Ideas
Explore the world's #1 largest database of ideas and innovations, with 459,692 inspiring examples.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,236 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,366 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Consumer Insights
Uncover major shifts and emerging opportunities with our exclusive PRO research.
Trend Reports
Discover why 1,236 brands rely on our AI-powered Trend Reports to get better, faster insights.
Newsletter
Join 321,366 subscribers who rely on our weekly newsletter to keep up with need-to-know trends and insights.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Trend Reports
Get fast, customized trend reports, presentations and deep dives 20x faster than traditional research.
Plans
Get started today with a free consultation, our self-serve tools, or a dedicated program.
Articles & Magazine
Get inspired with our 4,208 innovation strategy articles, keynote, videos and innovation tools.
Innovation Awards
Trend Hunter’s Innovation Strategy Awards recognize the best innovation tactics gathered from our interviews with some of the world's most notable business leaders, authors and change makers.
Advisory & Services
Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.
Innovation Assessment
Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.
FuturistU
Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.
Innovation Books
Join 20,000,000 people getting better and faster with our New York Times Bestselling books and keynote videos.
Jeremy Gutsche
Ignite your event or virtual event with our CEO, a NY Times Bestselling Author and one of the top innovation keynote speakers.
Our Team of Speakers & Virtual Presenters
Inspire your group with our most popular speakers on innovation, trends, change and futurism.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Custom Masterclasses
Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.
FuturistU 5-Day Program
Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.
Online eLearning
Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
Contact
Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.
About Us
Learn more about Trend Hunter and how we accelerate innovation.
Follow-Us
Join our 3,500,000 social media followers, on the cutting edge.
How to Hunt
Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.
FAQ
Get answers to common questions about Trend Hunter.
Community
Stay on the cutting-edge with the help of the Trend Hunter community.
Team
Meet the team trusted by hundreds of leading businesses worldwide.
Jobs
Find opportunities to accelerate your career with the #1 Trend Firm.
News
Catch up on noteworthy Trend Hunter news and media mentions.
Join
Build a portfolio and put your trend-spotting abilities to the test.
Advertising
Supercharge your marketing by partnering with Trend Hunter.
Portfolio
Visit your public portfolio and browse your past articles.
Add a Trend
Write up an article and showcase your trend-spotting skills.
My Trends
Edit your articles and see how they stack up on the leaderboards.
Settings
Edit your profile, connect your social media accounts, and more.
Add a trend, customize your dashboard, or track topics.
Future Festival
Innovation Events
Join the world's top innovators at our in person events.
Free Webinars
Learn to innovate through chaos, navigate the new normal and maintain work culture from home.
Custom Training & Events
Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.
Search our database of 459,692 cutting edge ideas.

Localized Journalism Apps

The Ripple Platform Streamlines and Organizes Local News Coverage

— May 18, 2016 — Tech
Ripple is an innovative new platform that is designed to provide local news coverage in 26 cities around the world.

The service is available in the form of a smartphone app that lets you see stories breaking in different places, and assess their ripple effects. It includes a diverse array of stories, with coverage ranging from so-called hyper-local content from specific neighborhoods to broader, city-wide coverage. The app also curates stories from local news outlets and partners.

While it's true that news readers are increasingly keen to know about what's happening all over the world, the fact of the matter is that local news coverage remains the bread and butter of the journalism trade. Ripple helps support local journalism by streamlining story aggregation and distribution, helping the end consumers get quality content that they're interested in.



Trend Themes
1. Localized News Coverage - Ripple's platform streamlines and organizes local news coverage, providing users with relevant and quality content from their specific neighborhoods.
2. Hyper-local Content - Ripple's app includes hyper-local content from specific neighborhoods, allowing users to stay updated with news that directly affects their daily lives.
3. Aggregation and Distribution - Ripple curates stories from local news outlets and partners, offering an efficient way to aggregate and distribute local news content to end consumers.
Industry Implications
1. Journalism - Ripple's platform presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the journalism industry by providing a streamlined and curated platform for local news coverage.
2. News Aggregation - Ripple's aggregation and distribution capabilities present disruptive innovation opportunities for the news aggregation industry to provide users with relevant and localized content.
3. Mobile Apps - Ripple's localized journalism app represents disruptive innovation opportunities for the mobile app industry by offering a user-friendly platform for accessing hyper-local news content.
2
Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness