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66 Ways to Tell Stories

From Storytelling Cupcakes to Chain Novels

— October 22, 2009 — Pop Culture
People live to tell stories. Almost every sentence spoken is part of a story, whether it’s what one did that day, relating something that someone else said, or actually making up a fictional story (otherwise known as lies). Stories are so prevalent in societies that it’s not at all surprising it has inspired so many tell-tale innovations. Check out this cluster to see but a few. Did you ever imagine there were so many ways to tell stories?
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Reversable Prose
Reversable Prose
'Lost Generation' Video Portrays Different Storyline Forward vs Reverse
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65
Storytime Twitter
Storytime Twitter
Greg Fishbone Tells 140 Character 'Tweet Mystery of Death' Stories
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Designs That Tell Stories
Designs That Tell Stories
Yves Behar at TED
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63
Email Hoaxes As Stories
Email Hoaxes As Stories
‘Cry for Help: 36 Scam email messages from Africa'
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62
Futuristic 3D Storytelling
Futuristic 3D Storytelling
EyeMagicBooks
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61
Credit Crunch Storytelling
Credit Crunch Storytelling
People Swap Job Loss Stories on HowIGotLaidOff.com
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60
Short & Sweet Web Stories
Short & Sweet Web Stories
'One Sentence' Tells True Tales in Few Words Online
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59
Interactive Digital Fiction
Interactive Digital Fiction
Penguin's We Tell Stories
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58
Social Media Scrapbooks
Social Media Scrapbooks
HotBook App Lets Users Turn Facebook into Face Books
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57
Chain Novels
Chain Novels
Random House and Borders Release ‘AirBorne,' A Crowd-Sourced Thriller
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56
Fake Stories Launch Real Products
Fake Stories Launch Real Products
Flying Penguins Launch BBC iPlayer
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Hideously Cute PR Stories
Hideously Cute PR Stories
Detroit Zoo's Baby Aardvark Woos the Press With Its Ugliness
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54
Never-Ending Drawing Machines
Never-Ending Drawing Machines
The Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus Can Go On Forever
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53
Child Star Memoirs
Child Star Memoirs
Slumdog Millionaire's Rubina Ali to Pen Autobiography
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52
Professional Personal Memoirs
Professional Personal Memoirs
Memoir Productions Captures Loved Ones' Stories
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51
Short Stories from Titles
Short Stories from Titles
The Sorted Books Project
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50
Ghost-Style Stories for AIDS Awareness
Ghost-Style Stories for AIDS Awareness
Bono's (RED) Wired Project
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49
Fake Online Love Diaries
Fake Online Love Diaries
The Heartbroke Daily
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48
Energetic Brand Interaction
Energetic Brand Interaction
Red Bull Tall Story Contest
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47
Online Scrapbooking Resources
Online Scrapbooking Resources
10 Great Sites
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46
Google Maps to Share Horror Stories
Google Maps to Share Horror Stories
"Sod Abroad" Promotion
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45
Hotel Bedtime Stories
Hotel Bedtime Stories
London Hotel Offers Reader-in-Residence Program For Lonely Guests
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44
Top 100 News Stories in Pictures
Top 100 News Stories in Pictures
TenbyTen.org
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43
Storytelling iPhone Apps
Storytelling iPhone Apps
iStoryTime Reads to All the Little Children
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42
Photographic Sky Diaries
Photographic Sky Diaries
Skylines By U.S. Military Photographers In The Field
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41
Interactive Digital Diaries
Interactive Digital Diaries
Share Your Lifestream on Storytlr
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40
Interactive Love Story
Interactive Love Story
Story Telling on Pavements
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39
Puppets for Adults
Puppets for Adults
Silent ‘Storytellers' Marionettes
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38
Naughty DIY Guide Books
Naughty DIY Guide Books
'The Guide To Doing Me' Invites Lovers To Take Notes
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37
Pre-Populated Diaries
Pre-Populated Diaries
Philipp Keel's ‘Simple Diary' Makes Journaling Much Easier
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36
Social Multimedia Scrapbooking
Social Multimedia Scrapbooking
Scrapblog
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35
Toilet Paper Novels
Toilet Paper Novels
Koji Suzuki Releases New Horror Story on Bathroom Roll
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34
Storytelling Accomodations
Storytelling Accomodations
The Story Hotel in Stockholm is a Designers Dream
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33
Virtual Mixed Media Scrapbooks
Virtual Mixed Media Scrapbooks
Glogster
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32
Storytelling Glassware
Storytelling Glassware
This Stackable Glass Set Has an Intriguing Plot
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31
Ultra Modern Scrapbooks
Ultra Modern Scrapbooks
Staycation Albums
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30
Voicemail For Lifestory Memoirs
Voicemail For Lifestory Memoirs
LifeOnRecord
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29
HumaPen Memoir, World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory
HumaPen Memoir, World's First Digital Insulin Pen With Memory
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28
Meme-Worthy News Stories
Meme-Worthy News Stories
Crasher Squirrel Goes Viral, Gets a Feature on CNN
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27
Storytelling Selling
Storytelling Selling
IKEA Explores Illustration-Based Digital Communication
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Fake Memoirs
Fake Memoirs
Herman Rosenblat's Holocaust Love Story Exposed as a Hoax
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25
Story Telling Bangles
Story Telling Bangles
Disaya Jewellery
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24
Interactive History Lessons
Interactive History Lessons
The Library of Congress Experience
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23
Storytelling Sand Animations
Storytelling Sand Animations
Kseniya Simonova's Sand Art Wins Ukraine's Got Talent
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22
Stop-Motion Papercraft Storytelling
Stop-Motion Papercraft Storytelling
‘Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection' Shares Hist
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21
CD Booklets as Ad Spreads
CD Booklets as Ad Spreads
Mariah Carey's 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel' to Feature Elle Mini-Mag
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20
Interactive Fashion Tech Tells Eco Story
Interactive Fashion Tech Tells Eco Story
Edoc Laundry
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19
Emoticon Love Stories
Emoticon Love Stories
Illustrator Miss Tal Tells the Tale of Our Computer Counterparts
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18
Story Telling Slings
Story Telling Slings
Illustrative Medical Accessories that Depict Your Accident
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17
Street Art History Lessons
Street Art History Lessons
Pure Evil Pearly Kings
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16
Interactive Storytelling Jewelry
Interactive Storytelling Jewelry
Quirky Accessories That Tell a Story Each Time They're Worn
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15
Personalized Romance Books
Personalized Romance Books
UStar Novels Let You Customize Your Lust Between the Covers
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14
Monstrous Man Statues
Monstrous Man Statues
Arabic Storyteller of Giant Proportions in Dubai by VisionDivision
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13
Personalized Jewelry from Recycled Corks
Personalized Jewelry from Recycled Corks
‘Prosekko' Rings by Diane Christine Dille
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12
Flighty Floatography
Flighty Floatography
Angus Rowe Macpherson's Storytelling is a Soaring Feat
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11
Storytelling Jewelry
Storytelling Jewelry
Recycled Remnant Trinkets by Betty Pepper
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10
Storytelling Wedding Invites
Storytelling Wedding Invites
Matt Dorfman's DIY Invitations Tell the Couple's Story
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9
DIY Chalkboard Fridges
DIY Chalkboard Fridges
Food Diaries & Drawing Boards for Kids Allows Smooth Running Kitchens
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8
Storytelling Fashion Shoots
Storytelling Fashion Shoots
Tim Walker's Folk Song Inspiration
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7
Nude News Stories
Nude News Stories
Vice Magazine Make a Statement on Ill-Intentioned Mass Media
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6
Fairytale Sheets
Fairytale Sheets
Bedtime Stories Project
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5
Storytelling Cupcakes
Storytelling Cupcakes
Nursery Rhyme-Themed Baked Goods Are Gorgeous Works of Edible Art
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4
Scientific Success Stories
Scientific Success Stories
Connie Culp Shares Her Face Transplant Tale With Laughter
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3
Storytelling Digital Art
Storytelling Digital Art
Merel Brugman's Image Manipulation is More Than Meets the Eye
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2
Nightmarish Nursery Rhymes
Nightmarish Nursery Rhymes
Putting a Morbid Twist on Children's Stories
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1
Collaborative Stories on Skin
Collaborative Stories on Skin
A Story Tattooed On The Bodies of 2,095 Strangers
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