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Christine Erickson: "Even if you never reach Justin Bieber status on YouTube, you can join the plenty of people who successfully make a living off the platform. Just know that it requires the right preparation, execution and equipment — but most importantly, patience."
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Fiona Milburn: "As a creative practitioner, you're probably familiar with twitter as a key social media platform for marketing your projects to today’s internet-savvy audiences.But did you know it’s also a great storytelling tool?"
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My latest blog post for Transmedia NZ and The Big Idea takes a look at twitter as a storytelling tool. Please feel free to share some of your favourite twitter storytellers in the comments section below. Delete the scoop?
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![“Where Is Matt Damon?” [Storytelling on Twitter] | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/jWfEs_k67OxNF7WmoC3XWTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Slate: "As the blizzard snowed in much of the northeast this past weekend, many of those stuck in their homes turned to Twitter for information, virtual company, and entertainment."
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Stick with this Storify of tweets by Erin Faulk as she tries to find Matt Damon. It's worth it. Delete the scoop?
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![Fake and Funny: Twitter as Interactive Performance Art [#Transmedia] | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it](/resources/img/white.gif)
Dr. Pamela Rutledge: "Twitter is one of the many tools that invite reimagining story, creative exploration and the extension of content across media channels."
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Twitter, a great creative tool for transmedia storytellers. Delete the scoop?
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Sarah Kessler: "The fictional characters on Twitter don't merely parody celebrities. They're creating a distinctly new way to tell stories" ... Delete the scoop?
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Claire Allfree: "As the Twitter fiction festival gets underway, Metro investigates what makes micro-blogging site Twitter the perfect medium to publish bite-size fiction" ... Delete the scoop?
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Oscar Del Santo: "The proliferation of trolls and fanatics in our beloved chirping microblog has made it urgent to issue some shared guidelines we can all adhere to" ... Delete the scoop?
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Neal Ungerleider: "Twitter and NASCAR are debuting a new augmented television project for Sunday's Pocono 400. The partnership goes way beyond hashtags" ... DRC: And, if you're interested in reading more on motorsport ... The Indianapolis 500: a remarkable test-case in the future of transmedia programming Delete the scoop?
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Maggie Furlong: "Social media has become such a huge part of the TV landscape that any network not securing a simple, memorable handle for their new shows is way behind"... Delete the scoop?
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Have you ever finished watching your favorite TV show and felt like something was missing? Maybe you wished the story arc was different, a particular scene was added, or a minor character had more of a prominent role.
"The woman behind the Twitter account for @BettyDraper talks about what its like to manage the Mad Men character's account." Via siobhan-o-flynn Delete the scoop?
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Comedy is king on Twitter. Professional humorists and armchair standups alike have amassed legions of followers that hang on every 140-character quip.
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Twitter executives are increasingly working with TV editors during live shows to help them know what’s trending on the site and how to change footage accordingly.
[Another good article on the way Film & Television is using Twitter can be found @scoopit http://bit.ly/u31zsM] Delete the scoop?
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Steve Martin is planning to turn his tweets into an upcoming for-charity book. Delete the scoop?
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Sending a tweet into the Twitterverse without a proper tag is like stocking a library with no regard to author or subject matter. Delete the scoop?
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Joe Berkowitz: "An ongoing story fleshed out one barely intelligible tweet at a time, "Crimer Show" is one of the weirdest things happening on Twitter at present."
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4 storytelling tips for making 6-second short films with Vine from the folks behind 5secondfilms.com
Andrew Tran: "Some people have wondered if six seconds is too short a time span to take videos in Vine, Twitter's new video social sharing app" ...
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Interesting! Using every element to tell your story means so much more if you only have 5 or 6 seconds in which to do so. 
malika bourne's curator insight,
February 8, 12:42 AM
How do you makde it play? Now, cna you tell me how to make play? I donot know nothin' bout no stapler.. Delete the scoop?
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Jon Thomas: "In August 2009, Sloth tweeted “Hey you guys!” His handle: @SlothGoonies. His location: In a basement. His run on Twitter lasted only two months and garnered only 20 followers, but they were a glorious two months for those of us who love Goonies."
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It's not just Brands who will find this article interesting. Points discussed are of value to all storytellers. Delete the scoop?
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Luke Martin: "Hundreds of 140-worders from anyone interested (including Stephen Fry natch) tell a story whose plot unfolds according to their twists and tweaks." Delete the scoop?
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Brad Cook: "What happens when a 19th century bodyguard is sent 150 years into the future to help with an indie film’s marketing campaign? He holsters his gun and sits down at the keyboard: meet Ward Hill Lamon." Delete the scoop?
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Rosie Miles: " [...] online spaces allow students to role play and inhabit characters in a way that would be a rather embarrassing drama workshop if tried in the classroom." Image: "How better for students to understand Dracula than to be him on Twitter?" [Everett Collection / Rex Features] Delete the scoop?
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Justin Ellis: "Phil Gyford talks about what he learned about writing, tweeting, and context from his just ended, nearly decade-long recreation of the famous diarist's work"... Delete the scoop?
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Tony Wang: "Broadcasters are not the ones to choose whether to have social TV. It happens whether they like it or not. But they have a choice about how to harness that social TV energy" Delete the scoop?
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The RMS Titanic is perhaps the most famous of all maritime disaster stories, sinking in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg en-route from Southampton, England, to New York... A look at The History Press' new media campaign to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. It includes: the @TitanicRealTime twitter feed and an app Titanic: Her Journey. Delete the scoop?
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In many ways, 2011 marks the year that independent documentary filmmakers found their voice on Twitter... Delete the scoop?
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Entertainment and social media are intersecting at a frenetic pace. Here's a look at how the small and big screens are utilizing Twitter with great results. Delete the scoop?
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Next week, viewers of “The X-Factor” can vote for a singer via Twitter in a partnership intended to strengthen the symbiotic relationship between television and the Web site. Delete the scoop?
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