| This site was archived on March 31st, 2010. It is now hosted by the National Center for Media Engagement. FluPortal was an active H1N1 project August 2009 – March 2010. It was funded by CPB and run by PRX in partnership with NPR. |
Deploy the NPR API
You can access the NPR API to display NPR H1N1 content directly on your website. See our example page and learn how to get an API key and use NPR content on your site.
Enrich Your Reporting with Social-Media Leads and Content
Social media can improve your reporting by suggesting leads and illustrating stories directly — with text, photos, video, or audio. The key to using social media well is deploying the same sharp editorial skills you do in traditional reporting. There’s an infinite amount of junk online, but there’s also a surprising wealth of insightful commentary from ordinary citizens. Find out more about for using social media in your reporting.
Create RSS Mashups Using Yahoo Pipes
Yahoo Pipes is a great resource for making custom mashups for your website. One great example is to take a number of RSS feeds and combine and display them as a single feed. You can use Pipes to do this and much more. Find out more about using Yahoo Pipes.
Create Twitter Pages on Your Site Using the Twitter API
Using a simple jQuery plugin, you can make Twitter API calls and display the results directly on your station website. Find out how to implement the API on your website.
Make Your Website More Social Using Facebook Connect
Facebook Connect is an advanced API that allows organizations to integrate Facebook functionality into their websites. In addition, they have easy-to-implement “social widgets” that can make your site more interactive in a matter of minutes. Find out more about Facebook Connect and growing your Facebook strategy.
Use Delicious.com to Bring Added Value to Your Content
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that allows users to share interesting articles and websites, and organize these links with tags. Delicious can be a useful tool in collaborative journalism projects and a great way to share links with your audience. Find out more about how Delicious can be deployed on your website.
Host Online Discussions Using CoveritLive
CoveritLive is an easy to use live-blogging platform that can be utilized to host real-time group discussions. It’s a great way for stations to connect with online audiences and provide a forum for conversations about the important issues and ideas in your community. Find out more about CoveritLive.
