Lip Dub – Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo. In Shannon Paul’s post about how to build an online presence, I just caught this 2-year-old video on Vimeo that’s at once funny and smart — a rare combination. If you haven’t seen it before, check it out. Here’s the context. I also […]
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Web 2.0 animation: How JibJab uses social media
The creators of JibJab from JD Lasica on Vimeo. You know JibJab, right? The wildly popular online animation site has been around since 1999 but became a global phenomenon with their 2004 animated hit This Land, which spoofed the campaigns of John Kerry and George W. Bush. The short has been streamed more than 80 […]
Silicon Valley’s Top 50 Web Influencers
I’ve been in Aspen all week so missed this announcement from a couple of days ago: NowPublic announces Silicon Valley "MostPublic Index" Identifies the Web’s 50 most influential people in Silicon Valley NowPublic, the world’s largest participatory news network, today announced its second MostPublic Index, identifying the 50 most influential individuals in Silicon Valley/San Francisco. […]
Parody of social network sites
CurrentTV has a great parody of social networking services, including MySpace, Facebook, Friendster and Second Life. "You cannot escape the lure of social networking!" Thanks to Mark Glaser for the pointer.
Sprout: a case of mistaken identity
I wrote about Sprout, a new DIY widget service, 8 days ago. So when I saw the Sprout booth at BlogHer today, I went over, introduced myself, said I liked the service, and began to interview the PR Coordinator — who began to tell me about Sesame Street-like Pajanimals characters. What the hell? It was […]