We all create for one another. And our creations assume a life of their own.
I thought it was Leslie Fiedler who first wrote that the “novel is dead,” though my decision engine brings me to this attribution to Naipaul. Of course whomever made that statement knew full well that novels will keep getting written; the argument regards the art-form rather than the creative artifact. Ah, for the days of life […]
When will we start seeing Wired headlines along the lines of “3D — the Next Multitouch” or some other such goofball thing. Certainly, compute power is at the threshold of delivering compelling 3D applications, so this movement should be about more than just buzz.
So how will new graphics capabilties that allow rich, interactive three dimensional […]
There’s a site out there dubbed the “Advanced Research Center.” It looks like a quasi-government agency site. Interestingly, a video player features prominently on the homepage. But the video gets interrupted and suddenly we’re hearing a chilling voice-over about “billions of lives being at stake.” Then we start to see video […]
I have to admit, I’d never heard the term “crowdsourcing” until reading some articles in Wired dealing with a collaboration with Assignment Zero, describing a collaborative experiment in open-source journalism. This sort of collective approach to journalism underpins a project like Witness, which enlists everyone with the ability to record digital video (aka the […]
I suppose it’s natural that bands are looking to user contests to find videos for their new releases. Especially after the treadmill thing exploded. It’s Music 2.0, baby.
I think the video for the Incubus song “Dig” is pretty noteworthy. Check it out: YouTube - Incubus_”Dig” (by kaamuz). I actually find […]
IBM has announced a new chip that’d take a HD full length movie download from 30 minutes to 1 second. This gee-whiz news should make the folks at Verizon happy, what with their FiOS service. It’s also very similar to other efforts (Intel has something like this brewing).
What this really comes down […]
Here’s an excellent post regarding various video sharing sites and their models for compensating producers. It’s worth taking a look at. Even if you’re not looking to make money off video now, you might want to check it out for the links. One notable absence: Joost.
It’s already old hat to dismiss mass produced TV, video, film, and music as 20th Century. Technology has ushered in a personalized and customized media experience. Yet it’s at best non-informative and at worst trite to call this New Media or Media 2.0 — this is truly a revolutionary new movement where we all create for one another. And our creations assume a life of their own.