via ted.com The Web is a lot of things. Jonathan Zittrain @zittrain tells why he sees the Web also as acts of kindness -- a calling even from some -- and how our interaction can help ensure that it stays open and participative. Posted via web from Timi will share... … [Read more...]
Fake, by any other name, is fake
I was troubled by MobileCrunch's report on a PR firm who let their interns/employees write fake product reviews on behalf of their clients. After reading Jeremy Toeman's warning on general fakery, I've also decided to voice my concerns. What one of the advertising fathers, William Bernbach, said of … [Read more...]
Netflix: Freedom and responsibility culture
Culture[gigya width="425" height="355" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=culture9-090801103430-phpapp02&stripped_title=culture-1798664" quality="high" wmode="tranparent" ] View more presentations from reed2001. On one hand, it's inspiring to read how Netflix fosters a … [Read more...]
Susan Boyle: whose story are we truly telling?
So many have heard of Susan Boyle and so much has been said about her in such a short amount of time, that it’s now even quite cliché to make her a dinner topic. It’s easy to forget that her story just hit the Net in April and, within a matter of two months, has left a very bright trail across the … [Read more...]
Paalam, Francis M.
Friday the 6th, 20009. Every Filipino friend and contact of mine on Facebook had a status similar to mine: we were all deeply saddened by the passing of Francis 'Kiko' Magalona -- the Master Rapper, the Man from Manila, musician, actor, true son of showbiz, 'tatay' (father) to eight. A creative man, … [Read more...]
Of Mangas and Shakespeare and why I *heart* comics
Rome and Juliet in modern-day Tokyo, where the warring Capulets and Montagues are represented as Yakuza clans. Hamlet in an Earth devastated by global climate change and where the cyberworld is in a state of war. A Second Dark Age caused by a global energy crisis as setting for ‘The Tempest’. These … [Read more...]