Ball State University “The Wiki Classroom” (PDF of presentation here) Friday, November 20 AJ 353

This is a presentation I gave to the CCIM faculty at Ball State University about integrating read-write software (wikis) and social media into the learning environments of our classrooms.

International Digital Media + Arts Association (IDMAa) “The Distributed Story Stream: Web-Native Storytelling” (PDF of presentation here) Muncie, IN November 6, 2009

A discussion of the elements of a narrative story that exists solely within the networked environment, the tools that are necessary to create this narrative “stream”and how we may need to re-interpret narrative in a digital age.

National College Media Convention “Build + Launch Your Own Website in 80 Minutes” Austin, TX Oct 31, 2009

Who says your students are more tech-savvy than you? Learn to launch an interactive blog with text, audio and video. Participants will register their own URL, install publishing software and use software tools during this session. You will also create a simple social network and integrate that into your blog. Sound difficult? Not with modern tools and an adventurous spirit. No know-how necessary.

National College Media Convention “Social Media + You: How to Use All These Dang Software Tools” (PDF of presentation here) Austin, TX October 30, 2009

A discussion for advisors, complete with overview of the types of social media software being used today. Includes short, hands-on learning tutorials to teach participants how to derive value from Twitter, FriendFeed and Wikis.

Ball State University PRSSA Speaker “The Web as Conversation: PR in a Social Media World” (PDF of presentation here) Ball State University Muncie, IN October 14, 2009

A presentation to the BSU PRSSA organization outlining the ways Web tools function and how those tools can — and should — be applied in a public relations context.

Brayton-Clevenger Living-Learning Speaker “Facebook, Social Media + Your Life in College” (PDF of presentation here) Ball State University Muncie, IN October 14, 2009

A presentation to the CCIM freshman about the role of social media in modern education, their responsibility with emerging technologies and what they can expect from professors as they progress through their four years.

Center for Media Design Brown Bag Speaker Series “The Distributed Story Stream: News, Education, Theater Projects” (PDF of presentation here) Ball State University Muncie, IN Sept 25, 2009

A discussion of King’s research around the emergent Web-specific story stream as it relates to news, education and theater.

While this is not from the Brown Bag discussion, it is the first of two videos that explains my work with the Center for Media Design:

This is the second part of the discussion, with a bit of overlap:

Miami University AIMS Lecture Series “Social Media + Non-Fiction Storytelling” (PDF of presentation here) Miami University Oxford, OH Sept 11, 2009

For all the talk about emerging technologies, social media and new forms of communication, modern storytelling continues to look very much the way it’s always looked. Linear, Non-Linear. Interactive. But there’s an new story paradigm emerging from the chaos of user-generated content, data streams of information and simple software technologies that allow us each to grab bits and bytes as they fly by. This “distributed story stream” is actually the most fundamentally Web-centric storytelling we have. King’s talk with examine what this new story paradigm looks like, how it works, how it’s different than what we’ve done in the past and suggests hurdles that need to be leaped over sooner rather than later. Before we lose precious pieces of information to the ever-changing technological landscape. The Distributed Stream, the basis of his forthcoming book The Cult of Me, suggests a new form of collective storytelling that happens in real time, across multiple networks and with various levels of reputation and editorial control.

TALKS BEFORE BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

b.tween
“Telling Tales”
Liverpool, England UK
June 11, 2009

The nature of storytelling — at least part of it — is changing with the help of new technologies. This panel explores some of the new ways people are sharing their stories with others and the new ways the game industry is seeking out ways to incorporate that into digital entertainment.

Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center
“The Cult of Me”
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
April 6, 2009

An overview of King’s book, The Cult of Me (Carnegie Mellon, 2010), which delves into the future of storytelling and technology.

ETC Talk: The Cult of Me from Brad King on Vimeo.

SXSW Music
“Social Networks for the Anti-Social”
Austic Convention Center
Austin, Texas
March 20, 2009

Wondering what to do with all those people following your band? We’ll walk you through why you want to build your online community, what your fans expect from you…and most importanly, how much time and energy you can expect to spend interacting with your fans.

Level 3
Red Couch
Austin Hyatt
Austin, Texas
March 16, 2009

King discusses the current state of technological innovation, the future of storytelling and how the economic downturn may help innovation find its way into traditional businesses.

NKY Chamber of Commerce Eggs N Issues
“Mind Blowing Facts about the Web” (audio at bottom of the page)
Receptions Banquet And Conference Center
Erlanger, KY
February 17, 2009

Mind blowing facts about the Web outlines how “interactive” storytellers and designers see information development and distribution online.

Cincinnati Leadership Council
Cincinnati Enquirer (audio at bottom of the page)
Cincinnati, OH
November 2008

A round-table discussion about the future of news and storytelling, featuring NKU professor Brad King and Cincinnati Enquirer editor-in-chief Tom Callinan.

Ad2
“Alternate Reality Games: Manifest Community”
Game Day Cafe
Cincinnati, OH
Oct 2, 2008

Ad2 is getting into the game, Alternate Reality Games that is. Brad King, Assistant Professor of Communications at NKU will be taking us on a journey inside the world of ARG’s. Join us to learn about this up-and-coming marketing tool and how you can use it too!

KGNU Radio
Call-In Show (audio at bottom of the page)
Denver, CO
Thursday, May 8, 2008

An hour-long discussion about the state of media, the effect of social technologies on modern society and the future of media consumption and creation in the United States.

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 4 Conference
“JOURNALISM: TECH” (audio at bottom of the page)
Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, PA
Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Journalism: Tech: A presentation for journalists about “going digital”. A brief history of technology — how it was developed and what it was meant to do. How the modern media landscape has been altered by these technologies. And a survey of social media technologies that must be implemented in a modern news site.

SXSW Music
“The Best Online Resources”
Austin Convention Center
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Web-savvy musicians know that online resources have streamlined much of the work of communication and promotion. How do you make the most of your online presence? What sites are emerging for musicians’ services? What exactly is a ‘widget’ and why are they important? A wide range of online services present their offerings and guide the curious to the latest innovations online.

SXSW Interactive
“Beyond the Blogosphere: How Online Talent is Being Developed Offline”
Austin Convention Center (audio at bottom of the page)
Austin, TX
Monday, March 10, 2008

The boom in internet activity has brought with it the birth of a generation of new and undiscovered content creators. This panel will attempt to illuminate how this growing breed of digital talent is quickly extending their newly empowered creativity and innovation beyond the web browser, and potentially disrupting the world of traditional media.

Society of Professional Journalists Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati
“JOURNALISM 2010”
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008

New Media: Journalism 2010: A presentation for journalists about “going digital”. You can provide an overview of the new technologies, and discuss what the modern newsroom needs to look like to accommodate the web. You can also talk about which new skills journalists should –or should not learn. This session will provide an overview of how new social technologies and integrated news departments create new business models.

The Kettering Foundation
“Media and Democracy”
The Kettering Foundation
Dayton, OH
Oct, 2007

A tw0-day symposium with academics, newspaper editorial writers and editors and technologies, discussing the future role of the media in a nation where technology is changing the ways we live.

City and Regional Magazine Association Publishers Round Table
“Change or Die”
Hyatt McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
Friday, Sept. 29, 2007

“Change or Die” will examine the ever-evolving business and editorial landscape that small- and mid-level magazines must negotiate in the digital age. The discussion will focus on understanding how the industry has changed from a new media perspective, with an emphasis on how to build and integrate new technologies and content into the existing business architecture, and also how to build new revenue opportunities.

A presentation on the theoretical research put together by NKU professor Brad King and BSU professor Jennifer George-Pallilonis on the technological and graphical problems facing academic presses as they move into an interactive world.

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