Comments on: Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms

By: Great reads from around the web on January 25th « Amy Sample Ward’s Version of NPTech

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:16:52 +0000

[...] Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. Stories about the impact that a nonprofit has on people’s lives can engage, recruit and solidify donors and members. As ImpactMax writes so beautifully, tying individual stories to overall contextual problems and societal issues can really change policies. Anecdotely, I see a lot of blogs and Flickr photo streams, some YouTube and Vimeo use. Why limit yourself? There are so many other tools and platforms that are exciting, innovative, incredibly engaging, and beautiful. Here are my top digital storytelling platforms and tools for your nonprofit to try out in 2010." Published on January 25, 2010 by Amy Sample Ward. 5 Comments [...]

By: Tell Me a Story | Not.Your.Grandmother's.Library

Tell Me a Story | Not.Your.Grandmother's.Library — Fri, 28 May 2010 22:05:42 +0000

[...] Askanase, Debra (2010). Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms. Community Organizer 2.0 (January 14, 2010). Retrieved from http://www.communityorganizer20.com/2010/01/14/try-these-dynamic-digital-storytelling-platforms/ [...]

By: johnhds

johnhds — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:06:11 +0000

I was considering doing a story about one fo my websites; but read the terms page and decided (at least at this time) to pass on using the site. The reason is because you have to stay with Animoto. they have an agreement to allow users to use their music. If you decide to leave (not keep paying a monthly amount) “you are responsible for ensuring your use is in compliance with applicable laws.”

That has me concerned. Maybe it's nothing; but I don' need to make a video and then have to take it down over the music used.

By: Debra Askanase

Debra Askanase — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:36:19 +0000

Let us know what stories you tell using Animoto, John!

By: johnhds

johnhds — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:19:53 +0000

Excellent article. I have been looking for a place to produce videos and I think Animoto may be the place. Thanks

By: Melinda Lewis

Melinda Lewis — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:59:21 +0000

I’d never heard of a couple of these, and the examples were very inspiring. Thanks, Debra!

By: Melinda Lewis

Melinda Lewis — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:59:00 +0000

I’d never heard of a couple of these, and the examples were very inspiring. Thanks, Debra!

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:44:27 +0000

Thanks for the props, Debra!

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:44:00 +0000

Thanks for the props, Debra!

By: Debra Askanase

Debra Askanase — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:19:59 +0000

@Rebecca – I love the idea of whrrl, the accessibility of the images, and it’s seeming ease of use.

When Whrrl decided to add geo tagging, it completely changed Whrrl for me; it became more of a geo tagging/local “game” than a beautiful storytelling platform. That said, it was probably a smart move on their part to bring the storytelling to the local level. It now becomes more like Posterous and a photo booth type of platform. However, I agree with your analysis of the geo tragging trend and the pushes/pulls of it. Why has FourSquare and GoWalla and Yelp taken off? We do want to be social, and local. The combination leads to making weak ties stronger, and thus social media becomes even more effective for the participants. Oh – I bet we could talk for hours about this! And it would be fun to do it with you, too!