Re: Fw: [Fr-Pro] (event) 8/23, Once Upon a Time: The Future of Storytelling in the Age of Big Data

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Big data for small minds.

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:16:31 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > Big Data and "storytelling"
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 > >Subject: [Fr-Pro] (event) 8/23, Once Upon a Time: The Future of Storytelling 
 > >in the Age of Big Data
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 > >Churchill Club presents: 
 > >
 > >Once Upon a Time: The Future of Storytelling in the Age of Big Data 
 > >
 > >DATE/TIME: Thu, Aug 23, 7:30am-9:00am 
 > >
 > >LOCATION:  Fenwick & West, 801 Ca Street, Mountain View 
 > >
 > >COST:      Churchill Club Member $34 | Nonmember $54. 
 > >
 > >Data can be a powerful tool--but humans respond to stories, not figures, which 
 > >is why all of us are ultimately in the storytelling business. Properly 
 > >deployed, data can tell unexpected and amazing stories. But what's the secret 
 > >to using it to communicate effectively? What tools do we need to realize the 
 > >pr
 > >omise of big data as a storytelling medium? Join us for this revealing and 
 > >provocative discussion with Frank Rose, author of The Art of Immersion, and 
 > >Geoff McGhee, who specializes in interactive data visualization and multimedia 
 > >storytelling as Creative Director for Media and Communications, Stanford's 
 > >Bill Lane Center for the American West. 
 > >
 > >MORE INFO: 
 > >Website: http://transition.churchillclub.org/eventDetail.jsp?EVT_ID=958 
 > >Email: http://www.churchillclub.org/~info 
 > >Phone:   408-265-0130 
 > >Contact: Danae Myers 
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