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“What’s Your Story?” Creative Writing Contest at TalentTrove

August 12, 2009

Finally, a writing contest at the burgeoning social creative site TalentTrove. As many of you regular readers know, this site was once all about writing, so here is a contest for all of you old-schoolers.

A creative writing contest with a focus on it being the foundation for a film script

NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2009-Everyone [...]

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Electronica Contest at TalentTrove

August 6, 2009

Fans and creatives interested in the up-and-coming social portfolio site TalentTrove will be happy to know that, as I promised, more contests are on the way.

Sam Ash Music Holds an Electronica Contest on TalentTrove.com

WOODBRIDGE, N.J., July 27, 2009- Global online talent community created to help artists develop their talents, has partnered with America’s largest family-owned [...]

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Liveblogging #Wordcamp SF 2009, Part 4

May 30, 2009

Closing up the day:
Had a lecture on user-generated content from Scott Porad of ICanHazCheezburger.com which was a good introduction to the theories of UGC and viral content. It was a bit too general for me, but for those who are new to the notions of the “Wisdom of Crowds” or “SmartMobs”, it was a good [...]

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Liveblogging #Wordcamp SF 2009, Part 3

May 30, 2009

Philip Greenspun spoke on writing and blogging, and is making some great points on new media. While he is a bit of a rambler (bad for making spoken presentations) he made some short points:

Prior to the blog, there were two primary forms of publication: the book and the periodical. Because of this, important content would [...]

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Liveblogging #Wordcamp SF 2009, Part 2

May 30, 2009

Matt Mullenweg is giving the state of the word and has told us about upcoming features:

A completely redone widget backend, complete with an API for development.
A theme browser just like the plugin browser, which allows you to search, preview, and install themes from Wordpress.org right from your install.
Backend features and improvements out the wazoo! He [...]

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