{"id":659602,"date":"2013-05-22T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paidcontent.org\/?p=229775"},"modified":"2013-05-22T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T16:00:35","slug":"soo-meta-the-storify-for-online-video-storytelling-launches-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/659602","title":{"rendered":"Soo Meta, the Storify for online video storytelling, launches to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me tell you a little secret about the way online journalism works: Most news sites, GigaOM included, have a repertoire of just a few types of stories. There\u2019s the short news story, the long thought piece, and the hands-on review, complete with a video featuring lots of close-ups. Attempts to tell stories in new ways are rare – that\u2019s why I was pretty excited when I first heard about Soo Meta<\/a>, back when it was still in private alpha last October.<\/p>\n

Soo Meta is the latest product of the Budapest-based online video startup Dragontape, which has also developed a video curation app called Dragontape<\/a>. After months of testing, the company is now ready to unveil Soo Meta as a new platform for online video storytelling.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how Soo Meta works: The platform offers content producers and curators an easy way to mix videos with still images, text, links, music, polls and even RSS feeds. The results look like video slideshows, and can range from simple annotations to complex remixes. Take a look below for an example:<\/p>\n