Dipity for Timelines

Creating an interactive timeline: A walk through

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Create an interactive timeline to:
Share a resume/work history Document government action on an issue Document the history and/or leadership at a city, business, government agency, nonprofit organization Crowdsource lists in which you can use YouTube video o Commercials, entertainers, bands, actors, movies Mark milestones o A city, event, organization or churchs anniversary

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Three free timelines with 150 events per email account/Dipity account 10 per month for $4.95/month with unlimited events Social-sharing enabled o Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon Generates links and embeds Shows number of pageviews Allows for commenting

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Simple to use
Set up account Add event Add title, date and time, description, location, photo, YouTube video and link Save and add another event

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Examples http://www.dipity.com/EditorMichelleRogers/Top-Christmas-Movies/ http://www.dipity.com/EditorMichelleRogers/Career-of-Glenn-Gilbert/ http://www.dipity.com/NewsHeraldMI/12-Memorable-Super-Bowl-Commercials/

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Links
LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michelle-rogers/66/442/291

WLHS 1986: http://www.wlps.net/

EMU 1991: http://www.emich.edu/ May 1992: http://heritage.com/dexter_leader/ August 2000: http://heritage.com/chelsea_standard/ July 2006: http://heritage.com/saline_reporter/ July 2009: http://heritage.com/ http://idealabheritage.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/idealab-goal-morphs-into-job-at-journal-register-co-michigan-group/ August 2010 ideaLab: http://jxpaton.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/meet-the-idealab-2/ ideaLab blog: http://idealabheritage.wordpress.com/ May 2012 Media labs announcement: http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/digital-first-newsrooms-will-hit-the-road-in-mobilecommunity-media-labs/ November 2012 Buttry post on media lab: http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/heritage-media-teaches-media-skills-in-michigancommunities/

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April 2012 media lab blog: http://communitymedialab.wordpress.com/about/ Saline Historic Walking Tour 04/2011: http://heritage.com/articles/2011/04/22/life/doc4db1fefec4b41199092275.txt Milestones and Memories 11/2010: http://heritage.com/news/podcasts/ Glenn Gilbert retirement story 12/2014: http://idealabheritage.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/glenn-gilbert-architect-of-the-modern-newsroom-inmichigan-to-retire-after-45-years/ Macomb Media Lab launch 8/2014: https://idealabheritage.wordpress.com/tag/macomb-regional-community-media-lab/ Related video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGCFWqMKDGE Joined Data JRN Team 10/2014: http://idealabheritage.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/working-on-a-data-journalism-team-reignites-spark-forreporting/ Featured in Ann Arbor Observer 5/11/13: http://annarborobserver.com/articles/an_editor_s_new_role_full_article.html 2012 MPA awards: http://heritage.com/articles/2012/10/08/heritagewest/news/doc5072d270095b5875419003.txt 2011 MPA awards: http://heritage.com/articles/2011/10/21/life/doc4ea1a173c8ae1176397272.txt 2010 MPA awards: http://heritage.com/articles/2010/10/02/heritagewest/news/doc4ca776a9d49d6614210874.txt 2009 MPA awards: http://heritage.com/articles/2009/09/29/heritagewest/news/doc4ac29ae4e4bd8776161502.txt 2008 MPA awards: http://heritage.com/articles/2008/10/09/saline_reporter/localnews/20081009-archive7.txt

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Newspaper of the Year, 2004 and 2005 Reader Focus Groups Heritage/March 2013: http://communitymedialab.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/heritage-media-reader-focus-group-provides-lots-of-insight/ OP/April 2013: http://communitymedialab.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/surveys-and-focus-group-show-readers-want-to-contribute-and-sharecontent/ Volunteerism GLRS: http://rabbitsanctuary.org/Social Media Twitter 2009: https://twitter.com/SalineMilanNews Twitter 2010: https://twitter.com/idealabheritage Twitter 2012: https://twitter.com/CommunityMediaL Twitter 2013: https://twitter.com/DigitalJRN Facebook 2008: https://www.facebook.com/MichelleRogersA2

LinkedIn 2013: www.linkedin.com/pub/michelle-rogers/66/442/291/

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Videos Mavis retires September 2013: http://heritage.com/chelsea_standard/ Dexter chamber presentation May 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZUW-KlagNE Glenn Gilbert sound slideshow December 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm5MAD1TKXQ Macomb Media Lab opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1tINTS6S2A Lucy Ann Lance Show May 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvHKYyHHJ2Q Video on media lab December 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIvyEfo1z6Y&list=PLDFhEC8gy4bu5wfsvHTSJb5sTDaplP3xX

Speaking to Saline Middle School students February 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM_ShybDPXw