this new trend, and get your own new videos and images out there to help preserve the quality and accuracy of this new form of media then now might be the best time ever to go out and buy an iPhone to start your reporting. There’s even a domain/hosting company out there jumping on this new trend by giving away a $500 Apple gift card on their website. Check it out on Domain.com. I think the giveaway is going on through October 31.
cbs need better domain name than this. cnn got it paid 750 grands for ireport.com, cbs is slooow!
great comment j. domain is everything on the net. ask myspace.
that is a crusty domain. and to believe they just bought cnet and a bunch of domains came with that purchase.
i think news.com is one of them. my.news.com would be a better choice.
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They have an iphone app. Screw the domain.
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dummy, a domain name and apps ability to go from internet to mobile can dictate its success. Digital Asset Optimization requires premium strategic natural language domain location. it is the pinaccle to your online endeavors.
oh i forgot, you probably work for CBS and have them as your homepage. your fired.
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Well done CBS {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/Xt3ruMno7w_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”Well done CBS ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/OFvHxxybZY”}}}
I didn’t realize the iPhone could take video yet (w/o being jail broken).
Is Groundreport intending to use Flixwagon’s white label service to brand your own app?
Wow, now more unprofessional reporting to flood the internet. Next KRON 4 will get their reporters to use iphone instead of their already half ass camera/audio/reporter one man band technique that looks like ass hats.
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I wouldn’t say NBC hasn’t been active. They’ve enabled mobile citizen journalism for quite sometime through their relationship w/ Veeker. The problem w/ much of this is that the really high volume comes at the time of disaster.