The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ are co-sponsoring a "Violent Media Fast" from October 14-20, encouraging people, particularly parents and their kids, to refrain from violent TV, movies and video games for a week: Our children will see 100,000 acts of violence on television in the…
Special deals for non-profits on YouTube / Google
I was checking out the cool Nonprofit Communicators blog and found out that Google/ YouTube are offering some special deals for US not-for-profits that I thought others might be interested in. Here’s what you get: Premium branding capabilities and increased video uploading capacity Rotation of your videos in the "Promoted Videos" areas throughout the site…
Report calls for U.S. Universal Broadband Policy
The Center for Creative Voices in Media has just issued an important report on broadband access in the United States entitled "The Case For Universal Broadband in America: Now!" The report notes that three years ago, President Bush promised universal broadband internet access "in every corner of America" by 2007. Meanwhile, the United States has…
Reminder: Add your AV to “You and Your Avatar” Flickr Group!
Speaking of avatars, this is just a reminder about the "You and Your Avatar" group on Flickr, where we collect images of people with their avatars from whatever virtual worlds and MMORPGs they inhabit. Lots of great new submissions, but this one by iodee is my current favorite.
Avatars and virtual world interoperability
Reuters has a story today about IBM and Linden Lab’s announcement that they are working together on creating interoperability standards so that avatars can cross from one virtual world to another. This is welcome and important news, given the likely enormous proliferation of virtual worlds in the coming 12 months. But the Reuter’s piece doesn’t…
National Archives asks for public comment on digitizing plan
The US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is asking for the public to comment on its draft Plan for Digitizing Archival Materials for Public Access, 2007-2016. This document outlines theirs strategy for digitizing and making publicly available the vast historic holdings of the National Archives. Imagine if anyone could access from their web browser…
Pics of me dancing at the Apollo with Sharon Jones! (Thanks, Laura!)
Amazing photographer Laura Hanifin was kind enough to send along pictures of me dancing onstage at the Apollo Theater with Ms. Sharon Jones. I guess it wasn’t a dream, it really happened! Thanks, so much, Laura!
I danced at the Apollo with Sharon Jones!
I just got back from an incredible concert by the soul super-group Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. I had been looking forward to seeing Sharon Jones for awhile, after hearing my friend Zev talk about how amazing her concerts are. By chance, I managed to get front row seats…
New York teens sought for machinima program at Global Kids
Global Kids teens presenting their projects at the Second Life Community Convention in Chicago last August Tabitha of the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids sends out news that they are looking for teenagers in the New York City area to participate in the second year of their "Virtual Video Project." This after-school program is…
Bad ass lindy hop team performance by 23 Skidoo
Holy smokes! This video of the lindy hop performance team 23 Skidoo really blows my mind. It’s from the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown in St Paul, Minnesota that took place last weekend. I find it a near perfect blend of athleticism, musicality, great lines, and high energy. In other words, totally bad ass. The judges…