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    Tuesday
    09Mar2010

    Different.

    DateTuesday, March 9, 2010 at 3:37PM AuthorHal in , , , ,

    "Different" is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. It's a word we use often and one we often think we understand. But what does it really mean to be different?

    I've come to believe that if you have to do very much to explain why something is different then it really isn't that different after all. We are often victims of being unable to see things outside of the context we bring to them. I think that's what Seth Godin was getting at when he said, "Internal vision is always blurry."

    There are several reasons I can't wait to read Youngme Moon's new book, Different; not the least of which is that the video trailer (above) is one of the best I've ever seen for a book. Great work from Xplane.

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    Monday
    08Mar2010

    I'm the New Zuckerberg

    DateMonday, March 8, 2010 at 10:55AM AuthorHal in ,

    Um, yeah. This parody of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' song New York is just way too funny not to repost. If you work in or around social media, just press play, sit back, and enjoy three minutes of fun.

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    Friday
    05Mar2010

    What's the Story with ChatRoulette?

    DateFriday, March 5, 2010 at 11:08AM AuthorHal in

    What would happen if MySpace and Skype met at a speed dating event, hooked up, and had a kid? ChatRoulette. (Warning: F-bomb near the end of the video.)

    Internet chat rooms (à la 1996) have finally crawled from the primordial soup and climbed to the next rung on the technological evolutionary ladder. Someone please make it stop.

    Cross-posted on the bfg blog.
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    Wednesday
    03Mar2010

    The Next Big Viral Video

    DateWednesday, March 3, 2010 at 10:55AM AuthorHal in , ,

    Yesterday afternoon when I bookmarked the new video from OK GO for today's post it had been viewed just over 100,000 times. As of the time of this posting (less than 24 hours later) it has been viewed almost 900,000 times. This one is definitely going viral.

    You may remember, OK GO became an overnight internet sensation four years ago with their homemade treadmill dance video for "Here We Go Again". Recently, the band was involved in a disagreement with their record label EMI over the issue of allowing videos to be embedded by fans on blogs, websites and social media profiles. However, it seems that with this latest video, this is no longer the case.

    I really like two things about this video. First, it reminds me of playing the "Mousetrap" board game as a kid; I was always fascinated by the intricacies of Rube Goldberg machines. Second, the whole video is done without any special effects and in one continuous camera shot. Check out the four Making Of videos below.

    Cross posted on the bfg blog.
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    Monday
    01Mar2010

    The State of the Internet Union

    DateMonday, March 1, 2010 at 1:42PM AuthorHal in ,

    JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

    Put some of these stats in your next PowerPoint presentation and your boss/client will think you are an internet rock star. (Just remember: an agent's cut is around 20%, so don't forget to show me some love when you're all rich and famous.)

    Cross-posted on the bfg blog.
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