Picture this: it is 2015 and there is only darkness. the sun cannot shine through the thickness of the cloud of dust disturbed by 1000 1000 pound bomds that cascaded down upon the earth. The ground is scored black by the nuclear bombing raids. The dust cloud cover has destroyed any and all attempts at satellite communication and therefore we have no phone, e-mail or internet service. Adolescents sit in fetal position rocking back and forth aimlessly hitting keys on their cell phones, in hopes that there is small chance of reaching someone they want to communicate with. Welcome back to the stone age of communication and media.
The newspapers have been out of business for three years, with no hope of returning. With out use of telecommunication, the savior to news media that was projected way back in 2009 as being the last hope for those in search of the worlds current wonders. "What are they doing in Russia?" one might ask. Another might chirp in a response that goes like this: "who cares I can't get to my Facebook page" or "Google it! Oh yeah, that's right, there is no INTERNET!!!" There is a lonely child in the corner, that just learned to speak, and his first three word sentence is: "What is google?"
Education has been forced to return to basics, with a focus on books, paper and handwritten words spread across the page. Students are being forced to know grammar and spell check their own work. Calculators that used to run on solar power have been rendered useless, without the sun powering them. Computers collect dust in the corners as children recall the glory days when school used to be "Fun."
News is spread via mouth. The things that used to be considered gossip is now the contemporary version of TMZ and neighborhood news is followed by everyone. The world now regains verbal communication that spawns discourse and intellectual pursuits. Relationships become stronger and in the darkest days the world has ever seen, a bright light shines within all whom learn the value of speaking to others and learning from others. Gone is the silo effect, gone is trite arguments over why there should be a "dislike button". The future is not written and those that can survive these dark times are going to be stronger for it. They can teach others how to gain personal strength in world without digital media.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sony's Crazy Interactive TV Patent Lets You Throw Tomatoes at Actors
Come on already!!! Do we really need stuff like this to spend our hard earned money on? This is a ridiculous idea!!!
'nuff said!!!
'nuff said!!!
I love this!!!
I know that when it comes to many of these "new", well new to me, technological break throughs in the way information is spread I have been a little, okay a lot, skeptical. However, being a movie lover, I love the idea of Flixup. It seems to do the exact thing that I do myself by surfing the net, on websites that I frequently find my way to when looking for an opinion that seems similar to mine. I know this continues the patttern of the Silo Effect, but why not surround yourself with like minded people as you hunt and pillage to find treasure in the vast and undulating sea of information.
What does Flixup do that rotten tomatoes or flixster does not? There answer is a complex one:
...the key is the filtration. Plenty of people say things about movies on Twitter that are worthless, but FlixUp has what it believes to be the perfect algorithm to sort out the useful movie tweets from the not useful ones. They call it the "Twitter Noise Assassin." And the results seem solid for how the collective views the film.
When the need to know is all you need to know this is a great resource.
What does Flixup do that rotten tomatoes or flixster does not? There answer is a complex one:
...the key is the filtration. Plenty of people say things about movies on Twitter that are worthless, but FlixUp has what it believes to be the perfect algorithm to sort out the useful movie tweets from the not useful ones. They call it the "Twitter Noise Assassin." And the results seem solid for how the collective views the film.
When the need to know is all you need to know this is a great resource.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Twihaiku
Thought this was an interesting use of the 140 characters.
TwiHaiku - Twitter Poetry, is a free Twitter application that lets you share your thoughts, feelings, views or ideas about anything in a poetic manner.
Your short verses are reviewed, discussed and rated by broad audience, and moderated selection is uploaded to twiHaiku Twitter page so anyone may subscribe and follow the best collection of free short verse poetry online.
Here are some examples:
taken for granted/ what you had and what you loved/ is gone in the wind.
taken for granted/ what you had and what you loved/ is gone in the wind.
I know where the sky is dark, Somewhere it is blue... I know where the rainbow ends, I am with you
I am following this... whatever it is. I find many of the haiku authors pretty good, however some are pretty aweful also. I will have to wait and see to be able to make more of a determination.
Status update upon Twitter: Things are beginning to look up.
TwiHaiku - Twitter Poetry, is a free Twitter application that lets you share your thoughts, feelings, views or ideas about anything in a poetic manner.
Your short verses are reviewed, discussed and rated by broad audience, and moderated selection is uploaded to twiHaiku Twitter page so anyone may subscribe and follow the best collection of free short verse poetry online.
Here are some examples:
taken for granted/ what you had and what you loved/ is gone in the wind.
taken for granted/ what you had and what you loved/ is gone in the wind.
I know where the sky is dark, Somewhere it is blue... I know where the rainbow ends, I am with you
I am following this... whatever it is. I find many of the haiku authors pretty good, however some are pretty aweful also. I will have to wait and see to be able to make more of a determination.
Status update upon Twitter: Things are beginning to look up.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Illumination in 140 characters
Been playing around with Twitter. Then played around on Facebook to do some croudsourcing about the platform designed to...
My post went like this:
Anyone use Twitter? Please enlighten me as to how and why? I am doing a project for my class on social networking, so I figured I would use one to collect my data!
This is what I got in response:
Derek Cook: people use twitter becasue they have a constant need to feel wanted so if people are stalking them they feel better about themselves
David Montgomery How cleaver and immensly sardonic!
Bryan Pasqualucci: use Omeagle, it can be an example of terrible social networking
John Denton: I use Twitter to stay updated with directors, and what they're working on, they also give tips on filmmaking which I like, but you can pretty much get any kind of news through Twitter, it's micro blogging.
David Montgomery: John, like whom?
John Denton: I follow: Eli Roth, Kevin Smith, David Lynch, Edgar Wright, Richard Kelly, Simon Pegg, Joblo.com, NPH, etc.
Thought this was something interesting to reveal however it did not give me the closing that I was looking for. I still have my reservations about Twitter. What better way to put your mind at ease than to Google what you should be thinking.
I came across an interesting article: What's It All About, Twitter?
the web address is: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2320445,00.asp
This article made the following claims:
If you haven't visited Twitter, you should. Reading the public front page (you can access this "Everyone" page only after you've set up your own account) is like standing in the middle of New York City's Grand Central Terminal and having every single person pause to tell you, in 140 characters or less, exactly what they're doing or thinking at that moment.
IF THAT DOES NOT SELL YOU THIS MIGHT:
So, is the meaning of Twitter more and more followers? Jesus accrued millions of followers. Certainly, his intention was not just to be "followed." That can't be the goal here, either. But as I Twitter incessantly and wait for that flash of light—the "aha!" moment—I grow increasingly frustrated and disappointed. Despite my efforts (I even put my Twitter address in my twice-weekly What's New Now newsletter), nothing is happening!
Still not satisfied, what about now?
John C. Dvorak and I talked about the value of Twitter last week, and I told him that as far as I could tell, there is none. "Au contraire, my friend," said John. He once asked his legion of Twitterers to tell him where and when presidential nominee Barack Obama made a particular statement. Within minutes, he had his answer—many times over. I have to admit that when I post a question in Twitter, someone usually answers, though the answer isn't always useful. Clearly, if I had 100 times more followers, I could, potentially, mobilize a legion of fellow Twitterers to answer my questions and maybe even do my bidding.
Getting there? Beginning to? Me neither!
My post went like this:
Anyone use Twitter? Please enlighten me as to how and why? I am doing a project for my class on social networking, so I figured I would use one to collect my data!
This is what I got in response:
Derek Cook: people use twitter becasue they have a constant need to feel wanted so if people are stalking them they feel better about themselves
David Montgomery How cleaver and immensly sardonic!
Bryan Pasqualucci: use Omeagle, it can be an example of terrible social networking
John Denton: I use Twitter to stay updated with directors, and what they're working on, they also give tips on filmmaking which I like, but you can pretty much get any kind of news through Twitter, it's micro blogging.
David Montgomery: John, like whom?
John Denton: I follow: Eli Roth, Kevin Smith, David Lynch, Edgar Wright, Richard Kelly, Simon Pegg, Joblo.com, NPH, etc.
Thought this was something interesting to reveal however it did not give me the closing that I was looking for. I still have my reservations about Twitter. What better way to put your mind at ease than to Google what you should be thinking.
I came across an interesting article: What's It All About, Twitter?
the web address is: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2320445,00.asp
This article made the following claims:
If you haven't visited Twitter, you should. Reading the public front page (you can access this "Everyone" page only after you've set up your own account) is like standing in the middle of New York City's Grand Central Terminal and having every single person pause to tell you, in 140 characters or less, exactly what they're doing or thinking at that moment.
IF THAT DOES NOT SELL YOU THIS MIGHT:
So, is the meaning of Twitter more and more followers? Jesus accrued millions of followers. Certainly, his intention was not just to be "followed." That can't be the goal here, either. But as I Twitter incessantly and wait for that flash of light—the "aha!" moment—I grow increasingly frustrated and disappointed. Despite my efforts (I even put my Twitter address in my twice-weekly What's New Now newsletter), nothing is happening!
Still not satisfied, what about now?
John C. Dvorak and I talked about the value of Twitter last week, and I told him that as far as I could tell, there is none. "Au contraire, my friend," said John. He once asked his legion of Twitterers to tell him where and when presidential nominee Barack Obama made a particular statement. Within minutes, he had his answer—many times over. I have to admit that when I post a question in Twitter, someone usually answers, though the answer isn't always useful. Clearly, if I had 100 times more followers, I could, potentially, mobilize a legion of fellow Twitterers to answer my questions and maybe even do my bidding.
Getting there? Beginning to? Me neither!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Stalker Stuff
So this Twitter stuff is either kinda of cool or really creepy. I have been playing with it, Twitter I mean, for about hours no. I began following things I am interested in like movie studios, comic book companies, news etc. and I found myself still not that entertained. That is when I realized I could 'cyberstalk' celebrities.'
I typed in a name that I thought would give me some witty quips a couple times a day, and that man was Kevin Smith. As of now, I no longer find him humorous. I now just feel he is trying to hard. It seems a bit sad. However, I did get a chance to see who he is following. Now that as the mother load of the whats up about Twitter.
I found out, via Kevin Smith's tweets that he follows a comic icon. Smith follows a Stan "the man" Lee. What!!! Too cool you say. Just wait until you see what Mr. Lee has to say:
"--But don't get too complacent! Tomorrow's another day and you know how compulsive I am! Sleep tight, heroes!"
this just in... still not that impressed with Twitter. BTW I am leaning towards the creepy thoughts on all this.
I typed in a name that I thought would give me some witty quips a couple times a day, and that man was Kevin Smith. As of now, I no longer find him humorous. I now just feel he is trying to hard. It seems a bit sad. However, I did get a chance to see who he is following. Now that as the mother load of the whats up about Twitter.
I found out, via Kevin Smith's tweets that he follows a comic icon. Smith follows a Stan "the man" Lee. What!!! Too cool you say. Just wait until you see what Mr. Lee has to say:
"--But don't get too complacent! Tomorrow's another day and you know how compulsive I am! Sleep tight, heroes!"
this just in... still not that impressed with Twitter. BTW I am leaning towards the creepy thoughts on all this.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Arod-- Avoided
I was trying out my new Twitter account and found this 'tweet' from the Onion and laughed aloud.
Mickey Mouse Noticeably Avoids A-Rod During Trip To Disney World
November 17, 2009 | Issue 45•46 | Onion Sports
ORLANDO, FL—Members of the Yankees couldn't help but notice that the resort's iconic mascot Mickey Mouse made a special effort to avoid Alex Rodriguez during the team's trip to Walt Disney World to celebrate its World Series victory. "I thought it was weird that whenever Alex would yell, 'Mickey, over here,' Mickey would just walk in the opposite direction," said teammate Johnny Damon, adding that he would never have noticed Mickey's many attempts to avoid the third baseman had Rodriguez not been following the cartoon character around with a little autograph book. "But then we had breakfast with the characters, and Mickey went around and hugged Derek [Jeter] and Mark [Teixeira], even our bullpen catcher. Then he just kind of peeled off when he got to A-Rod." Rodriguez was later seen having an intense, one-sided conversation with Rescue Rangers Chip and Dale about being a famous athlete living in New York City.
Not really what i am supposed to do on Twitter, but i feel a bit like a kid on Christmas experimenting with a new toy.
When I first got on, I began looking for people that are in my addressbook and read a bunch of crap about going to the mall, grocery shopping etc. so I decided to go outside the Usual Suspects and look for anything that could generate an eyebrow raise or chuckle.
Mickey Mouse Noticeably Avoids A-Rod During Trip To Disney World
November 17, 2009 | Issue 45•46 | Onion Sports
ORLANDO, FL—Members of the Yankees couldn't help but notice that the resort's iconic mascot Mickey Mouse made a special effort to avoid Alex Rodriguez during the team's trip to Walt Disney World to celebrate its World Series victory. "I thought it was weird that whenever Alex would yell, 'Mickey, over here,' Mickey would just walk in the opposite direction," said teammate Johnny Damon, adding that he would never have noticed Mickey's many attempts to avoid the third baseman had Rodriguez not been following the cartoon character around with a little autograph book. "But then we had breakfast with the characters, and Mickey went around and hugged Derek [Jeter] and Mark [Teixeira], even our bullpen catcher. Then he just kind of peeled off when he got to A-Rod." Rodriguez was later seen having an intense, one-sided conversation with Rescue Rangers Chip and Dale about being a famous athlete living in New York City.
Not really what i am supposed to do on Twitter, but i feel a bit like a kid on Christmas experimenting with a new toy.
When I first got on, I began looking for people that are in my addressbook and read a bunch of crap about going to the mall, grocery shopping etc. so I decided to go outside the Usual Suspects and look for anything that could generate an eyebrow raise or chuckle.
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