Tech & Entertainment for a New gen

Nov 21, 2009 Published under Anthropology, Art, Entrepreneurship and Management, Funnies, Innovation, Interesting Random Stuff, Marketing, Media and Alternative Media, Music, Science and Technology

Further to my earlier post about Apple’s cool ads, I got hooked on the songs in there and tried to find the original videos. For Chairlift-Bruises I came across the video immediately below and was struck by it. It seemed so cutting edge and professional, yet so casual and young (uncomfortably so for my wife – and I can understand why as a parent I’d also be concerned). Was it possible that kids did this on their own? Or was the video director so sophisticated as to make it look so down-to-earth? It turns out it was all done by an 8th grader who is quickly building a following. And it’s actually far better than the official video! You factor in these considerations and you understand why we are just in the beginning of what will be a revolution in content generation, with repercussions for business, culture and society that we cannot begin to comprehend.

High Tech and Literacy

I often worry about how the recent technological changes will affect society. I particularly am concerned about the impacts of constant-feedback-technology (blackberry, cell, email, voicemail, sms, i.m, – you need input, input, input – like the robot in the movie Short Circuit). Will attention-span-disorder (like I have) become a regular feature of society? Will today’s [...]
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Take 5 Minutes To View This Video: The STORY OF A SIGN

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