Wake County Public Libraries Storytelling Contest on Storybird
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Transcript of Wake County Public Libraries Storytelling Contest on Storybird
Overview: The Contest Idea & rules Tribulation, Eventual Triumphs
The App: a lesson in regret Options: Pros & Cons Next Time
Questions?
The Contest
I’ve got an idea…
Please Like us!
Tales of wonder…
Our intentions (before we knew better)
FromIdea to Contest:
How will this happen: The State of Facebook Guidelines
What are the rules: Apprehensions & Revisions
The Rules (as of the start of contest): Must Like us to submit
Anyone can submit, but only one story per author*
Anyone can vote, but only one vote per story**
Degrees of trust = *
Promotions
Before Contest
Bookmarks, handouts & Flyers
Slideshare Tutorials
During Contest
The Tribulations:
Storybird rules: Author only sales Approval time
Facebook Rules: Always changing
Cheaters & their cheating ways
(Eventual) Triumphs: Increase in Likes:
344
Stories submitted: 60
Votes cast: 635
Tutorial views: 4546
The App
One day, in the Digital Library…
Todd: Hey, professionals charge a lot of money for custom Facebook Apps. Can you make one?
Ben: [shrug] Sure. I never have. But how hard can it be?
Pay someone. A lot.
Do it Yourself
Don’t do it.
App Building Options:
(Did we mention it costs a lot?)
App Option 1: Pay Someone
PROS Gets done by
someone who knows what they’re doing.
Full support Compatible and up to
date (technically and regarding FB guidelines)
(Did we mention it costs a lot?)
App Option 1: Pay Someone
CONS It costs a lot. Reliant on others for
updates and changes Gap between your
vision and ultimate design
It costs a lot.
(Did we mention it costs a lot?)
App Option 1: Pay Someone
THE ONES TO PAY
Wildfirewww.wildfireapp.com
Social Cubixwww.socialcubix.com
(It’s hard. And kind of annoying.)
App Option 2: DIY
PROS Full control of what it
does and how it works.
Update it and change it on your schedule
It doesn’t cost a lot (unless you count the cost of your sanity).
(It’s hard. And kind of annoying.)
App Option 2: DIY
CONS Chances are, you
don’t know what you’re doing.
No support from someone who does know what they’re doing.
Facebook changes a lot.
(It’s hard. And kind of annoying.)
App Option 2: DIY
If you still want to do it… We can provide the
code that we used for modification with some guidance.
We can provide a Resource Guide so you can start from scratch and do it even better on your own!
(Do yourself a favor. Go App-Less)
App Option 3: No App
Try a Survey Site like Google Web Forms or Survey
Monkey Call for entries via
website/email Participants create
Storybirds and share links via online form/survey
Another form/survey is posted with links to stories for voting via form/survey
(Do yourself a favor. Go App-Less)App Option 3: No App
Extreme Lo-Tech:Try an email/paper based
Contest Call for entries via website/email, flyers/posters
Participants create Storybirds and share links via email/paper forms
Links to stories shared via email, on handouts
Votes entered via paper ballots and manually tallied
Next time:Since we will know then
whatwe didn’t know this time…
Not on Facebook: no required “Likes” or Facebook only participation.
Incorporate into our new Nanonwrimo/Readers to Writers program
Next time:Since we will know then
whatwe didn’t know this time…
Storybird-created Contest site/interface
Work more closely with Storybird
Thanks!! Questions?
Todd Frei: [email protected]
Ben McFadden: [email protected]
Storybird: www.storybird.com
Art by Storybird artists:Paul McDougallPascal CampionKathy R. Jeffords