Burt Herman
Entrepreneurial journalist stoking media revolution, co-founder of Storify and Hacks/Hackers
And the iReport Awards go to ...
The recipients were chosen from 36 nominees in six categories by a panel of CNN and outside judges: Vadim Lavrusik, journalist program manager at Facebook; Andrea Allen, director of production and community at Vimeo; Solana Larsen, managing editor at Global Voices, Burt Herman... Read more »
Storify Brings Drag-And-Drop Social Curation To The iPad
) Yet when Damman and his co-founder Burt Herman demonstrated Storify on the iPad a couple of weeks ago, I was impressed by how it seemed perfectly suited for the tablet. There’s a responsive, drag-and-drop interface for moving social network updates into the timeline, so it really feels ... Read more »
Innovation and the art of the story
Just ask Storify co-founder and Hacks/Hackers founder Burt Herman, who stopped by the Post Thursday to discuss Storify and the next generation of the centuries-old craft. Storify is a Web-based tool that gives non-code-savvy users access to a wealth of APIs, from Twitter and Facebook to ... Read more »
Innovation and the art of the story
Just ask Storify co-founder and Hacks/Hackers founder Burt Herman, who stopped by the Post Thursday to discuss Storify and the next generation of the centuries-old craft. Storify is a Web-based tool that gives non-code-savvy users access to a wealth of APIs, from Twitter and Facebook to ... Read more »
Storify Announces A Paid VIP Plan With Liveblogging And Collaboration Features, Partners With BBC
Co-founder Burt Herman told me via email that the first two features will probably make the biggest difference for readers, while the private sharing could be useful for newsroom collaboration, and also for communication within companies and PR agencies. (So for example if a brand ... Read more »
Private Posts on Facebook Revealed
Storify co-founder Burt Herman points out that a member of the private Facebook group would have had to click on the “storify” link and publish it onto the site. Mr. Herman said the incident should remind people about sharing things online with greater care. “That media may not ... Read more »
Twitter tightens API rules for developers
"They have a right to do what they want with their own API, but it changes what Twitter is about," said Burt Herman, co-founder of social curation site Storify. "Twitter was built up on the backs of developers. And some apps are arguably a better use of Twitter for users than Twitter is ... Read more »
Storify Launches VIP Service for Publishers
"This means they (publishers) can now use Storify a little bit more and have it be integrated," Storify co-founder Burt Herman told Mashable. "And it's just like a quick way to get reaction and create more posts for their site really easily and leverage all the amazing media that's out ... Read more »
Redesigned Storify, is still in Twitter's good graces... for now
That’s what journalists and other storytellers have always done,” says Storify co-founder Burt Herman. When it comes to the update, the prominently featured search bar on its homepage (and below it the search results) enables users to search and discover relevant content. It could prove ... Read more »
Storify Reimagines Interactive Stories With Element Sharing
The startup is introducing a feature that allows users to share to their social networks the individual social media posts in stories, Storify co-founder Burt Herman announced at Mashable Connect on Friday. A tweet, for instance, can now be shared to LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook ... Read more »
After tumultuous summer, developers cast wary eye on Twitter
Storify CEO Burt Herman said he was surprised by the Twitter announcement on Thursday, especially when it first appeared that Storify was being called out as an upper-right quadrant app in question, although Twitter later clarified that Storify was fine. Herman explained that he ... Read more »
Storify Launches Its VIP Program, Partnerships With WordPress and BBC
Custom sources: Publishers can now mix their own content, including posts, photos, or even comments into their Storify content by creating a custom source We spoke with Burt Herman, Storify’s co-founder, who told us that Storify VIP was the reason why it brought on board former Adobe ... Read more »
Your Private Facebook Posts Can Be Publicly Shared Through Storify
If users try to pull information from a private Twitter account the screen automatically goes black, which Storify co-founder Burt Herman says is only due to the way they use the Twitter API. "It is almost a bug in the system," says Herman. The potential for private or ... Read more »
Storify Launches New Search-Centric Site
I spoke with Storify co-founder Burt Herman about the new tile designs. and asked him why the main page featured individual components of what could be a Storify story, rather than the stories themselves. “It’s so users can more easily see the best of what has been Storified and from ... Read more »
This Crowdsourced Wedding Website Will Put Your Album to Shame
But Lizzie Oliner isn't your typical bride, and Burt Herman isn't your typical groom. Herman is the founder of the social media archiving service Storify, and his wedding to Oliner this weekend featured not only the classic touches, but also something that would have been ... Read more »
MediaShift . Collab/Space 2012: Building Trust, Tools and Relationships for Collaborating
The largest obstacle, she said, is getting reporters to be willing to share their data.\n\n \n\nStorify co-founder Burt Herman described how Storify allows journalists to curate social media, thus collaborating with users to tell a story. \"Everybody is a reporter. Not everybody is a ... Read more »
Denver Post Highlights Social Media Coverage (And Storify) In Its Pulitzer Win
Storify co-founder Burt Herman told me that this is the first time his company has had a role in Pulitzer-winning coverage. jQuery(function() { jQuery("#tabs-crunchbase").tabs(); }); ... Read more »
NBC Links Up With Storify For Real-Time Curated Olympics Coverage Across Today.com And Owned Station...
“The Olympics are a primetime example of how social media can help tell the story, as athletes and fans are reporting what’s happening in real time,” said Burt Herman, co-founder of Storify, said in a statement. “With all of the updates, photos and stories being shared across the web... Read more »
CNN to Host the Second Annual iReport Awards – CNN Press Room
This year’s roster of judges includes Andrea Allen, director of production Brooke Baldwin, anchor of CNN Newsroom; Burt Herman, co-founder of Storify; Solana Larsen, managing editor, Global Voices; Vadim Lavrusik, journalist program manager, Facebook; Issa Rae... Read more »
7 Reasons You Should Attend Mashable Connect 2012
Burt Herman is co-founder of Storify, a platform for creating stories with social media, and founder of Hacks/Hackers, a worldwide organization bringing together journalists and technologists. Adora Svitak is the author of three books and an international teacher, speaker and activist. ... Read more »
