Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists - with it all things are possible.

—Ida Tarbell
Project Blog:
Echo
This public art and civic journalism project will produce and collect stories tied to physical locations throughout Atlanta. Signs with Echo phone number and location ID will invite pedestrians and cyclists to access a story about that site via cell phone, podcast or the Web. “When a space becomes inscribed with cultural or personal stories, it transforms into a place of significance,” said project leaders Lila King and Karyn Lu, movers behind CNN’s user-generated site iReport.com. Follow their progress here.

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Who's Blogging

 
Karyn Lu

KARYN LU works in the Design Experience Group at CNN.com, and is the User Experience Lead on iReport.com, CNN's citizen news initiative. She is passionate about creating a great user experience across multiple disciplines and platforms.

Lila King

LILA KING is an online media producer living in Atlanta. She's pretty sure everyone's story is fascinating if you listen well enough. Echo is all ears.

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