Adolescents have been called “digital natives,” but data suggests that they are both comfortable with new technologies, and yet not always as technically savvy as we collectively believe them to be.
Half of teens send 50 or more text messages a day, or 1,500 texts a month, and one in three send more than 100 texts a day, or more than 3,000 texts a month. – Pew Research Center
Will Bella end up with Edward or Jacob? This 8-bit odyssey consists of a choose your own adventure which plays out over 13 vids. Initially hit with a DMCA takedown due to copyright infringement but the game which is obviously a parody is now live again.
Stumbled upon this wicked series that re-imagines 1977 as if the tech from today existed then. View the full set
Erika Iris Simmons uses analog things like vhs tapes, audio cassettes and 8mm film to create her art. “Ghosts in the Machine” is a series that creates 50 portraits using things that have become junk to many.
What starts off so simply builds in an interesting way. Still wondering how certain elements where done – I love when that happens.
(hat tip pitchfork)
YouTube turns 5. The following infographic provides an interesting look at some data around the vid sharing giant. In many ways it is difficult to wrap your head around the sheer volume of 1’s and 0’s that swirl around YouTube and its users.
Earlier today I laid out $25 bucks to support a decentralized approach to social networking called diaspora*. The timing for the project is perfect and within a matter of days a rag tag group of programmers from NYU have raised over 125k passing their initial fundraising goal of 10k by a staggering 1258%. Only time will tell if they’ll be able to do what they’ve laid out but I’m a huge supporter of creative entrepreneurship plus I’m a sucker for open data and free software projects.
Hats off to BBH New York and Google Creative Lab for crafting an excellent way to demonstrate the speed of chrome while at the same time providing visual candy.
Equipment used:
– Computer: MacBook Pro laptop with Windows installed
– Monitor – 24″ Asus: We had to replace the standard fluorescent backlight with very large tungsten fixtures to funnel in more light to capture the screen. In addition, we flipped the monitor 180 degrees to eliminate a shadow from the driver board and set the system preferences on the computer to rotate 180 degrees. No special software was used in this process.
– Camera: Phantom v640 High Speed Camera at 1920 x 1080, films up to 2700 fps
