Caleb Booker

Caught this bit of terror and horror from the Twitterstream, although I’m sorry I’ve since lost track of specifically from whom. YouTube description below:

New Media is the tipping point where Good finally beats Bad
About This Video: Gary Vaynerchuk sounds off for 120 seconds on The fact that our technology is moving so fast and it […]

Posted on March 26th, 2008 under new media, passion, censorship. Comments: None

I’m not about to dive into a censorship debate. If you’re interested in that, go find another blog. There’s really only one thing you can count on when it comes to opinions: everybody’s got one, which means that there just isn’t much of a market demand for them. I’ll just save it for now.
So recently […]

Posted on March 8th, 2008 under passion, hype, censorship, conflict. Comments: None

Warning: this trailer is really, really graphic.

Really. I’m not kidding. Do not hit play unless you want to see lots of blood.
It’s not like this level of gore is new to the indie film scene. Crazy flying bucket-fulls of blood have been the easiest way for indie films to stand out. Unfortunately, since they all […]

Posted on January 22nd, 2008 under art, new media, censorship. Comments: None

WARNING: Offensive language, strong political opinions, etc etc blah blah blah…
Why am I posting a bunch of potentially offensive videos from a guy making political statements I don’t completely agree with and I’m not interested in discussing?
Sean Bedlam is what new media is all about.
He does two extremely taboo things in his videos: he swears […]

Posted on December 15th, 2007 under new media, art, passion, press, conflict, censorship, writing. Comments: 1

Sometimes there’s a beauty in roughly-hewn work. It’s raw. The imperfection makes it pure. The more regrettable it is, the more beautiful it is. It’s an encapsulated moment in time.
Of course, that’s when it’s private. Publicly that pimple is forever blighting your face. There aren’t that many people out there that can pull that off. […]

Posted on October 29th, 2007 under art, passion, censorship, writing. Comments: 3

From SaveTheInternet:
During the live Lollapalooza Webcast of a concert by the Seattle-based super-group, the telco giant muted lead singer Eddie Vedder just as he launched into a lyric against President George Bush. The lines — “George Bush, leave this world alone” and “George Bush find yourself another home” were somehow lost in the mix.
Here’s the […]

Posted on August 10th, 2007 under art, passion, governance, content, censorship. Comments: 1

John Martin
Pandemonium, 1841
Oil on Canvas Click
The FORBES Magazine Collection, New York
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Drama and the Second Life Herald have always gone hand in hand, but drama about the Herald is a bit different. Some changes have been made, and as a result Prokofy Neva will no longer be contributing for the paper.
It’s a […]

Posted on July 24th, 2007 under passion, new media, content, press, conflict, censorship, writing. Comments: 13

This morning my Twitter feed tweeted about a takedown notice over on TechCrunch. Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books, wants them to remove the article that mentions that the latest Harry Potter novel has had all its pages photographed is available for download through The Pirate Bay. USA Today, The Wall Street […]

Posted on July 19th, 2007 under new media, art, governance, content, censorship, conflict. Comments: None

Prokofy Neva was recently banned from Terra Nova. Why?

Dan Hunter says:
Prok and Csven are banned. I’m tired of both of them.
Posted Jun 24, 2007 4:16:53 PM | link

If you’re trying to work out what the new policy is, here’s your guide: don’t make Dan Hunter tired or you’re banned. I’m pretty sure they’ve already banned turkey […]

Posted on June 26th, 2007 under censorship, conflict. Comments: 10