Google Bulletin is the company’s first foray into crowdsourced, hyperlocal news

Google is expanding to crowdsourced, hyperlocal news with a new app called Bulletin that lets anyone contribute news about their local community, via Phone Scoop.Bulletin lets users post photos, video, and messages directly to the web straight from their phones, without needing an existing blog or website. According to Google’s bare-bones website about the app, Bulletin stories are public and can be accessed through Google search, shared on social networks, or sent in emails and messaging