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20
Nov

Mr. T & Shatner Shill For WoW

Blizzard has way too much money now.

These videos are proof.

On a side note: I wonder who was on the short list for these spots. I’ve got a theory deep inside that there are like ten people that speak directly to nerds. These are two of them.

14
Nov

old men who look like lesbians - the blog

I love when the internet just comes up with stuff like this. One billion people make good times.

11
Nov

The Assassin’s Creed Secret - Knowing Makes Me More Interested

People are so crazy about “spoilers” these days. I’ve seen and read a bunch about UbiSoft’s new videogame Assassin’s Creed and I was semi-excited. It’s looks nice, the free running is cool but I’m really not that driven by the ability to run over an entire world, especially one from the Middle-Ages. Castles just ain’t my thing. However, the people I work with are going gaga over it.

But there was this ‘twist’ that many people were talking about but UbiSoft was trying very hard not to leak. It has kept me interested in the game for some time.

Then I saw the following video.

And now I have to play it. Is this how marketing works?

07
Nov

Malcolm Gladwell - Back Blogging + Amazing Video Speech

As the entire internet hath now noted, Malcolm Gladwell is back blogging.

However, something you may have missed, is this amazing talk by Gladwell about genius. It is genuinely transfixing and says a lot about both the + and - of the world which we live in now. Essentially it’s saying 12 smart people working together are stronger and more determined to achieve a difficult goal than a single genius working in isolation. Strongly recommend.

Another strong recommendation, Snarkmarket from whom I was given the link to the above. Great stuff.

UPDATED - Firefox has made me into a terrible speller. I no longer even check to see if it’s even close. I’m sorry Malcolm.

06
Nov

Madeline & Me Making Faces

Blogged with Flock

06
Nov

This Is My Daughter & a Test of Flock

Blogged with Flock

05
Nov

Murakami @ MOCA - Don’t Miss It

If you live anywhere near (or are going to be visiting) Los Angeles, do yourself a favor and get to the Murakami exhibit at MOCA.

It’s amazing. And bright. And beautiful.

fleurs

30
Oct

Oh Snap! - Chris Anderson Publishes Emails of PR Pushers

This is a great way to deal with people who just won’t leave you alone.

As someone who gets spammed by PR-ites on a regular basis, I know exactly where he’s coming from.

Note to PR peoples:

  1. Get to know me.
  2. Send insightful emails on why I care about your person/story/product.
  3. Receive delightful response email from me!
29
Oct

Hulu - Interesting Play For Big Media Anywhere

Techcrunch has the first big look at Hulu, NBCU & News Corp’s not-You Tube.

Interesting things of note:

  • No user gen content. Interesting recognition that this battle isn’t about UGC but more about who owns TV distribution (or what was TV distribution) in the future.
  • Movies. According to TC, movies are going to be availible to watch over the service. On-demand movies from anywhere? Netflix, meet your new competition. Oh, and the competition happens to make the content. Sorry.
  • Embeddable players. This could be big. Imagine a Ning page built around Lost with the last four episodes of Lost embedded in it? That’s pretty sweet.
  • But wait! Stuff goes away after five weeks? Hmmm. This is going to be strange. While I disagree with TC about the long tail possibilities of this stuff (I just don’t believe that after five weeks something from MSM has that much breakout potential), I do think it’s weird that users are going to see a lot of black boxes embedded pages.

Anyways, it’s going to be an interesting ride from here on out.

12
Oct

High Def Streaming - No Going Back Now

Get ready for a whole new copyright fight. And a hard drive, storage space fight.

Vimeo has beautiful HD flash based on-demand video. And it’s awesome.

Via Kottke.