Culture

Ingredients of Twitter and how to be a rebel in the cyber crowd

Just came across this website, A World Without Hippos, a site that has only one category: unmitigated genuis. This blogger posted his (?) impressions of Twitter: Collect the following ingredients. 1 pound – Boring 14 ounces – “Wazzapppppppp!” 3 shakes – Hey, Everyone, Look at Me! A pinch – I wish I lived a more interesting … Read moreIngredients of Twitter and how to be a rebel in the cyber crowd

Major Study on Brands in Second Life

I just discovered through Ilya’s post a study of the Perception of the Presence of Brands in Second Life by CB News in partnership with Repères Second Life. It is an excellent study because it gives some spot on advice about brands in SL but also because it provides a snapshot of SL residents. Here are some of the findings:

The main thing learnt from the poll was that the presence of RL brands is perceived as positive by a great majority of Second Life residents: 66% believe that the presence of RL brands has a positive impact on SL, whereas 22% believe that RL brands have no impact on SL, and only 11% believe that RL brands have a negative impact on SL.

Some of the negatives about brands:

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Murderer Revealed to Web Audiences First

As I’ve mentioned before, Australian company Hoodlum Entertainment, created the online extension to the popular UK soap Emmerdale. A quote from my previous post outlines the format: According to Hoodlum, the Emmerdale Channel is fully integrated with the TV show. At the end of each episode, the show will encourage viewers to visit the channel … Read moreMurderer Revealed to Web Audiences First

"AN OBJECT CANNOT COMPETE WITH AN EXPERIENCE", but

I stumbled across walking artist Hamish Fulton (his works) whilst in Paris. He takes photos while he walks. He claims the walk is the artwork but the photographs are the only thing he can sell. Love this: I like this because of the truth of it, experiences reign supreme. But I’d also like to add a perspective … Read more"AN OBJECT CANNOT COMPETE WITH AN EXPERIENCE", but

Democracy Net

Democracy TV is an internet TV broadcaster. Here is their description: There’s an opportunity to build a new, open mass medium of online television. We’re developing the Democracy internet TV platform so that watching internet video channels will be as easy as watching TV and broadcasting a channel will be open to everyone. Unlike traditional … Read moreDemocracy Net