I am not going to pretend to be a fanatic of the hit ABC show, “Lost.” The first two seasons were very entertaining and really did play out a load of those “if you were stranded on a desert island” scenarios we’ve all mused on. There was a gorgeous, dark haired girl who was not quite all she seemed. A scruffy, long-shanked vagabond started a crooked barter stand with the pillaged booty of a wrecked airplane. And, oh crap, some Rock Star had to kick his coke habit. Sure, the show’s writers would make it out to be some profound revelation. But let’s face it, he would have run out anyways. Soon the show just got too tough to follow. Read the rest »
How frustrating it is, living in a world where most of those with any semblance of computer literacy are not of a ripe enough age to bail the world of publishing out of its age gap-induced bewilderment. Publishers seem to suffer from a cyber confusion that pales in insignificance only next to the general hubris that will not let them admit they need help - help from the young’uns who grew up with this stuff.
Case in point: Time’s 50 Best Websites of 2007. Topping the list was a site I had never even heard of, mozy. It’s an online file storage service with a $5 per month subscription fee. That means that after 12 months, customers have spent roughly the cost of a decent 160GB external hard drive. That’s your number one, Time? File storage? Read the rest »
Well it looks like the hottest Christmas toys of 2007 are a lot like those of 2006. The fabled Tickle Me Elmo that was known to cause Black Friday Fistfights between eager mothers has been upgraded - or its name has. The T.M.X. Elmo, first announced last year, now can even roll on the floor and get up amidst his maniacal bouts of laughter. Elmo has been a hot seller this season, along with Fisher Prices’ Little People: Animal Sounds Farm.
But even the awe inspired by Elmo’s 10-Edition long dynasty couldn’t convince shoppers to behave this season. Seen below, a clip from a WalMart on black Friday. Apparently there was some sort of sale going on.
President George H. W. Bush last Thursday gathered an African shaman troupe in Washington to raise awareness for malaria, which runs rampant through Africa. It has been documented that thousands could be saved from the disease by obtaining a $4 mosquito net to sleep under.
Mr. Bush seemed to believe doing a little dance would raise awareness aplenty.
The face of modern art has come a long way since being less dependent on skill than on luck.
Jonathan Harris, with a brain tweaked half by computer science and half by photography, has become quite the digital artist. Recently he gained much notice for his piece called “The Whale Hunt.” For this revolutionary interactive slide show he chronicled his nine-day experience with an Alaskan whaling family by taking a picture every five minutes. He manages to tell a story with 3,214 pictures better than words could ever manage.
Also check out my favorite of his, “We Feel Fine.” This piece lets you click on little “emotion bubbles” that float around the screen, each one containing a statement about how somebody once felt. The crazy part is, if you give it your age, gender, the weather outside and a few other factors, it’s pretty good at picking up on what you might be thinking. It’s like a high speed, customizable and visually intriguing fortune cookie.
Jeremy Schoemaker, alias “Shoe Money,” made his way through the BlogWorld exhibits and attendees in his markedly nonchalant manor. Shoe is a blogger, yes, but his true ability is his wizardry with affiliate marketing. While even highly trafficked bloggers struggle to earn even $100 per month through their monetization schemes, Shoe’s “skills to pay the bills” earn him more than $100,000 per month.
After he raided the HackerSafe exhibit for beer I had a brief chat with him about blogging and journalism. He said more and more people are dropping print news subscriptions for the blogosphere. The core of this, he said, is the sheer mobility of bloggers.
I am not going to pretend to be a fanatic of the hit ABC show, “Lost.” The first two seasons were very entertaining and really did play out a load of those “if you were stranded on a desert island” scenarios we’ve all mused on. There was a gorgeous, dark haired girl who was not quite all she seemed. A scruffy, long-shanked vagabond started a crooked barter stand with the pillaged booty of a wrecked airplane. And, oh crap, some Rock Star had to kick his coke habit. Sure, the show’s writers would make it out to be some profound revelation. But let’s face it, he would have run out anyways. Soon the show just got too tough to follow. Read the rest »
