Failing marks for live social media at MacWorld
MacWorld 2008 brought lots of anticipation and excitement to the new media world. New devices, new toys, etc. What it didn’t bring was new infrastructure to popular net-based services like uStream.tv and Twitter, both of which suffered badly under load, in some cases becoming inoperable.
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This one caught my eye. Not sure if it’s the tune, or the very well done animation, but it’s good stuff. Hat tip to Lisa Amorao on Facebook for pointing this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBvaHZIrt0o

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Fashion and ridiculous pants aside, if there’s one thing you can never take away from MC Hammer, he could DANCE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzoBkaFxh4

Ah, the 90s.
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One of my favorite videos, redone by XPLANE, originally by Karl Fisch of Arapahoe High School. Watch it. Think about it. The implications are enormous and potentially devastating or liberating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U

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Something struck me tonight as I was taking a screenshot of my Mac. HDTV at 1080p is 1920 x 1080 pixels. That’s roughly two megapixels.
With 2 megapixels, you can print a reasonably nice 4 x 6 photo at 300 DPI.
Think about that for a second.
HDTV. 4 x 6 photo.

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Stabilization equipment for handheld video
We in new media have enjoyed access to smaller, lighter, less costly equipment as the years have gone by. I remember when my father got our first VHS video camera. It shot at 320 x 240, 30 fps, weighed 17 pounds, sat on your shoulder, and cost a thousand bucks. Today, [...]

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Mitch Joel is a rockstar. An honor and pleasure to present with him.
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