Video Project

So, today is the last day of class for me. It is also the day that our video projects are due. (Reminder that this blog started for a class). Well, our video is done! It is up on Youtube. Help a girl out and check it out!

Yay video!

“U.S. Acts to Quiet Blaring TV Ads. Welcome to the 1960s” Part 2

So, Epicenter just posted this article on the CALM Act.  I blogged about this earlier this year, about how I thought it was a bit silly to waste government assets because commercials are too loud.

Well, as it turns out, the US government didn’t really agree with me. The Senate went ahead and passed the act, which will soon be passing over the President’s desk. I still think it is a waste of time…

Since I posted about this last, I did indeed end up getting rid of my cable, and switched completely over to Netflicks, Hulu, and other streaming media websites. To be perfectly honest, I am much happier without cable! I don’t have a huge bill every month for something I hardly ever used, and the fact that commercials are apparently too loud doesn’t really effect me.

My Dad loves to make predictions about technology. He’s been saying for years that cable television will someday be a thing of the past and that everything will be available online. My grandparents have always thought his predictions were silly… of course now we have wireless internet, video chat technology and ebooks. They thought he was nuts when he suggested those!

I recently heard an interesting factoid (factoid meaning I have no idea whether it is really true, and I’ve never seen any real evidence to support this other than observing myself and my peers) that my generation is the largest group ever to opt out of cable television since it’s introduction. I would say kudos to us… but we’re all still being lazy farts anyway, we’re just sitting in front of the computer instead of the television. Plus, we’ve got the added “luxury” (? whether it is a luxury or a hindrance is a topic of great debate) of being able to take our entertainment with us. (Reference to part one of this post where I said I sometimes watch stuff in my studio classes… only in the background though… I promise I’m working…).

Oh what interesting times we live in. What’s next? Teleportation? I hope so.

OK Go

Thank you Mashable! for this article about Ok Go!

First off, I love Ok Go. Second, from an artistic perspective, this video (as with all Ok Go’s videos) is really cool. Third, Mashable! called Ok Go “YouTube darlings” I agree. I first heard about Ok Go through YouTube.  I think it is amazing how they have had such success by marketing through social media. Sweet.

Youku

So TechCrunch posted this article about 5 milliseconds ago. It is about how Youku, a Chinese video site, is now worth more than AOL.

Now, I must admit, in the days before I had Netflicks, I would often try to find movies streaming online *hangs head* (leave me alone, I’m a poor art student! I couldn’t afford to rent! Nor did I have access to a car at the time! psh.. shame on you judgmental reader.)

I have to say, I don’t much care for AOL since all I can really remember about them is how big of a pain in the butt they were when I was younger… also all the spam CDs we used to get. With that being said, Youku (in my own experience) is simply awful! The video quality on their site is terrible, and I always had issues with something playing half way through and then just giving up on life.

So basically what I’m saying is…. who cares? Both companies are below par.

Ok, so basically this post just turned into a mini rant about how I don’t like AOL or Youku… I’m okay with this.