First up this morning at the Student Innovation Showcase is Soundstir, the winner of @RJI's @mojonews student competition. #jiconf
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The mobile app Soundstir is a platform that allows people who consume the same public media content to connect with each other.
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Soundstir targets 18- to 24-year-olds because that audience is largely missing from the PMP's current audience.
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Now up is
@JennyHottle from@merrillcollege, whose project looks at Uber's price surge in the Washington, D.C., area.#jiconf2 retweets 3 favorites -
The project, which utilizes Uber's API, shows that Uber X generally tends to be cheaper than a taxi in the D.C. area.
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@JennyHottle says it's not necessary to accept Uber's surge pricing; she once waited only four more minutes to pay a regular fare.#jiconf3 retweets 2 favorites
The app, currently being demoed, offers an interactive experience with the center's archives, shown in a panoramic view. #jiconf
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The students emphasize that this real-world experience has taught them a lot of skills outside their specific areas of study.
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Now up are two
@Unl_CoJMC students who created Ourchive, the easiest way to publish stories and ads on desktop and mobile.#jconf2 retweets 1 favorite -
Ourchive's website (http://ourchive.biz ) has a mobile-friendly newsfeed of content from its Nebraska newspaper partners.
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On Ourchive's back end, newspapers can add stories — and add hashtags to enable conversations among multiple communities.
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Now presenting are
@BallState students in Police and the Press, a class about what law enforcement does and how to fairly cover it.#jiconf5 retweets 3 favorites -
One piece on the "Police + the Press" iPad app describes an officer's tool belt items in graphics, text and video pieces.
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Now presenting are
@RSJNevada students in a participatory journalism class who worked to design journalism to meet community needs.#jiconf3 retweets 2 favorites -
After
@RSJNevada students found a disconnect between the UNR and startup communities, they hosted the Biggest Little Startup Fair.#jiconf4 retweets 4 favorites - Show more
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