I’ve just seen this, one of the clips from Friday’s Comic Relief show. I just can’t quite imagine George Bush doing this. Watch..and donate!
Ze Frank End of Show party
IMG_6124.JPG, originally uploaded by RachelC. On Saturday, fans of Ze held a party to ‘celebrate’ the end of show. Most people there had never met each other but had the common lik of watching the show and connecting online via the forums and the ORG. I volunteered to take the group photo, to go with […]
Video Popularity – Views or Links
Update: I’ve updated this post with further comments from Bri at Holt Labs For a while now, I’ve been using a couple of video tracking sites for work-related reasons, both to see what is popular and to track some of our own videos. The two systems use different tracking methods, one is on views and […]
SXSW – Is Google Evil
Read this from Ewan, notes from a SXSW Music Panel on Is Google Evil? With no consumer representation on the panel and no questions from the floor without being written down and screened by the moderator and I forced my question into the discussion flow. “Can we ask who represents the consumer on this panel?†[…]
Red Nose 2005
Red Nose 2005, originally uploaded by RachelC. The Red Nose from 2 years ago. Don’t have one this year as not there.
Shaggy Blog Stories
In 7 days, from idea to publication, Troubled Diva has produced a book of 100 blog posts to raise money for Comic Relief/Red Nose Day. Go and read the story of the publication.and buy!
Conferences, diversity and planning travels
Now back to the reality of work after SXSW, I’m looking at where to go next. And with prefect timing, an email from Reboot arrived in my inbox this morning. This is an event I’ve attended for the last 2 years and intend to go again; it seems to fot quite nicely with some other […]
SXSW – Creating a Global Microbrand
Again my rough notes; this was one of fun ones here, i recommend you grab this podcast when it comes out. Blogger Hugh MacLeod has espoused the notion of “The Global Microbrand” or a small, tiny brand that sells globally. The Global Microbrand is nothing new but with the advent of the Internet and blogging […]
Business PCs
After 5 days at SXSW, surrounded by a sea of Macs, the Continental lounge at Austin Airport is different beast…full of PCs, primarily IBMs This is obviously a business clientel, not conference goers.
SXSW – Will Wright Keynote
These are the live notes from Will Wright’s Keynote. no context or analysis yet. Some insiders believe that SPORE may be the most ambitious most highly anticipated computer game in history. USA Today calls it “gaming’s giant leap.” The New Yorker says it explores the “limitless possibility of life itself.’ And the New York Times, […]
Flickr Collections
Flickr have finally (after what appears to be a couple of years of asking in the forums) released their sets of sets feature, calling it Collections. It enables you to pull together sets, nesting them up to 5 deeps, arranging as you may organise your photos into nested directories on you hard drive. So for […]
Spectrum Emulator
Ewan has just shown me the Sinclair Spectrum emulator on his Nintendo DS and I’ve just been playing Jet Set Willy. My sisters and spent hours playing this as kids, so all the memories came flooding back when faced with the music and gameplay. Now I want one 🙂
SXSW – MMORPGs in Austin
Over the years, Central Texas has emerged as the mecca of massively multiplayer game development. Why did this happen and what does this mean? How will the massively multiplayer market change in the next five to ten years — and, assuming such changes occur, will Austin be able to retain it’s position as the geographical […]
SXSW – Pervasive Electronic Games
Pervasive Electronic Games Julian Bleecker (USC/Near Future) Dennis Crowley (Dodgeball/Google) Aaron Myers (USC Interactive Media) Kevin Slavin (Area/Code) This panel presents and discusses unique aspects of the design issues and technologies involved in developing “pervasive electronic games.” Pervasive electronic games are experiences that move game play into the real world, outside of the usual venues […]
SXSW – Convergence Culture an conversation with Henry Jenkins
Whole new cultures are emerging around convergent media, an example of which is The Matrix Trilogy, the narrativeis which is contained, not just in the films, but also in comics, animé, games, and web sites all serving acommunity of participants – they’re actually more than “fans.” Henry Jenkins’ latest book, Convergence Culture, isan in-depth review […]
SXSW – Web2.0 to Web3D
Wagner James Au Online world Journalist/Blogger, New World Notes/nwn.blogs.com Robin Hunicke Lead Designer, Electronic Arts Robert Scoble Evangelist, PodTech.net Susan Wu Charles River Ventures Is Neal Stephenson’s “metaverse” here, and is it the Net’s next generation — or just a glorified game? Once gamer-only turf, 3D virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft […]
SXSW – Building a Community Ecology
Moderator: Jake McKee Lead Samurai, Big in Japan Virginia Miracle Dir Word of Mouth Mktg, Brains on Fire Rebecca Newton Global Safety & Moderation Mgr, Sulake.com Terrence Ryan Moderator, suicidegirls.com Betsy Whalen Dir Mktg, Discovery Education Jake: why did i use the term ecology? working with communities, they are mini ecosystems, they require a certain […]
SXSW – Digital Distribution of games
Alexander Fernandez CEO, Streamline Studios David Burks Mktg Mgr, Seagate Technology Dan Connors CEO, Telltale Productions Craig Allen CEO, Spark Unlimited Q: Does p2p count as distribution? what is it? Craig: yes. in it’s purest sense its about creating commerce. To get the big companies you have to go to the publishers. there are a […]
SXSW – LonelyGirl15 discussion
David Hudson Editor, GreenCine Miles Beckett Producer, Lonelygirl15 Mesh Flinders Producer, Lonelygirl15 Greg Goodfried Producer, Lonelygirl15 Miles: a short format, about 5 videos a week. a popular serial drama. Greg: there’s the top level show; then there is the interactive element, teaching the characters as real people. you can send private messages and we answer […]
SXSW – Day 2
Day 2 of the joy that is SXSW. Being sensible with the parties last night means I feel pretty good this morning, even with the loss of an hour through daylight saving. I learnt yesterday that one should not wear a Google shirt – I kept being asked if I worked in the new building, […]