An interesting question was raised by Deep Jive Interests.
Normally I keep my digging and my blogging separate, but since he brought it up (and gave me a nice compliment in the post), I think I’ll go ahead and put in two cents.
What really gets my brain going is the question at the end….
"Sometimes in the early adoption of new technologies they are pressed
into service in similar ways to previous technologies, for instance
when television first came many of the early shows resembled radio
plays, but were on television."
Podcasts are ‘like’ radio. But ‘like’ here is the operative word. Podcasts are portable and on demand (played when you want them). As a result, someone has come up with a list of uncommon ways to use podcasts.
More interesting is the list for uncommon uses of wikis.
Before I left Seed Magazine I was witness to the use of wikis to have large discussions. If a new column needed a name, it was discussed on a wiki. Seed even also has an editorial wiki board where editors and writers put up story ideas that can be honed and broadened by others who might know more about a subject.
Wiki’s blow my mind with potential.
Politics goes mobile around the world.
Nestle has created a new way to brand their candy. WonkaZoid is part video game, part candy dispenser.
Click the Add Buzz button in the upper right hand corner. Gross right.
Continuing from my last post, I found a lot of new versions to “All Your Base Are Belong To Us,” a viral video from back in the day. (mom and dad, I’ll explain the humor behind this over the phone).
I highly recommend checking out some of the remakes (especially the ‘All your Snakes’ cut).
One in particular, however caught my eye.
‘All Your Fakes Are Belong To Us‘ is a commentary on recent main stream media failings to be accurate (photos).
It’s the same song, but if you open your mind it does sound like they could be saying fakes. Instead of the different shots with the word Base,’ the video contains photos that different bloggers have called out as being fake.
It’s a funny video and a good way of getting a point across. It comes to us from the bloggers at Pajamas Media and Little Green Footballs. I spoke with the founder of Pajamas Media (Roger L. Simmon) a little back for a story at Wired. Although I didn’t pick up on any bias (not that we really touched on his politics), he and his crew have been accused if being a little too far right leaning, and that could be part of the inspiration for this short (the media is against Israel because we are all jews and yada yada). My personal theory: You can never have too many jews in the media.
Politics aside, it’s a great remake of an old classic.
An interview with the Numa Numa guy.
Also happy to report that the Asian version of the Milk and Cereal Song is back up and running. (Note: These are Cal alumni).
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