Feast of Footage

Video creation apps and software have existed for years. But Matt Singer says he has what might be the simplest way for reporters to post clips directly onto their news Web sites. Make that astonishingly simple. Singer is the co-founder of the scrumptiously-named Videolicious, an app that was birthed in 2007, but has since exploded with the rise of the iPhone and mobile-device journalism. With a minimal amount of practice, even reporters who consider themselves to be all-thumbs can cobble together a compelling piece of video content from scratch in less than a minute using Videolicious. Singer said that Videolicious, though in use by big-name major dailies, is actually perfect for small newspaper staffs of just a few people. An Android version is planned for later this year, Singer said.