some perspective
...the bare minimum really
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K'naan - Wavin' Flag [South Africa 2010 Official Theme Song]
The original's great, but I think I like this one even better. Almost makes me wish I knew something about soccer.
February, 10 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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The Internet Doesn't Kill Society, People Do
"Guns don't kill people. People kill people." A saying we've all heard before, and while we may all have differing opinions about gun control, we can all agree that there are some very passionate people on either side of the argument. My question has nothing to do with gun control, but has a similar ring to it: "Is the internet killing society, or are people?" In some sense, it's not possible for people to kill society. As long as human interaction exists so will some for of society. So clearly this isn't what we...
April, 3 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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We Feel Fat & Sassy: Harvesting the Web for Feelings
Sometimes when I stop to think about it I am absolutely blown away by how much information is being posted and sent and shared and read on the Internet. Take a second; think about it… ... ok, so you...
March, 28 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Are Pirates a Source of Innovation?
Today at Northern Voice 2009, James Chutter presented on the evolutions of storytelling. He took us through the evolution of the mash-up, (possibly, but not likely) first appearing during the advent of the radio. Orson Wells "mashed" news radio with radio theatre in War of the Worlds. His brief history of mash-ups took us right through to modern day where we see mash-ups becoming prime time advertisements for the iPhone or sites like We Feel Fine which scrape the Internet for already existing content. However, his...
February, 20 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
