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Spark on CBC Radio

Alright, I’m a very bad Canadian. I’m only just now discovering this incredible series. So sue me. Well… ok don’t sue me even though I’ve created this almost-logo above from some image snatched randomly on Google Image search, thus committing many an old-media faux-pas.
Spark is a radio show / podcast from the CBC, hosted by […]

Giant List Of Web 2.0 Company Name Generators

This is what happens when geeks rule the earth. Every company name ends up sounding like “Cyclofab” or “Ambertect” or “Nfish” or “random sylables go here”. Ah well, who am I to talk… I love the name “Clever Zebra“.
Try any one of these and you’ll have a company name that will make people stand up […]

We Are The Strange - The Entire Film

Original version of the animated feature film “We are the Strange” 88 minutes : Presented in Str8nime
Get the 2 DVD set here!
http://www.filmbaby.com/films/1961
or here
http://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Strange-M-dot/dp/B000V6LT8U
All other language versions herehttp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1BD10C7B6DA3385E
Accolades and awards:
Sundance Film Festival Official Selection 2007
Golden Prize “Most Groundbreaking Film” Fantasia Film Festival Montreal 2007
Silver Prize “Best Animated Film” Fantasia Film Festival Montreal 2007
“Best Feature Film” HDFEST […]

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of “The Magus”

I was recently directed to “The Magus” by John Fowles. It’s a book that you’ll either love or hate, but its significance isn’t in its merit as a work of fiction. Many people on the outer rim of new media’s entertainment circles look to this book as the genesis of a […]

Hitler, DiVAS, and Second Life’s Invasion Of Reality

Time for a video roundup.
First up: Hitler Explains Second Life.

That was courtesy of Magrathean I believe. Good guys.
Next, DiVAS - Episode #3.

Lastly, Georgia Tech. & Ludwig Maximillian U. bring us some mixed reality goodness in two videos that, together, I’m calling “Second Life’s Invasion Of Reality“.

Oh so cool.

DiVAS - Episode 2 Totally Rocks It

Phaylen Fairchild just rocked this one. My sincere congrats, and I hope to see LOTS more of these!

Nine And A Half Minutes With Sean Bedlam

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 […]

TAGGED!

So I’m flying along, minding my own business, when *POW* I get smacked by Gwyneth Llewelyn’s tag. Now I have to write eight things about myself, and tag another eight people to do the same. It’s like one of those horrible chain letters I generally hit “reply” to with a bunch of angry comments. I’ll […]

Facebook Fright

“Truth about Facebook” by Vishal Agarwala - original presentation in Flash
In part, this is about grassroots journalism. The original flash has 3170 “diggs” at the time of this writing, having been created sometime in 2006. AlbinoBlackSheep picked it up from there, and then others used screen-capture software to make videos of the presentation and upload […]

Writer’s Strike and the Virtual Office

Here’s the definitive story on “The Office” build in Second Life and, as it’s the hot news item of the day, the writer’s strike. It’s just 3:46 long and comes courtesy of Draxtor Despres. Nice remix on the sound samples Drax.

Of course, it’s only fair that we hear from a member of the writer’s union […]