# Crowdsourced Story Apps Storify Web App Curates Stories From Your Social Media Experience By Christopher DeLuca | Published 2011-05-25 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/storify-web-app References: [netted.net](http://netted.net/2011/05/23/a-likely-story/?id=Yesterday#toggled) & [storify](http://storify.com/) The Storify web app provides a new way to think about the content on the Internet and how you can go about sharing it with those around you. The app brings together [relevant content](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personalized-article-discovery-app) and enables you to tell stories by using social media, photos and videos. The process of creating a story is as simple as dragging and dropping the content that you want to share and adding your own words if you choose. One idea for using the Storify web app is to bring together photos and other content from a party. Normally, that content would be spread across various social media platforms, but Storify makes it simple to get a finished product that's the result of a number of contributions. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 64% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Crowdsourcing Content:** Embracing crowdsourcing to curate and share content from various sources, allowing for collaborative storytelling experiences. - **Visual Storytelling:** Utilizing photos and videos to create engaging and interactive narratives, enhancing the way stories are shared and consumed. - **Social Media Integration:** Leveraging social media platforms to gather and organize content, simplifying the process of creating and sharing stories. ### Who This Affects Most - **Media and Entertainment:** Opportunity to revolutionize the way content is created, shared, and consumed, enhancing user engagement and driving audience growth. - **Social Networking:** Incorporating crowd contributions and interactive storytelling tools to create a more immersive and personalized social media experience. - **Marketing and Advertising:** Utilizing curated user-generated content to create authentic and compelling brand stories, driving customer engagement and loyalty. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Storytelling Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/storycom.md) - [Interactive Content Sharing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stik-app.md) - [Digital Memory Journals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-story.md) - [Interactive Growth Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/appstorys.md) - [Collaborative Storytelling Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/story-patch.md) - [Digital Storytelling Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/times-of-my-life.md) - [Cross-Platform Aggregator Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flipboard-surf.md) - [AI Storytelling Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-storyteller.md) - [AI Map-Making Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mapstory.md)