Google Bulletin launches in Nashville with Tennessean

The Tennessean

Google has chosen Nashville as one of a few markets in the United States to launch a new crowd-sourcing tool called 'Bulletin.'

The Google-powered tool is designed to allow local residents to share stories that matter to them, particularly on topics that might be under-served or overlooked by traditional media outlets

But unlike traditional social-media tools, such as Facebook and Instagram, the items users share on Google Bulletin aren't limited to their friends and followers.

The stories shared on Bulletin are available for anyone on the internet to discover through search. Bulletin stories are also published under 'Creative Commons - Attribution,' which means any publication can use the content on their own sites and platforms.

How to sign up for Bulletin

1) Go to http://bulletin.app in your phone's browser

2) Select a Google account to use

3) Capture what's happening in Nashville's music scene with photos, videos and text.

The stories you create will go out on the web, be included here in our round-up of events and could generate more coverage from the Tennessean.

How to use Google Bulletin

Bulletin is a free, lightweight app for telling a story by capturing photos, video clips and text right from your phone, published straight to the web (without having to create a blog or build a website).

If you are comfortable taking photos or sending messages, you can create a Bulletin story.

Google Bulletin stories

People from throughout Middle Tennessee are finding creative ways to use Bulletin to tell there stories. Here are just a few that Bulletin users have published locally.

Nashville's music scene on Bulletin

From up-and-coming artists to some of the country's biggest acts, Nashville residents are using Bulletin to showcase all that Music City has to offer.

Below are just a few examples of what's been shared on Bulletin since it launched in 2018 and you can click the link to see much more that highlights Nashville's music scene.

GOOGLE BULLETIN IN MUSIC CITY: See how Nashville residents are capturing the city's music scene

Changing Nashville captured on Bulletin

Nashville is growing at the rate of 100 people per day and that influx impacts the city in a a variety of ways.

That growth has made change the constant throughout Nashville as building and redevelopment impacts every corner of the city.

You can help us capture all the demolition and redevelopment going on around Nashville using Google Bulletin.

NASHVILLE DEVELOPMENT ON BULLETIN: Share stories of Nashville growth and development using Bulletin

Nashville community events shared on Bulletin

With more than 1.9 million people in the Nashville metro area, there are more community events than any single news outlet could hope to cover.

That's where Bulletin comes in, by allowing you to share the events that matter in your community with anyone who might be interested around the world.

Since Bulletin launched in 2018, we've been taken on walking tours of Nashville's Pride parade, gone inside fundraising efforts at local schools and seen how celebrities extol the 'Power of the Purse.'

Sign up for Bulletin to share the news that matters to you.

BULLETIN IN NASHVILLE: Use Google's new tool to help share the news that matters in your community