Why you should use Storify, what it is and how to get started.

1. Using Storify to curate news December, 2011 Karl Roche Social Business Manager, STG Analyst Relations

2. A website that helps you quickly search for content that can then be organised into stories. Stories can then be easily shared through social networks and continually updated. Content curation. What is Storify? http://storify.com http://storify.com/ibmsmrtrcmptng

3. Why use Storify? With so much information around making sense of it relies of people to provide context and analysis. e.g, turn hundreds of tweets from an event into a meaningful story. Drag and drop interface makes it quick & easy. Shareable, embeddable.

5. Getting started with Storify Select “Sign up” from the home page. I’ve found it best to sign up with a twitter account. You will go through the normal Twitter authorisation. Then add in your email and a password for Storify. http://storify.com

6. Creating a story in Storify Write description and transition text between media to provide context/framework. Verify the links used. Use a variety of content, images, video, tweets, links to keep interest. Include at least one image for the story icon. Create, publish, update, publish, update, publish.

7. Read these on Storify http://storify.com/rww http://storify.com/ajstream http://storify.com/abcnews http://storify.com/weatherchannel The Weather Channel is a really good example – mixing media and providing context. Read this story

8. IBM on Storify http://storify.com/ibmsmrtrcmptng http://storify.com/ibmcloud http://storify.com/ragtag