The 'Choob

Mike A. — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:45:16 +0000

In memory of Ingmar Bergman’s passing, Slate V looks back at a time when the greatest avant-garde director of all time made a little extra dough directing soap commercials. That’s right, soap commercials.

Mike A. — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:05:36 +0000

Web 2.0′ers, take note – certain visual elements have crossed over from familiar to just plain cliched. Die, speech balloon visual elements, die, die!

Mike A. — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:46:02 +0000

Newser: It’s a news aggregator site with a neat visual interface – way to be updated on the news in a glance.

Mike A. — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:56:08 +0000

“Trey Parker, one of the creators of South Park, was raised in Colorado, where his father attempted to teach him Buddhism. Now, years later, Parker and his animation pal Matt Stone have brought to life the teachings of Alan Watts, the comparative religion expert and philosopher. Under the FurryCarlos Productions banner, the two tapped South Park animators Chris Brion and Todd Benson to keyframe three of Watts’ recordings.” Animated philosophy from the guys who brought you South Park.

Mike A. — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:50:58 +0000

Is YouTube too profane for you? You might want to try GodTube. Or is it simply not profane enough? Then there’s PornoTube (NSFW). Waitwaitwait… all these are just too goy? Then there’s JewTube. Oy gevalt.

Mike A. — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:18:01 +0000

“Some bloggers start their sites intending to make big profits. But most of the bloggers we talked to had more modest expectations, and saw their blogs unexpectedly turn into businesses as traffic picked up and ad dollars rolled in.” How Top Bloggers Make Money.

Mike A. — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:12:28 +0000

Of all the different ways the Internet has been visualized, this takes the cake as the geekiest of the lot. The Periodic Table of the Internet.

Mike A. — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:11:20 +0000

“As Backfence’s co-founder, I thought it would be helpful to discuss some of what we learned from Backfence…. As a pioneer in the user-generated, hyper-local field, Backfence hopefully will pave the way for many other efforts to create locally focused online communities that ultimately will become profitable businesses.” Co-Founder Potts Shares Lessons Learned from Backfence Bust.

Mike A. — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:10:24 +0000

“You may have noticed that some videos on YouTube simply look better than others. This is because they came from better sources. With a little tweaking and a little know-how, you can prepare your video for YouTube in a way that spares us all from oversized pixels.” How to Optimize your Video for Youtube.

Mike A. — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:09:36 +0000

David Weinberger, the author of the seminal Cluetrain Manifesto, talks to Technometria about a new way of looking at information: “The companies that are succeeding in the new digital skies are the ones that allow their customers to add their own information and the aggregators to mix it up, because whether or not information wants to be free, it sure wants to flock.” Everything is Miscellaneous.