Apparently there are NO SINGLE PEOPLE in the states of MT, WY, ND, and SD.*
*Livestock statistics not included
Seriously, this interactive singles map is fun. I just wish there was a poly version!
Thanks to Allan Jenkins for the pointer.
Tag Archives: fun
Saving Newspapers: The Musical
From the East Bay Express. Now: Is their proposed solution one idea, or two? Hmmm…
My Kind of Search Engine
What happens when you search google for: “answer to life the universe and everything”?
Google, channeling Douglas Adamas
Fun interactive visual tools: Why should journalists care?
Last week I wrote a lot about various interactive visual tools that can help people connect differently or more deeply with news and information. This was for a session I led at a Knight Digital Media Center seminar for the leaders of the News21 project.
Yeah, so what? Why should journalists and news organizations care about these tools? How can this help their communities, journalism, and (most critical right now) business opportunities? What’s in it for journos and news brands?
That’s what Meabh Ritchie, a reporter for the U.K. Press Gazette asked me to clarify. She’s writing a story on this, and I’ll link to it when it’s up in February 2009. The short answer is: This stuff is effective and (more importantly) FUN! — for journalists and news audiences.
But here’s the full version of my answer…
New geeky shirt just arrived
It totally suits my current mental state. Want one? Get it from Cafepress.
HINT: Read the red letters first.
iPhone model rocket: One way to do a product launch…
Some people love iPhones. Some people hate them. Some people (like me) feel both ways at the same time. So if you’re ever tempted to launch your iPhone, here’s an option that might be especially fun:
iPhone Rocket Launch and Interview (from MobileOrchard.com) from Mobile Orchard on Vimeo.
(Found this on the MAKE blog.)
Some Journos are Real Dorks: The Proof
My friend David Cohn of Spot.us today mentioned a fun site I absolutely adore: Stuff Journalists Like. (It’s a riff on the instant classic: Stuff White People Like.)
And what kinds of things do journalists like?
All of which point out what dorks my colleagues can be. But if you need more proof, check out David Cohn from an MIT conference this spring:
David Cohn of Spot.us, getting dorky
(Heh, Dave, I warned you….)
links for 2008-10-26
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Incriminating evidence from SEJ 2008 conference — Friday night blues band party. By independent filmmaker Deborah J. Fryer,
Pentagon Spokesdrone: You knew this was coming
Fully equipped to deploy effectively vague responses.
Pentagon’s Unmanned Spokesdrone Completes First Press Conference Mission
Collaboration Takes Many Forms
Just after I was talking to my business partner Adam Glenn about how journalists need to learn more about the culture and skills of collaboration (remember, the news biz is steeped in competitiveness — often to the point of paranoia), my musician friend Mark Brummer sends me this video:
See how much fun collaboration can be? Play with it!