Citizen Media Tools
Tanzanian blogger Ndesanjo Macha looking for a wireless internet connection near the pyramids of Egypt. Macha blogs in both Swahili and English.
Tools for citizen media projects
In This Guide:
The availability of free and easy-to-use tools can help you put your objective into action. Some of the tools can be learned in a short period of time, and with the help of online manuals or screencasts, they can become a regular part of your online activity. Other tools such as audio podcasting or video editing can be taken to more advanced levels and improved upon by regular practice.
The purpose of this guide is to introduce you to some of the more common tools for text blogging and microblogging, digital photos and video, as well as audio podcasting. There are many more tools for each than is listed here, but by no means is it an exhaustive list. You may have a personal preference for a particular software, but many of these are the most commonly used by online communities.
