Clues about what audience wants in smartphone news

This story talks about the News Tribune's rise in smartphone audience.

The story includes this bit of great information for mobile news development:

A report this year by the Pew Center for Excellence in Journalism found a similar trend nationwide. In the center’s survey, 26 percent of American adults said they get some form of news via their cell phone, and the center expects that percentage to grow. Of those so-called “on-the-go” news consumers:

 • 72 percent check weather reports

 • 68 percent get news and current events information

 • 44 percent check sports scores

 • 35 percent check traffic information

 • 32 percent get financial information

The Pew Center said the typical on-the-go news consumer is a white male, 34, who has graduated from college and is employed full time. They are more likely than other cell phone users to send a text message, take pictures with their phones and instant-message. They use Facebook and Twitter at significantly higher rates than other Internet users.

On-the-go news consumers are more likely than other adults to read the print version of a newspaper and slightly less likely to watch local television news. Almost half also are “news participators,” the survey found. That means they contribute stories, comments or pictures, and share stories with their social networks.

Camera+ Review

I think I've tried every single camera app for the iPhone to date. But
the one I have on my home screen is Camera+. I think for mojos it's an
ideal tool as it allows you to shoot fast and process later. Plus, all
the images you shoot with it don't end up in your Camera Roll unless
you save them there.

The app also has a lot of features of other apps folded into it. It
has image stabilization, cropping, filter sets and framing tools. It
also zooms and has a unique two-finger feature that lets you focus on
one part of an image and expose for another. You can also easily share
images to facebook, twitter and flickr. And, the upload and sharing is
super fast. Images you share on Twitter get sent to Camera+'s own site and are presented in their full rez glory. Great for getting field work in front of an audience rapidly.

Here's a shot I took in Camera+ with a pseudo HDR (High Dynamic Range)
filter applied. 

Combine Camera+ with the amazing iPhone4 camera and you have a perfect
mojo photo tool, I think. I hope they'll add some control over the strength of the filters and an ability to send images to multiple social networks at the same time.