Can you hashtag your way to social change?
It’s almost impossible to have missed the Kony 2012 campaign in the past few day. So I’ll begin this post by saying that, for me, the chatter, collective sharing and criticisms have elicited...
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Keeping up with the kids
It struck me today that one of my motivations for shifting careers into multiplatform actually starts at home. I am blessed with two beautiful children and while they’re both still little babes at...
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Can we change our POV?
Personalize me is everywhere. In many ways it’s defining how we think about delivery – how can a story still be enjoyed by the masses but be unique or meaningful to the individual...
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The message, the short film and the app
A friend on facebook sent me this charming short film about the history of the “Keep Calm” poster and I just had to share it with you. The now iconic 21st century image...
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Living pictures and new stories
What is it? A new kind of camera. The Lytro. Is it, as Mashable say, “the biggest thing to happen to photography since digital”? Well, the Lytro might look like a toy camera but...
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What’s Shakespeare got to do with multiplatform?
“All the world’s a stage, and we are merely players” -William Shakespeare, As You Like It. The greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare, wasn’t just a storyteller. He revolutionized storytelling. No, obviously...
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i-pad lovers and poetry unite
My husband studied English literature. As such he is one of those clever folks who can dive into dense text with no problem. Me, I require some serious effort to infiltrate the world...
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Multiplatform – in the operating theatre?
If Plato said “necessity is the mother of invention“ then surely someone’s said “novelty is everything in multiplatform?” Or, maybe only I do. Anyways, the point is, the entrepreneurial doctors (or PR staff) at...
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The Three Little Pigs… As you’ve never seen them before
It seems I’m not the only one jumping on the multiplatform bandwagon. The Guardian newspaper has just launched its biggest brand campaign in 26 years to trumpet its interactive approach to journalism. It’s...
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