This is in the nature of an elevator pitch for LNN.

1. News. By the people. For the people.

2. This is Jane.

3. Jane lives in Boston, works in an office, and has two kids.

4. Jane, like most of us, has a cell phone. She also has a PC at home, and keeps up with her friends on social sites like Facebook.

5. Jane’s also plugged in to her community. She’s aware of the latest goings-on.

6. Jane often sees things happening in her community, and would like to share them with others.

7. She can take pictures or videos with her cell phone.

8. She can send these pictures to local TV or news sites.

10. There’s no guarantee when (or even if) it will be published.

11. Her story may be edited to suit the publisher.

12. Sites’ submission criteria differ, with no consistency.

14. We get there by leveraging cell-phone journalism.

15. People don’t always have cameras with them — but they always have cell phones on hand.

16. With a cell phone, everyone can be the eyes and ears of their community.

19. Focused on local news— news by the community about the community

20. Explicitly targeting cell-phone users

21. You are the reporter; you decide what’s news

22. What you submit is what you see

23. We have a revenue model not based on ads

26. The Internet is now the third most-popular news platform, behind local and national TV news and ahead of national print newspapers, local print newspapers, and radio. Some 37% of Internet users have contributed to the creation of news, commentary about it, or dissemination of news via social media. One quarter of all Americans say they get some form of news via cell phone today — that’s one third of all cell phone owners in the U.S.! (Pew Internet & American Life Project, March 2010)

27. Today, news is becoming portable, personalized, and participatory. News consumption is a socially engaging and socially driven activity. The public is now part of the news process. LiveNetNews can be a driving force in this new world… but we need your help.

29. Ex-USAF sergeant

30. Small-business owner (construction industry)

32. Former industry analyst

33. Serial entrepreneur

35. Thank you!

36. Our coordinates:

37. 888.LNN.BUZZ (888.566.2899)

39. LiveNetNews News. By the people. For the people.