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KakaoEntertainment subsidiary acquires fantasy fiction platform Wuxiaworld

TechCrunch

South Korean startup Kakao Entertainment announced today it has acquired Wuxiaworld , an Asia fantasy fiction platform, via its serialized fiction app subsidiary Radish to bolster the mobile storytelling business. based storytelling platform acquisitions , Radish and Tapas Media. The transaction size is $37.5 million. .

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New on SSIR: #4Change Examines Social Media for the Climate Change Movement

Amy Sample Ward

“Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ). The power of social media and the authentic storytelling that takes place is in the opportunity for people to inspire other people to take action, which leads to lesson #2. Lesson #1: Voice.

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Storymakers 2016 Winners

Tech Soup

We received more than 600 submissions from 35+ countries, including mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for the first time. This is storytelling at its most sophisticated as we see animations and voices come to life. Best Global Story — What Is Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBT) Hotline Association? Libraries have fans, tons of fans.

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Become a Storymaker with NetSquared

Tech Soup

Starting on August 26th NetSquared organizers are holding digital storytelling events as part of the Storymakers campaign. Taipei, Taiwan: ????????? - ????? Naples, FL: Digital Storytelling Workshop. Melbourne, Australia: The art of storytelling: how to create content that connects with your audience. Storymakers Events.

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Conductive Ventures secures third fund to support non-traditional founders

TechCrunch

Yeh, who came from Taiwan when he was a child, says a lot of the entrepreneurs they see who are minorities and immigrants “are so scrappy.”. We can see the effort they put in as opposed to beautiful PowerPoint decks and polished storytelling.”. These turn out to be companies that have “real revenue,” Lai said.

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What's NetSquared Up to in May?

Tech Soup

Digital Storytelling Challenge. NetSquared organizers were jazzed by the Digital Storytelling Challenge. Ten Net2 groups held Digital Storytelling events in their community, with an estimated 360 attendees. Eight of the eleven cities in the digital storytelling global tweet chat were led by Net2 local organizers.

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30 Days of NetSquared Events

Tech Soup

Taipei, Taiwan: ????????????. Portland, OR: Visual Storytelling & Digital Management. Vancouver, Canada: Video for Nonprofits Workshop: The Essential Elements of Storytelling. Victoria, Canada: The Art of Transmedia Storytelling: Creating Story Worlds Across Platforms. January Events. Tuesday, January 14.