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Burned out on screens and social media, Seattle startup founder pictures a more tangible experience

GeekWire

A Christmas tree ornament, or Mem-A-Ment, from Seattle-based Mems, made to look like a vintage film slide, sits next to a smartphone which can display a digital gallery of images simply by tapping the physical slide. Mems Photo) Austin Hirsh is going through a bit of a nostalgia period. ” on both questions, he moved on.

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A story about Connected: The Film and why you must see it

Trends in the Living Networks

I saw Connected: The Film by Tiffany Shlain last night at its Australian premiere, organized by Annalie Killian. The first thing I have to say is that the film is absolutely fantastic. We had a couple of video conversations, and Tiffany sent me an early version of the film for my thoughts.

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Russell Wilson and Ciara sign first-look TV and film production deal with Amazon Studios

GeekWire

Russell Wilson and Ciara are getting into the film and television production business with Amazon Studios. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback and his Grammy-winning entertainer wife have signed a first-look deal to develop and produce scripted series and films with Amazon, Variety reported on Tuesday.

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Notre Dame scores big with Wi-Fi 6E stadium upgrade

Network World

For example, last year there was a Flick on the Field event at the stadium, where the inspirational football film Rudy was shown. The project also included movable Wi-Fi structures that can be taken onto the field to accommodate events such as concerts, movie nights and other special events.

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Parable of the Sower Is Finally Becoming a Feature Film

Gizmodo

A24, the company behind films like Uncut Gems and Moonlight , won the rights to adapt Octavia Butler’s science fiction novel Parable of … Read more. As a climate reporter, I live and breathe bad news. I frequently wake up and immediately Google things like “flood deaths” or “wildfire damage.” But this week, something good happened.

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Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and other tabletop games help youth build social skills?

GeekWire

(Game to Grow Image) A new whitepaper from two Seattle organizations exhibits research into how tabletop roleplaying games, such as Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons , can be used to help children and teenagers develop their social skills.

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Free webinar July 19 on the Future of Media – Mobile, Social, Cloud… and Paid? with Ross Dawson and Gerd Leonhard

Trends in the Living Networks

As part of our intent of working more together in both public forums and with leading media organizations we are announcing a free webinar: The Future of Media: Mobile, Social, Cloud… and Paid? In this free webinar, Ross and Gerd will present 5 key points on the future of media (print, tv, films, music etc) each – approx.

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