<s>
Meporter	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
citizen	O
journalist	O
mobile	O
phone	O
application	O
that	O
used	O
geolocation	O
and	O
multimedia	O
to	O
create	O
hyperlocal	O
,	O
real-time	O
news	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
posted	O
news	O
with	O
headlines	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
images	O
using	O
their	O
smartphones	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Meporter	B-Operating_System
database	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
Meporter	B-Operating_System
website	O
;	O
users	O
could	O
have	O
the	O
story	O
pinpointed	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
using	O
GPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
uploaded	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
viewable	O
by	O
other	O
reporters	O
via	O
their	O
smartphone	B-Application
or	O
the	O
Meporter	B-Operating_System
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
earned	O
"	O
Press	O
Passes	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
Foursquare	B-Application
Badges	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
exchanged	O
for	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meporter	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
multimedia-based	O
system	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
text	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
videos	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
on	O
meporter	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
geolocation	O
apps	O
,	O
Meporter	B-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
have	O
character	O
limits	O
on	O
the	O
text	O
,	O
so	O
users	O
could	O
upload	O
as	O
much	O
text	O
as	O
they	O
deemed	O
necessary	O
to	O
the	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Meporter	B-Operating_System
development	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
edit	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
uploaded	O
media	O
on	O
Meporter	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meporter	B-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
point	O
system	O
that	O
awarded	O
"	O
Press	O
Passes	O
"	O
to	O
individuals	O
who	O
uploaded	O
content	O
and	O
meet	O
certain	O
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Forbes	O
magazine	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
6-month	O
subscription	O
to	O
meporters	B-Operating_System
who	O
posted	O
10	O
stories	O
to	O
the	O
business	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meporter	B-Operating_System
launched	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
The	O
TechCrunch	O
Disrupt	O
Conference	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meporter	B-Operating_System
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
several	O
businesses	O
,	O
brands	O
,	O
and	O
events	O
including	O
Forbes	O
magazine	O
,	O
The	O
Vans	O
Warped	O
Tour	O
,	O
Willie	O
Nelson	O
's	O
Country	O
Throwdown	O
Tour	O
,	O
and	O
Rockstar	O
Mayhem	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
