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got a minute? 
05.25.2005, 1:06 AM
posted by ben vershbow
Submit 1-minute low bandwidth narrative films to the 60 Second Story Competition, adminstered and judged by an interesting gathering of electronic writers, bloggers and publishers (including some of the folks at Grand Text Auto and Spineless Books). Stories must be submitted under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 License. It's also worth mentioning that the contest is itself an entrant in another contest: the Contagious Media Showdown. The most contagious site (i.e. the one with the most hits in a three week period) wins. As of this writing, 60 Second Stories ranks 18th.
"Many digital cameras and webcams allow you to take one minute of video and audio at resolutions suitable for the web. With all the mindless fluff, commercial hoohah, and charlatanism on the web, we deserve a few minutes of story, do we not? Why haven't you done this already? Tell us a story."
Could prove to be a pretty contagious little concept - stories small enough to sneeze. I hereby infect you with it..
Also, read how Mozilla is getting its fans to spread the word about Firefox through viral video.
Posted by ben vershbow on May 25, 2005 1:06 AM
tags: Microlit
comments (2):
starcomber on May 25, 2005 11:15 AM:1) do not just SPANK anybody
2) help Scott get back on track
3 give PARIS a FACIAL
HAVE MORE FUN HERE:
ben vershbow on May 25, 2005 11:53 AM:Aha.. more contagious media above. Dangerously close to spam, I'd say, but I'll let it slide. This "bamboo" project is currently the top gainer in the Contagious Media rankings. I can see why.
