March 26, 1999

Digital Storytelling Updates an Ancient Art by Adding Technology

By BIANCA P. FLOYD

Some people store old furniture on their back porches, others stack newspapers there. Maybe a few folks still sit out back and holler "Good morning!" across the fence to neighbors. But from her back porch on the World-Wide Web, Bubbe tells stories -- about a bar-mitzvah gift, say -- and invites you to tell stories of your own.

Bubbe's Back Porch is a good example of the growing number of Web sites offered by digital storytellers, say

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