Mobile Tools
1st Video Net is an app for traditional or digital newsrooms or content creators in need of a more robust mobile video tool. The Net edition is intended for VeriCorder commercial or enterprise customers who subscribe to other VeriCorder network services, though it is also available in a consumer edition, for editing features without the back-end integration.
AppMakr is web-based and works with RSS-driven sites to convert content into standard iPhone interfaces. It strives for simplicity.
AppMakr uses RSS feeds and searches to build a feed from a user's website. It is updated automatically. Ad-supported apps are offered for free. $39.00/month per app subscription fee gives you full control of your app. Start with a 2 week free trial upon starting your subscription with AppMakr.
Asterisk is a software implementation of a telephone private branch exchange (PBX). Like any PBX, it allows attached telephones to make calls to one another, and to connect to other telephone services including the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
Audioboo is a mobile and web platform that allows the user to record and upload audio for anyone to hear. It is also a social networking tool where one can follow others' recordings, post audio on various social networking sites, and tag his/her location of audio upload.
Avaaj Otalo ("voice-based community forum") is a system for farmers to access relevant and timely agricultural information over the phone. The system was designed in the summer of 2008 as a collaboration between IBM India Research Laboratory and Development Support Center (DSC), an NGO in Gujarat, India. By dialing a phone number and navigating through simple audio prompts, farmers can record questions, review and respond to others, or access content published by agricultural...
Bambuser is a live streaming tool that is available online or as an app across multiple mobile devices, including Android, iPhone, Symbian and Windows. Bambuser can be used by journalists to cover breaking news or share reports live from the field, especially in low-resource environments where WIFI access is intermittent or nonexistent. See our case study on How to Use Bambuser to Live-Stream...
Bambuser is one of the most popular tools for live-streaming from your mobile phone. It has been used around the world to capture and share breaking news events.
Nuance Cafe, or Bevocal Cafe, is a free, Web-based development environment for developing VoiceXML-based applications. You program VoiceXML applications, and Nuance Cafe will interpret these for you. A generic number is provided that users can call (with a PIN), and corporate support is available to build larger and more dedicated systems.
Bubbly is a voice-blogging service for mobile phones where individuals and celebrities record voice updates heard by friends, family, fans and followers. Bubbly is like Twitter with a voice and is bringing social networking to mobile phones. Bubbly's mobile operator partners include: Airtel, Vodafone, Turkcell, Digi, Indosat, AIS, CSL/New World Mobility.
Polling via SMS can be a unique way to engage current supporters and attract new audiences. Polls can ask any number of questions, from opinions about an organization to views on a controversial...
Ushahidi is a platform that allows anyone around the world to set up their own way to gather reports by mobile phone, email and the web - and visualize and map them. It is...