The Knight Foundation announced the winners of the first round of its Knight News Challenge — a contest aimed at funding the next generation of news entrepreneurs. This round was aimed at startups that are leveraging existing networks to develop video, mobile and crowdsourced solutions to filtering big data. (Source: GigaOM)
- Peepol.tv leverages streaming networks to aggregate live, mobile video streams of breaking news
- Watchup allows users to create their own on-the-fly video channels from different news sources
- Recovers.org helps disaster-stricken communities coordinate news of their struggles online
- Signalnoi.se helps newsrooms monitor how their content is being engaged with and shared by readers
- Behav.io turns phones into “smart sensors” that can capture people’s interactions and behavior
