5
Feb

Ok Go - “Needing/Getting”

Latest visionary video from viral kings Ok Go, this time playing a drive-through song. I seriously think we’ll look back on all these videos years from now and marvel at how this band truly embraced and embodied the dawn of digital media. Rock on, guys.


2
Oct

maxketer:

“Watch our ad for new Weetabix Chocolate Spoonsize.

The new ad stars nine-year old UK Streetdance phenomenon Arizona Snow, ‘popping’, ‘locking’ and ‘tutting’ her way through a high energy street dance routine in her bedroom.

The track is ‘A New World’ by Mord Fustang.

Dubstep makes its long-awaited break into the UK-based children’s breakfast cereal scene. It’s a so-so commercial, could have probably been used for any kids’ food or snack… but the teddy bears are cool-cute, the music’s unique, and Arizona Snow kicks major tail. “Arizona Snow,” by the way? Greatest name ever.

(Source: youtube.com)

30
Sep

Create of the Day: Qwiki Presentations

We’ve all lost a few hours here and there to the endless minutiae (both informative and frivolous) of Wikipedia. But new website Qwiki turns the eye-straining experience of reading what is arguably mankind’s greatest collaborative effort into a pleasantly-narrated visual tour of any topic imaginable. It takes literally seconds to generate a high-quality presentation that’s ready to send and share. Check out this one I just made for the eternally awesome Benjamin Franklin:

Qwikis are fun and easy to create, and even allow you to suggest new pictures to include or correct mispronunciations of certain words. And since most Qwikis are just a minute or two in length, I can see these being used as great introductions for curious kids (and adults!) to interesting or complex topics. Or even PokeMon, if that’s what you’re into.

If Wikipedia was the first big step towards transcribing and archiving the collective knowledge of the human race, Qwiki seems to be the next logical step to make it consumable for everyone. Try it out and post a link to yours in the comments!