What’s even funnier than Toyota’s ad — using World of Warcraft to sell their truck — is that within 3 minutes after the ad airing during today’s Cowboys/Patriots game, YouTube was “slashdotted” and unable to serve it. (To YouTube’s credit, they recovered pretty quickly.) I guess geeks do watch football.
TED – Check it Out
Bored with the junk on TV these days? Check out TED. What was said at TED stayed at TED… but now it doesn’t. The TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference may be “exclusive” but the rest of us can get a taste as well now, thanks to recordings made available via the web (thanks to BMW, […]
Scarecrows and High Cotton in Alpharetta
Alpharetta’s Scarecrow Harvest was capped off this morning with a festive family celebration, including face painting, rides in a horse-drawn carriage, goods from local farmers & artisans, and live music provided by High Cotton. There are a few more pictures over on the flickr site. At noon, the mayor and city council members took over […]
Alpharetta Scarecrows
Each year Alpharetta invites classes in local schools to create scarecrows to decorate Main Street, the Scarecrow Harvest. This is the entry from Hilary’s first grade class at King’s Ridge. He’s a mixture of the Cowardly Lion (head), Scarecrow (torso and arms) and Tin Man (legs) from the L. Frank Baum’s classic story, The Wizard […]
Who Teaches Copyright?
Just this past week I was reading an article in Create magazine about licensing music. It was a reminder of copyrights and the various licenses that you might need to purchase to use someone’s work… Performance Rights, Synchronization, and the like. Later that evening I was in my normal spot for a Friday night, on […]
Yes, red.
Halo 3 screenshot, taken in-game.
Halo 3 Pick-up Lines
“Hey dude, got your pre-order receipt?” “You didn’t pre-order? Other line, man.” The people were friendly and polite, and the GameStop employees had obviously figured out a reasonably good system; had the lines moving right along once the clock struck midnight. I ran into a few guys I knew from the band, so I wasn’t […]
Halo 3
Gamers everywhere are counting down the final hours to the final release of Halo 3. Tonight’s midnight release may very well be the most-hyped event yet in video game history, with tie-in marking from every angle from action figures to caffeinated drinks. I’ve heard that Bungie and the XBOX LIVE team expect the cumulative time […]
HotM
From Friends in Tech, an easy for Headline of the Month. NBC’s bird is seriously sick.