My Digital Story

While reading through The New Digital Storytelling, I realized how important podcasts are in my daily routine.  I have listed three of my favorites below! FanBros Show https://soundcloud.com/fanbros A place to talk about everything nerd, from pop culture to comics to politics there really isn't a topic Fan Bros won't cover.  There are segments on just about anything you could imagine, and even free mixed tapes by Dj Ben Hameen, one of the emcees on the Fanship.  Take a listen if you like all things nerd culture. Death, Sex & Money https://player.fm/series/death-sex-money-40792 A question and answer type of storytelling pattern, which I really enjoy in the digital realm.  This podcast in particular uses flashback sounds that correspond with the story in order to flesh out the presentation.  Two of my favorites in this series are, "I Was Your Father, Until I Wasn't" and "Cut Loose: Break Up Stories." Modern Love https://player.fm/series/mode...

Be Proud   Everything is just a little faster, a little more bittersweet.  Nerves are all over the place but the excitement surpasses them and as parents we learn to let go just a little bit more. Watching your child grow is one of the most amazing experiences.  As angry as she gets me sometimes, I know I have to step back and realize that all of it is part of the learning curve.  We are all going with the flow of things, feeling each other out and trying to learn to fit. Before she came along it was just him and I – together – a team.   Then she came along and it was like all is right in the world, well for us at least. We are supportive parents.   We pride ourselves on the fact that our daughter feels like she has a place to share the things she loves and also a safe loving place to express her feelings about those things she doesn’t like all that much, or the things that confuse her or even scare her. I want her to know that she can a...

While reading  Part II of "The New Digital Storytelling: Creating New Narratives with New Media" by Bryan Alexander, he discusses the many different platforms used for storytelling. Being a Generation X'er - I existed in a space where there was no internet, no cellphones, no WIFI.  I also experienced the advent and launch of social media - from the very early days of AOL chatrooms, to MySpace, then Facebook and eventually Twitter and/or Instagram and every other platform we use to engage each other in this day and age. Although Alexander references Twitter as the "least likely story telling platform of all" - I couldn't disagree more (61).  The use of hashtags has allowed users to follow a specific thread of tweets (or conversations) to create a story or linear sequence of events (61-64).    Users can also utilize the hashtag to create a certain artistic, emotional or even psychological response from followers/other users (61).  As stated when disc...