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Chatroulette Map: Not So Anonymous Anymore The Web is a feed; peope will shape it as they see fit. Fighting this is like trying to stop a charging elephant with a desk fan. Embracing it? I suppose people might pay for optmiization of your data to make their gizmo function better (or to save them … Read more

Social engagement networks could enhance advertising effectiveness “‘You have to socialize the space before you can monetize it,’ the anthropologist concluded.” Right. I can’t wait for someone to be my friend not because he or she likes me, but because he or she wants my money. But conversation opportunities are promising. Good advertising is not … Read more

Hollywood Studio to Back Micro-Budget Movies – indieWIRE Everything fracturing, Paramount Pictures included. “Dubbed Insurge Pictures, the unit has one million dollars fueling its films. 10 movies are on tap in the first year at a budget of just $100,000 each.”

The Rise Of The Social Nervous System – Forbes.com From the last setnence: “…reshaping our identities as part of a larger, interconnected whole.” Here’s how I think the Internet is reshaping identity: 1) More acceptance and embrace of variation in personality because diverse skills are advantageous in problem-solving, and we have more problems to solve … Read more

French bread spiked with LSD in CIA experiment – Telegraph “One man tried to drown himself, screaming that his belly was being eaten by snakes.” Bummer.  

Nouriel Roubini: I fear the worst is yet to come – Times Online Despite the headline, this is more of a profile of an economist who predicted the global financial crisis rather than an analysis of his expectations for the future. On that front, he offers this: > He said the world economy was “at … Read more

Up in the Air Deleted Scene: Ryan Bingham Goes To Space | /Film Good storytelling decision not to include this heavy-handed, simplistically metaphorical scene in the film. It’s very clear George Clooney wears a spacesuit. We don’t need to be hammered in the face with the idea.

The Student Filmmaker’s Buying Guide To Consumer Camcorders – Camcorder Reviews Suggests the upcoming Canon HF S21 for extremely low-budget equipment. I used its predescessor and was impressed.

Will The Horror Flicks Of The Future Call Your Cell Phone? Reminds me of playing Infocom’s Zork as a kid. What we really need is a virtual horror environment responding as if real and broadcast into theaters.

Einstein’s Theory of Relativity On Display – NYTimes.com Albert Einstein’s handwriting is neat and demonstrates superbly consistent kerning. Click and see for yourself.