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Free Digital Storytelling Online Event

Robert Weiner

My friends at TechSoup asked me to pass along info about their upcoming digital storytelling event. According to Wikipedia, "Digital Storytelling refers to using digital tools so that ordinary people can tell their own real-life stories." More info: The event webpage is [link]. Follow the action on Twitter #tsdigs.

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Great reads from around the web on May 17th

Amy Sample Ward

million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science. Here are five tips from some of the best in the non-profit business."

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Storytelling incubator Wattpad is getting bought for over half a billion dollars

The Verge

Here’s a handy list of those adaptations from Wikipedia.). Update, 8:38PM ET: Added info from BetaKit about how Wattpad plans to operate independently. A new chapter in our story is about to be written, and we're not writing it alone.

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Wikitrivia is a web game that challenges your knowledge of historical dates

The Verge

In this game you put events from Wikipedia in a timeline. As far as I’m aware this answer appears to be correct, but I’ve come across inaccurate info from the web in one of these boxes before. If you’re a history buff, or are looking for a new web game to play, Wikitrivia may be worth your time.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky's claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus' - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. If you really want users to understand the story your data tells, you need to remove everything except the story.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

Forum One

In this example info-graphic from David McCandles, he was inspired by Clay Shirky’s claim that the world has an enormous ‘cognitive surplus’ - untapped hours that we could be using our brains, but simply are not. If you really want users to understand the story your data tells, you need to remove everything except the story.

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2014 Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends

NTEN

According to Wikipedia, content marketing is any marketing format that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire customers (or donors, volunteers, etc. But before we get into the details, a simple definition. What is Content Marketing? inserted by me). Why is Content Marketing Important?

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