FINALLY! The video of the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers presenting and performing at the TED conference earlier this year has been released. I've been eagerly anticipated the LXD webseries, and this looks like the first major public appearance by them online in 2010. So, super exciting to see this! Featured dancers: Madd Chadd: "Master of…
Category: Information Society
Did You Meet Someone Interesting Online? We want to hear your story!
Global Kids is involved in the production of an upcoming HBO documentary called "Meeting Online." We are looking for good stories that revolve around connections made on the Internet. If you know someone, or you yourself, have met someone online and the relationship deeply affected you, then we want to hear from you. It could…
Video of “Switchcraft” LED Flower at Computational Textiles Workshop
Here's a quick video of the LED flower that my team created at the Computational Textiles workshop. This was the moment of truth where our team saw whether or not our "switchcraft" flower was created so that the conductive thread, foil, switch and LED all functioned properly. Seeing it light up was a huge thrill! This…
Digital Media & Learning Conference in San Diego: Hanging with my Peeps
Right now I'm blessed to be at a couple of gatherings in San Diego for the next few days. And it's not just the sunny weather and easy access to the Pacific that I'm happy about — although that certainly helps. No, it's being among hundreds of folks who are just as excited as I…
A Sad Reminder of the State of Digital Iliteracy in the World
Apparently many, many people don't know how to use the address bar on their web browsers. This entertains, alarms and depresses me all at the same time. From my friend Matt Stratton: Somehow a ton of idiot Facebookers who apparently log onto Facebook by doing Google searches all landed on this ReadWriteWeb post (must have…
Yehoodi 3.0 Going Live on December 28!
After lots of planning, coding, head-scratching and bickering, I am extremely excited to announce that the new Yehoodi 3.0 site is about to launch! For the past 11 years, Yehoodi.com has been the virtual hangout for thousands of swing dance and swing jazz enthusiasts from around the world. While our web platform has served us…
“Gold” : an animated winter poem (video)
For my holiday greeting this year, I decided to go all social media-y and create an animated reading of my winter poem "Gold." I've embedded the video above, but I recommend looking at it full screen in HD from the original YouTube version. I hope you like it! Created using the awesome Prezi presentation web…
EnerCities: first Facebook “serious game” on sustainable urban development
Dylan Nagel of Paladin Studios sends out the news that the public beta version of EnerCities has been released, reportedly the first "serious game" to be hosted on Facebook. With support from the European Commission, the goal of our project is to raise energy awareness among young people around the world through the gameplay. I…
“Q is for Quaker”: Awesome Arty Keyboard Stickers!
I don't think this aligns well with the Quaker value of simplicity, but I kind of have to have these keyboard stickers created by designer Christopher Monro Delorenzo! Not only are they mad cute (B is for Bowie, P is for Pirate, G is for Geisha) but they have an adorable little Quaker icon for…
Breaking Crews from Around the World (Google Map)
View Bboy Crews in a larger map BreakerNYC.com has spearheaded the creation of this awesome Google Map of b-boy crews from around the world. It's an impressive collection, albeit not quite comprehensive at only a couple hundred crews. I.e. I know there must be more crews in Latin America and Australia. Brazil alone must have…