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Slick corporate website = high quality web video / series.

Slick corporate website by Lexus that offers many high quality web video / series.
I’ve been watching Web Therapy staring Lisa Kudrow. Even Ray Manzarak (of The Doors) is featured in the series Break it Down.
Initially, I was skeptical of a slick upmarket brand going after some Internet buzz, but after spending some time on the [...]

13th Annual Webby Awards

By now - most people have heard of the Webby Awards - and their five word aceptance speaches.
This year I like Jimmy Fallons speech (I’m a fan of Conan’s & Jimmy’s);
“Thank God Conan got promoted.”
But, to give a good sample of a winner’s website - I thought the Personal Website category would be best - [...]

The Real News Network

This is a great site that many would have seen - it’s been published for about 6 years (since 2003). The publishers describe it as;
The Real News Network is a non-profit news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism. Our staff, in collaboration with courageous journalists around the globe, will investigate, report [...]

Running the Numbers - An American Self-Portrait

Here’s some digital art that will get you thinking…
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=7
BIG pictures that hang in a gallery, made by digitally ‘pasting’ thousands of images.
Hard to explain - so you should visit Chris Jordan’s website… but I’ll try;
On a 5 foot square image is a cool black & gray 3D looking sphere… when you look closer you see [...]

This is What Can Happen…

A couple years ago I remember reading about GenC (Generation C)… where “C” stands for content.
In short, with low cost digital cameras, video cameras and cheap (or free) software to edit content - there will (has been) an explosion of high quality user generated content.
I believe video in particular is only going to get better [...]

My Favorite Modern Day Conspiracy - 911

Loose Change is a great documentary covering many of the 911 conspiracy arguments.
http://loosechange911.com
Have a look — but it skips one key part of the story…
There were no ‘planes’ - you’ve got to watch both parts of the doco September Clues;
http://blip.tv/file/1272900/

casanovas.tv - slick & funny - in 3.5 minutes!

I just watched the first series of Casanovas.tv
Described as;
A comedy web series chronicling the misadventures of two extremely eligible bachelors as they stumble through the world of women.
I enjoyed all the episodes, the first one sets the scene - the following episodes introduce a few more characters.
It’s like a regular sitcom - in 3.5 minute [...]

Rocketboom - Popular vlog Since Oct ‘04

The ‘vlog’ revolution  - is a big part of generation C (content creators). One of the most popular vlog is Rocketboom, as wikipedia says;
Rocketboom is a daily vlog produced by Andrew Baron. It was launched on October 26, 2004.
Last year (Aug ‘08) Rocketboom signed a reported 7 figure deal with Sony Pictures - goes to [...]