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Newsvine Audio and meme for you!

News Type: Event — Mon Mar 3, 2008 4:07 PM EST

From Will Curtiss' website.

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A couple of weeks ago, Vinebot told us about a schmancy experimental audio posting tool and asked users if they were interested in drumming up some sound-y interviews. Viki Babbles was our first taker.

We here at Newsvine are scattered to the four winds, but we manage to connect every day through text and through pictures. Now, at the cusp of audio integration, we have the opportunity to connect in a more visceral way. Here's the gist:

You record a sound, rendered as an .mp3, using whatever tools you have at your disposal, and email it to staffer Mark along with a URL to an unpublished article that will contain the sound. If your computer doesn't have audio capture capabilities, or if you want to record a sound on the fly, you can dial up the Microsoft Mobile recording service (more on this below) and use the mouthpiece of your phone as a mic. This file is sent directly to Newsvine.

Whew! Right. As it stands, the system is clunky and a little bit confusing, so to help us get familiar with the process of publishing audio to Newsvine, I propose a little game.

I've posted a mystery sound to this very article to get things rolling. The first person to correctly guess the origin of the sound should follow the instructions below. Also, if you're so inclined, please feel free to start your own meme.

The Steps

1. Record a sound. You can do this a couple of ways:

Use sound recording software on your computer (like Garage Band for Mac or Sound Recorder for Windows). Make sure your software can render the sound file as an .mp3.

Or use the Microsoft Mobile recording service provided through Newsvine. This is easy: dial the number , key in the extension, and record your sound after the prompt. This sound is emailed directly to Newsvine.
To use Microsoft Mobile's service, dial: 415-332-6955, X449

2. Create an article to correspond with your sound and be sure to save it as Unpublished.

3. Email the URL of your unpublished article to Mark. If you recorded an .mp3, make sure to email the file as an attachment along with that URL.

3. Mark will reply to your email when he's attached the audio to your article. At this point, your piece should be ready to publish, audio included.

The Rules

1. Record a sound using either method described above.

2. Draft an article to correspond with that sound, including "Guess Me!" in the title and your geographic location in the body. This article should also contain the steps for recording and rules of the game. (Alternately, you may link back to this article for directions on how to record audio to Newsvine.)

3. Email Mark, taking care to follow the steps described above. Again, if you have already rendered an .mp3, attach it to this email. When he gets back to you, publish your article.

4. The first person to correctly identify your sound is the winner, and repeats the process above.

Caveats (please read!)

Because of rights restrictions, please do not send audio of copyrighted content like songs or movies. The last thing Newsvine needs is fisticuffs with the RIAA. Also, please keep it clean, folks. Forays into the flatulent or scatological need not apply, and amateur audio erotica is for EVine only.

Revision: the higher-ups requested that articles tagged mobile-posts be published to All of Newsvine. Please adjust your publications accordingly. Thanks!

Right! That's it. You've got a new toy, Newsvine. Now, go play!

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