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Adobe Story offers web-based script (as in movie) writing and collaboration


Somewhere in the depths of my mind, there's a burning desire to one day write a screenplay. It probably has as much to do with my disbelief at some of the crap that actually gets made into Hollywood movies as my own creative desire, but it is what it is.

So when I woke up this morning and checked on Adobe Labs, my curiosity was piqued by Story, a new web-based script authoring app that is now available to test on Adobe Labs.

Obviously Story isn't for everyone. I can, however, easily see this become a terrific compliment for animation studios who use Adobe products like Flash to produce their cartoons. Since it's web based, Story provides anywhere (with net access)/any time access to your writing tools and documents - critical, because you never know when a flash of brilliance will strike.

Story is tailored to the script-writing process, making it easy to hack together character bios, drop links to web pages you want to reference, and, of course, compose your masterpiece. There's even a full screen option for distraction-free writing.

Aspiring creatives, give Story a try and tell us what you think in the comments! Story recommends IE6 or later, Firefox 2.0+, and Safari 3.x. Other browsers will receive a warning message, but you can click through and try your luck -- Chrome 4 worked just fine for me.

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Musicians, get the word out with Divvycast

divvycast podcast creationDivvycast lets bands, artists, producers and DJ's make money by using their service, and tools to bring their creations to the audience.

Divvycast supplies publishing and creative tools that publish podcasts in a professional manner, and hook them up to high traffic areas like iTunes and Yahoo to spread the word. The service is free for 15 days, plans start at $9.95. Divvycast's production application called ePodcast Creator, is available for Mac and PC users. Once your podcast gets all packaged up into a personal URL and RSS feed, Divvycast helps spread the word through their associations with different podcast channels like iTunes and Yahoo. Once sponsors are magically interested in your podcast, you can manage your campaigns though the Divvycast system, and include the ads at the beginning and end of the podcast.

You have nothing to lose when you are independent! You have to spread the word and show people your talent, and Divvycast might be able to help you out. Is it worth the $9.95/month, and will it get you advertisers? Maybe not. Divvycast should really look at a $30 application that can be downloaded and used with no restrictions as well. This might make it a little more appealing to users. That monthly fee hurts.

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