Amazon Launches Storybuilder: A Virtual Corkboard to Help Writers Visualize Their Next Script

Are you finally working on that movie script you’ve always wanted to write? Amazon wants to give you a helping hand by launching its new Storybuilder tool for screenwriters to collect ideas, notes, images and more in one cool vertical layout. While still in beta the product is launching with a few different templates for… Continue reading Amazon Launches Storybuilder: A Virtual Corkboard to Help Writers Visualize Their Next Script

Meet Medium 1.0: A New Storytelling Experience

The goal of Medium is to make it very simple to write and present a beautiful story without having to be a hardcore hacker or programmer. Medium then built its blogging platform in order to help people easily share these stories and ideas, starting with great writers to ensure a high quality of content. After… Continue reading Meet Medium 1.0: A New Storytelling Experience

Loving Vincent: The Story of van Gogh Animated

Are you in love with the artwork of Vincent van Gogh? You’re not alone as this brilliant animation film looks to explore the life of van Gogh as told via his classic paintings and interviews with historical characters closest to him. The plot covers 8 years, 860 paintings, 1026 drawings, 800 letters and 20 people,… Continue reading Loving Vincent: The Story of van Gogh Animated

Startups: SlideShare Wants You to Tell Your Story [CONTEST]

SlideShare has started an exciting new contest for entrepreneurs called My Startup Story. The contest gives startups a chance to tell their story to the world through engaging SlideShare presentations. And for a bonus, SlideShare has recruited some of our favorite tech leaders as judges to select the contest’s winner, including David McClure, founder of… Continue reading Startups: SlideShare Wants You to Tell Your Story [CONTEST]

Twitter Rolls Out New ‘Related Headlines’ Feature to Show You the Story Behind Each Tweet

Have you ever wondered if anyone embedded one of your tweets on their website or blog? Ponder this no longer as Twitter is launching a new ‘Related Headlines’ section shown on all Tweets that have been embedded on websites. “Every Tweet can foster stories elsewhere,” mentions Twitter. It wasn’t too long ago that Twitter was… Continue reading Twitter Rolls Out New ‘Related Headlines’ Feature to Show You the Story Behind Each Tweet

The Shapes of Successful Stories

To have a better chance of engaging the masses with your social media and content strategies, it’s important to master the art of storytelling. What makes a great story? There may be no better place to draw inspiration, than from professional authors, script writers, film directors and other successful story tellers. Are you a fan… Continue reading The Shapes of Successful Stories

What Makes a Great Story?

Have you ever read or heard a truly engaging story? Have you tuned into some television show you couldn’t stop watching? What makes the roller coaster ride of a story so thrilling to us? Well, every great story begins with a prologue that sets the stage and the characters into motion. In order for us… Continue reading What Makes a Great Story?