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Local Internet TV, News, Views, Rants + Video Journalism

SanfranciscoIAM.com is the destination for people who want to know what's going on in San Francisco. It gives you the tools and support to become a video journalist, internet TV and film producer and an active commentator on local politics and everyday issues about life in San Francisco.

  • SanfranciscoIAM.com is the home for local Internet TV. Local? Either TV that’s about San Francisco. Want to be entertained? Watch leading edge local content, go behind the scenes, get to know the producers. Are you a content producer? Create a profile, upload your webseries or short film, market yourself and your work.
  • SanfranciscoIAM aggregates the highest quality San Francisco blogs covering a wide range of local topics including Politics, the Arts Scene, Sports, Restaurants, the Canucks, Food & Wine, Outdoor Living, the Olympics, Neighborhoods, and Suburbs. Blogs written by people with expertise, knowledge and opinions that you'll find interesting and entertaining.
  • Anyone can add news content to the Articles & Opinions section of SanfranciscoIAM.com. We don’t care if you are a seasoned journalist, a newbie with an axe to grind or just at the right place at the right time.
  • It's the message that matters. On SanfranciscoIAM.com there's no ideal of what citizen journalism looks like. We know it can have many forms from a single poignant image captured on your cell to a one paragraph news piece. The focus is on your point of view.
  • You don't have to create your own content to start a discussion or pick a fight. Our NewsMinr Plugin lets you grab content you find inspiring (or infuriating) on the web, add your take on it and post as an article.
  • Choose the medium perfect for piece - write your story, post your webcam rant, upload images taken with your phone, add a video you created.
  • Strengthen your point with video from YouTube and images from the web.
  • Create a unique profile – let people know who you are and what you do.
  • Use our unique Facebook application (coming soon) to expose and promote your work and opinions to a larger audience.

SanfranciscoIAM.com supports local Internet TV and Video Journalism communities with two education and funding programs:


The IAM Network Fund aims to inspire, incite and support the creation of local web series by granting its participants any or all of the following: funding, mentorship, distribution, monetization strategy, promotional support and education.





 
 

The IAM Network Video Journalism Program provides its participants with accredited journalist access, paid assignments, continuing education and mentorship in order to produce vital, relevant and authentic, local video journalism.
 

Who is SanfranciscoIAM?

SanfranciscoIAM.com is the flagship site of the newly created IAM Network of city driven social media websites rolling out this year across North America, and then around the globe. The IAM Network is a division of SoMedia Networks Inc., an investor backed Web 2.0 Internet pioneer focused on the creation, aggregation and organization of user generated media (blogs, Internet TV, citizen journalism, podcasts, articles, ratings, reviews etc) also known as CGM or Social Media.

SoMedia also operates a group of sector focused social media websites Inveslogic.com, Greenedia.com, Healthedia.com and Blabaloo.com. For more information on SoMedia or the IAM Network or to request a corporate information or media package please contact the company at corporate@somedianet.com.


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