Storify

Storify lets you curate social networks to build social stories, bringing together media scattered across the Web into a coherent narrative. We are building the story layer above social networks, to amplify the voices that matter and create a new media format that is interactive, dynamic and social.

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Step 1.

Storify can be accessed from any web browser by visiting storify.com


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Step 2.

You can use The Breaker login details available on the help pages or you can login and use Storify with either your Facebook or Twitter login details.


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Step 3.

When logged in, click on the Create Story button to begin using Storify.


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Step 4.

Give your story a title and description – when embedding you can decide if these are shown.


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Step 5.

In the Media section on the right hand side, select the social media service you want to search.


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Step 6.

Enter the keyword/keywords you want to search for.

When you have found a piece of Media you want to use, drag it from the Media column on the right, into the main Story section on the left.


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Step 7.

Repeat this process, searching the various social media services until you have compiled a story with the desired outcome .


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Step 8.

Click on the Publish button, to make your story live on storify.com.

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Step 9.

Once published, click on the button to copy find the embed code.

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Step 10.

In the embed window that appears, customise how you want your Storify post to display and copy the embed code.

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Step 11.

Paste the copied embed code into the ‘Text’ editor of your ‘Post’.

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Step 12.

‘Save’ and ‘Preview’ your post to see how your Storify creation looks once embedded in your Breaker article.

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