Waveofdestruction.org - Photos and Videos from the aftermath of the Asia Tsunami.
"... our mission objective is to bring you to you the latest in multimeida updates on the happenings of the asia tsumani crisis.
This site is updated hourly, sometimes every ten minutes with new content so check back often.
I am after any video footage or photos from the Tsunami and the aftermath, if you spot something else where which I dont have get incontact with me and I'll put it up here.
If you have personal photos which you have taken of the aftermath please get incontact with me, I'll host them for you free of charge."
It's extremely important right now that we have as diverse and rich a debate as possible and that everyone should have access to it regardless of their geographical or economic situations. Especially first hand accounts which humanize the situation as opposed to such abstractions as the little clips and slices shown on the nightly news. I'm really glad video blogging, bittorrent, and podcasting were here for this, they've done a lot of good, though it is very clear they have a very long way to go. We're seeing new kinds of interactions between the traditional press and new media. I just hope in the future there are more ways for the general public to contribute than just money. Make sure you donate through a credible source such as the Red Cross.
One last thought. The future is a waveofdistruction.org, set up on the spot with not only rich media but several podcasting channels and original content and commentary from people on location. There's no reason a media outlet will not be able to spring up in the near future for individual incidents and then disolve when no longer necissary. Think of it as smart mobs for smart media.
Check out the site: Waveofdestruction.org - Photos and Videos from the aftermath of the Asia Tsunami.
More press related the iPod fan-advert. NY Times calls it vigilanty marketing. That's sort of funny. It goes with their whole conspiracy approach though. I love that idea... the masses conspiring against the large corporations. Even our conspiracy theories are being affected by the bottom-up revolution. :)
The long tail is becoming a book and is already a blog. This will probably go straight to the top of my blog reading list. I think the long tail theory is infinitely more important than any other "marketing" theories out this last year. Even that "creative class" stuff. It marks a significant new way of looking at a significant new cultural paradigm. And yes, "paradigm" is precisely the word, this is the cathedral and the bazzar, small pieces loosely joined, top-down to bottom-up. I predict that even before the book hits the shelves it'll be the biggest marketing buzz-word since "e-commerce". I just wish I'd have coined the phrase. ;)
Today I've been checking out some of the video bloggers online to try and get a feel for how many are out there, how many are podcasting their content, and what sort of stuff they're doing. One of the more interesting video bloggers is Eric Rice. He has a nice copy of the Grey Album music video that he has podcasted.
What can I say, but cool. And I want. To bad it's only a concept, but hopefully we'll see a new VW mini bus in the coming years from Volkswagen.
LED Flashlights are coming along nicely. This rechargable beauty will run for ten minutes with only 30 seconds of cranking. With 40 minutes of cranking it'll run for 24 hours. While i doubt anyone would crank it for 40 minutes (also comes with a wall charger) it does speak to it's efficiency. In fact with the durability of the LED lights it would make a great backpacking flashlight.
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No need to worry. Scammers aren't the only ones 
You know, I'm actually going to miss Dan Rather. He was a far better personality and had far more integrety than 90% of the current day news personalities. It almost seems like an end of an era, I should be happy that bottom-up media is having an impact, but I don't want it to kill old media, merely shake it up and make it better. I guess you can't have a shake up though without a few heads rolling, but there will always be room for broadcast news, newspapers, and radio just as there has always been room for books and 
Ironic that I
Damn, the BBC website is a mess, it's impossible for me to decipher, but this much I know.
ROCK!
Classify this under weird and wacky.
A U.S. Marine of the 1st Division carries a mascot for good luck in his backpack as his unit pushed further into the western part of Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, November 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
A U.S. marine from the 3/5 Lima company carries his "GI Joe Action Man" doll as he walks past the destruction in the restive city of Fallujah. (AFP/Patrick Baz)
I enjoyed this article by Peter Bebergal tremendously. To me it's about the power of imagination and the culture that supports it.
I haven't even gottent a chance to test it out yet, but I will.
This is an update on a 
10x10 scans Reuters, BBC, and NYTimes news feeds for keywords and then displays photo representations of the top 100 keywards. By clicking on the photos you can actually view a larger image and read the news articles. I don't think this particular application is particularly usefull in a practical manner, but it sertainly is a rocking example of innovative information visualization.
A post election follow up on the Jib Jab animation. 10.4 million unique visitors in July alone. Sweet.
Interesting post on chicagoist.com about the new Chicago Loews theatre. I'm not quite getting the picture posted with it though. Is this supposed to be a picture of it? I ended up digging around the web looking for other imagery to know avail.
... and finally the Palmer House Hilton is up for sale and Chicagoist has a great little post on it. It is Chicago's oldest and second largest hotel, was bought by Hilton in 1945 for $20 million and is expected to sell at $250 million.
This one looks like it might just be weird enough in the Big Fish or The Royal Tenenbaums fashion that I might like it. In fact this is Wes Anderson's first movie since he directed The Royal Tenenbaums and it stars Bill Murry, Owen Wilson and Anjelica Huston whom also stared in that movie.
Wow, you say our little internet revolution has outrun the 
The "Exploding Whale", which I 
The Internet Archive has a smash hit with Eminem's Mosh Music Video.
Well the Postal Service keeps on moving forward with their grass roots success on the Sub-Pop record label. Not that I'm prone to blogging about music, but I've sort of 
According to 
Well if the Postal Service members Jimmy Tamborello, Ben Gibbard and Jenny Lewis are not really cashing in on their success some might actually consider this selling out. The whole thing is now getting blatantly and ridiculously commercialized. I typically don't have a problem with bands cashing in on their popularity if it doesn't affect their ability to make good music (i.e. Moby's music seemed to be featured in every car ad for years) so I'll try to reserve judgment until they prove that the Postal Service project was not just a flash in the pan by releasing a second album to some critical acclaim. The longer they put it off the harder it's going to be to compete with the spectacular media blitz "Give Up" has created. I sense implosion is imminent and I desperately hope they will prove me wrong. The Postal Service project did after all start as a side project from their separate previous full-time endeavors