Storify Has Competition, and It's Called Brickflow

The latest tool for journalists to tinker with? Brickflow, a building-blocks type of application you can use in the newsroom that is both super fun and a simple way to enhance your image-based storytelling efforts. Literally, it’s kind of a toy, as its creators liken the process to Legos.

Think of this addition to your storytelling library, built by Hungarian developers, like Storify — only the end result is a square-shaped slideshow rather than a vertical story flow.

Here’s how it works:

Brickflow allows users to search for hashtags and compile corresponding pieces of content (bricks) found across Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Tumblr into a workable story.