Storify was a brilliant web based tool for curating content from multiple media streams, allowing users to create their own collection, embed them in other sites. Then they got bought by Adobe and nuked everybody’s work.
My first reaction was Storify is Dead. Who Needs it? and then I set out to create a tool to better archive content than the lame option they provided. If You Have WordPress, You Don’t Need Another Third Party Clown Service.
Below are my reclaimed content; but fixing the reams of dead links they created by deletion? That’s on them. Think hard before putting your content on someone else’s freebie platform..
Storify Archive
#nightAtORD
A tale of darkness, fear, and fatigue from a night spent in O'Hare airport. This story would not be possible without the ineptness of United Airlines.
A Twitter Performance Act Perhaps Gone Bad?
As a lead up to a March 13, 2015 presentation for Open Education Week, Brian Lamb and I decided to create a bit of twitter based performance where we pretended to be disagreeing. Some felt this was "icky".
Cookielove
My internet friends come together to honor the memory of my Mom who passed away unexpectedly on August 28, 2011. They declared Sept 4 to be a day to bake cookies and share with strangers, just like Mom did. See http://bit.ly/cookielove
Dominoe
This was the version of the story of Dominoe formerly published in Storify at https://storify.com/cogdog/dominoe (Storify is dead as of May 2018). It was used for 50+ Web Ways to Tell a Story .
ds106 Advice from Students
As part of their semester wrap-up, University of Mary Washington students in ds106 (the open digital storytelling course) were asked to "pay it forward" by giving advice to future students.
ds106 Tips for Audio Storytelling
Collecting resources, examples for our ds106 students starting their work in audio....
Facebook Won't Enforce It's Own Rules; They Let Fake Accounts To Run Amok
Facebook allows romance scammers to easily create of fake personas built upon my public photos . They say this does not violate their Community Guidelines. WTF?
Google Closing Lines
When Google announces the axing of one of their service, it is often wrapped in a phrase of "to focus on the core user experience." WTF is that? It sounds like the end of a movie where the person hearing the line does not get what they sought...
How to be a better photographer...
These are tips I accumulated for ds106.us (Digital Storytelling) activities with visual storytelling. Tweet me (@cogdog) your best suggestions and/or tag them #ds106.
Moms on ds106 Radio
The free form wildness that is ds106 radio includes several live broadcasts with Moms...
Remix or Mashup? What's the Diff?
Asking the twitterverse to help explain to students in ds106 , Digital Storytelling.
Visualizing Katexic Words
I love the words I learn from @katexic and decided it would be fun to make them visuals. With possible snark.
Zombies for Peace
The human/zombie story of aggression has changed less than other world conflicts. It's time for a new order, a peaceful mutually beneficial co-existence. I am a Zombie for PEACE.
Featured Image: End Coal Now action flickr photo by Reclaim the Power shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license