Can Interactive Twitter Storytelling Be Sexy?

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I don't know, you tell me. This Monday I hosted an Interactive Twitter Storytelling workshop with Laneway Learning in Melbourne. You can read the full tale on my Storify, but I will give you a teaser. What happens when a sexy dancer, two people on a date and a charismatic Iguana walk into a bar? Find…

Rule The World Through Storytelling!

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I love stories! I especially love interactive ones where you get to take part of the action. I had the opportunity to conduct an interactive Twitter story at a Content Strategy Melbourne meet up group. We collaboratively created a story about the age old narrative of man versus machine. Lilith is an artificial intelligence program…

Interactive Storytelling with Twitter is on Storify

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I have long dreamed of running an interactive Twitter storytelling event with a group of strangers in a Melbourne laneway. Last Tuesday night that dream came true. Laneway Learning, a group of volunteers who make learning, cheap, fun and accessible, hosted the night.  The group who signed up for the evening exceeded all of my…

Interactive Storytelling with Twitter #LLStory

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Next week at Laneway Learning I will be leading a class using Twitter to explore the concept of interactive storytelling. The class is Tuesday the 10th of June 2014 at 8 pm. It will be possible to join the live interactions by following #LLStory. I am very excited to see how the story unfolds and…

Context Is Key To Online Communication

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It is important to understand your own point of view. Your version of what you are doing and why may not translate into something that other people can relate to or understand. Remember that your perception exists within the context of your life. Without proper definition your vision can get lost in fragmented versions of…