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Put up a couple more transmedia story maps ( home.comcast.net/~DOCWHO2000/moreinfo.html )– Harper's Globe (HG) and The Methos Chronicles (TMC) Two very different and interesting sources. HG was touted as being a fully social TV show and in reading over some of the articles written for the show, lots of buzz words – but the most notable was what CBS pushed as a "new" experience. I did like they provided a FAQ - http://www.harpersglobe.com/faq/ - this is something I think many transmedia stories need. Both for current access and to help preserve link to all parts of the transmedia experience for future access. TMC was created in 2001 – when Flash Animation was a very "new" thing and a way to "film" an online series cheaply (meaning some of the scenes in TMC could not have been filmed or done cheaply and yet with Flash animation…). As such, some of the audio/animation is a bit rough and only exists on YouTube and fan sites. Another example of how tr...

Interesting discussion going on through the Craig Endler (SyFy) Twitter account http:// twitter.com/Syfy about web distribution, feasibility and similar issues - one of the many spokes to the wheel that is the changing face of entertainment here are some of the tweets (from Dec. 20) the most recent one on top (so read from the bottom of list to top) # Which is why I like to push for putting as much of our content online as possible, within reason. I.e. #Caprica is on syfy.com right now :) about 11 hours ago from web # I missed a tweet that said, the Internet can actually HELP (i.e. be additive) to regular TV viewing, piracy aside. So that's a GOOD thing. about 11 hours ago from web # More people are watching more TV than ever before. HOORAY! Just like any industry undergoing changes, we'll sort it out eventually. about 11 hours ago from web # @michaelk42 LOL, @doctorow and I have talked MANY times about this issue! Piracy aside, the Internet is actually GOOD for T...

This is cool - you can create a little icon to promote any show you want - www.streamys.org/submit/promote/ and go nominate your favorite series - www.streamys.org/submit/

more good social media and transmedia diagrams www.flickr.com/groups/1150773@N21/

ok so seeing if this works.....

So - taking a look at what being a Comcast subscriber gets me through its new Xfinity online TV service. So, as more and more content moves to online - will we see "web series" continue and a further dichotomy develop between the difference (remember public access cable channels ala "Wayne's World" hehe - in a sense they were to TV what some of the web series pioneers are to TV shows..... Will this mean an even further split between the big money deals and sponsors and branded shows and those done by the "average" joe??? Will web series become more a name for a certain structure rather than the method of delivery (for now web series are those that are originally streamed and shown via the Web - in future will web series mean more of a short format and so on???? But then I think transmedia/cross(multi) platform series are already working to redefine structure (do I just have a video component or are there supporting social network and other media/stor...

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First - interesting article - can we really be ready for real time web? i find not enough time now and getting in trouble at work as it is... hmmmmm and will ethics, privacy and responsibility be able to stay afloat in this transformation??? www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/10/cashmore.realtime.web/index.html Along with that - I had this odd thought as i continue to wind through web series and transmedia ideas - you look at how many watch a movie, or a TV show 9the big ones get millions of viewers - I think I read the last obama speech drew 40 million...) and that's mainly US tracking numbers... Then you look at web series - the big ones get a few million and most get less.... if we truly had the same number of people viewing TV shows and movies online viewing, could the infrastructure and the web servers and all really HANDLE that much traffic? Are we ready to make this big push to entertainment through the Web???? If DVDs go bye (suncoast and FYE are closing and even Netflix and all ...

thanks Sam ; ) http://sciencetraveler.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/math.jpg

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As I've mentioned in a couple other entries, it is wonderful how everything these days is moving to transmedia/cross platform/digital etc. story-telling. But there is a fear that this sort of narrative can easily become too "big", too complex, lost and forgotten or distorted as it relies much more on the listener/user being more involved and able to spend real-time and large chunks of time to cull through the story. Especially multiple times as new facets might come out in one source causing the user to need/want to revisit the story from another source. Of course writers and marketing people love this, who wouldn't... people not just visiting your story once, but multiple times and finding new things each time. Yet sometimes, this can be a hindrance for those who want the basic, quick, straight-forward narrative. Sometimes I wonder if this move to transmedia/cross platform story-telling is a fad or a shift in how story is told (it has happened many times throughou...

This is funny and something to consider all ye writers ;) Awww to be this fan-adored hehehe http:// www.youtube.com/watch?gl=AU&hl=en-GB&v=tRueQ1Q6NGA

Lots here - not worked through it all yet - need to add this and a few others to the list of resources http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/writersguide

Found an interesting article and web site overall - http://www.universecreation101.com/tag/cross-media-transmedia-multi-platform-film-tv-game-comi/ I liked many of the points brought up - plus this site offers a lot on transmedia/crossmedia/multi-platform/insert your favorite buzz word here Also - a festival DIYDays was mentioned - more interesting as a side note - thi site popped up by exploring the other site - www.hum.dmu.ac.uk/transliteracy/ And two last resources - http://www.starlightrunner.com/ this is by starlight runner and Jeff Gomez (some big names in transmedia - well if big names matter ;) and http://narrativedesign.org/ - which i've mentioned before - but wanted to get into a more current list also - the NDE is part of http://narrativedesigners.net/

Ok - I have conned, um convinced, um, sweet talked, dazzled, snookered, snozzled, bamboozled, um... asked... one of the people I write with to help me make one of our web serials into a transmedia experience - and she said yes, I have to bribe/talk to the second writer and bring her on board, but this will be fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This project will now making me look at Transmedia from the next level as a creator of a story and how to weave the tale - we have a story (Copper Rock - a supernatural western set in the 1880s of southern AZ) and we want to tell the story through more than just publishing chapters on the web..... so let the games begin. PS - any ideas on what other forms of media/story/fun you would like to see? What are the possibilities??????????? and do we make these stories more extensional or adaptational? I think, we are going for both... :P This is going to be a real hoot-n-nanny!!!!!!!

Will we have trouble telling real from fake.... hmm I think my job as educator will be even more important if the story telling moves even more into transmedia - hmmm www.jawbone.tv/featured/2-featured/325-attack-of-the-hoax-10-strategic-tips-for-modern-hoaxsters.html

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/04/darpa.balloon.challenge/index.html

Ok I referenced a specific image this person made a few blog entries ago - here is the general link and I will use more of his stuff - it is great www.flickr.com/photos/garyhayes/

Ohhhhh as I think about this more - a map could be a cool thing and could tie in the Transmedia Necessity Rating. I work with maps through my job and studies (science, tech and GIS) as such, the idea of a map is a cool concept. It visually represents spatial relationships. And spatial thinking is more than geography - it is a new way of thinking and relating things. It is about patterns and links and connections and organizing and managing and ooo I am getting shivers ;) Map can tell you location, direction, but they also tell stories. That is why merging transmedia and the concept of a map fits. But what is cool - you could have a concept map setup, but with the different sources... their spatial relationships would tell the user how NECESSARY they are to the overall narrative as well as each other (a spatial representation of my transmedia necessity rating) - OMG this could be so cool - if a user could start with the general map and then use it to find the different pieces - can...

Oh also - this is an interesting concept - need to look at it more - anyone know more about this???? maybe this could be used to make a Transmedia story map that is transmedia in nature - hahaha - narrativedesign.org/2007/04/story-maps-and-the-sandbox/ Seriously - what if you have a system that tracks what the user does and makes a map for them so they know where they have been and where they need to go.... ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wait that could be a good idea - has someone done it already? I mean not as anal as a checklist of things to visit and see (although I like checklists myself), but what about a tour guide vacation idea of what should be done if you want to "experience" the geographic location - plus that could help the user who does not have lot of time but comes and go - ok i log on and look i've visited this site and this site and talked to this person and this person - kinda like Facebook - BUT ONLY IN THAT UNIVERSE - you could have a page/transmedia story map for...

Ok - someone commented and emailed me about some thoughts on transmedia and thinking long into the future about making the story accessible.... Some big productions weather time (the Matrix) and some have vanished.... (a nice blog on The Matrix - geektheory.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/the-matrix-10-years-later/ has a vague mention of the author - "mapping" the transmedia experience) there is so much to think about on this subject - lots of wheeeee fun I am working on organizing my thoughts - but - one possible way to archive, at least, the story basics and experience, is to use the concept of a wiki and other guidebook sources that have existed for MYST and many ARG games, this is basically to create a guide to the "game" (story) - since games are a major transmedia source, it follows to use an idea from that world (as the first to venture into full transmedia expereiences are thoe who are gamers or more open to that type of story narrative. Story Maps and guides in...

I've written a bit here and there in my blog about the concept I call hinge points (search around the blog for that if you wanna know more) But something has developed over the last month - ok three somethings and well, they almost seem to have suddenly come to the place where they are... well they have the potential to be a hinge point, like I am riding the cusp of a wave and can ether go one way or the other - with some very different results... It is weird, I never expected these things to build to the potential of a hinge point and again they may, like a wave, suddenly die out and you are sitting on your surf board going "What the Hoo - where did it go?" But then sometimes, sometimes you catch that wave and hang ten alllllll the way to shore and have an awesome ride to always remember...... But now I must collect my ideas on something and try to overcome my huge self doubt and low esteem as well as prepare for baking madness this weekend - 60+ hours of baking to make...

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This is a nice blog article and one prediction is of much interest to me - a self-published transmedia author -well - SIGN ME UP - I wanna do that!!!!!!!!!!! seriously - anyone else interested? This would be such a cool way to write and tell a story - honestly - if anyone is interested.... give me a ping - I'll play!!! to be involved in a story that lives and breathes in multiple forms :) Power to the written/spoken/digital/video/no limits to the imagination WORD!!!! chapmanchapman.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/predictions-for-2010/

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As I work through some of the questions I have about transmedia storytelling – I stumbled on a couple of articles that feature a great look at a couple of concepts regarding the format of story that is not traditional in nature. Article 1 - mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/2009/02/16/10am-carnaby-street-kate-modern-and-ephemeralisation-online-drama - 10am Carnaby Street : Kate Modern and the Ephemeralisation of Online Drama Article 2 - atec4346.pbworks.com/KateModern – student wiki entry on KateModern One of the questions I posed earlier was, how well does the transmedia (multi-platform) method of storytelling weather time? A story told through a movie or weekly TV series can often be accessed by buying/renting the DVD/streaming it/etc.. All you need is the series and the discs. Stories/Shows told many years before are still available to me through a simple rental or purchase. Web series, however, may not be as accessible. Simple series (mea...

Stumbled across this site - www.joedigitalblog.com / - I am liking the articles and a specific series. It is, IMO, a great overview and really raises a few ideas and starts to link certain ideas. part 1 part 2 part 3 I was especially giddy over part three as they mention something I believe in and have talked about for years (although I never used the definition of transmedia until earlier this year). I'll probably be talking about this article here and there as I go... but for now... Here is a small quote from part 3. - "Transmedia storytelling will reshape the educational system. When (I’m telling you one of these days they will) project based teaching/learning becomes commonplace in the educational system, Transmedia storytelling will be used to help students master difficult subjects. Additionally, as language in the global classroom evolves, teaching/learning will rely on advanced rich media like interactive video and storytelling." And here was my comme...

Ok - As I create my More Info pages and use the transmedia necessity rating I am developing, I am starting to ask some questions that have me a little worried about certain aspects of transmedia story-telling. I am finishing up my page on the Series/story - "Valemont" (check my page here for more info). It is a great example of a transmedia (they call it multi-platform) story. Here is a little excerpt from an article - http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/09/28/mtvs-valemont-a-transmedia-experience-murder-mystery-style/ "It (the ARG website) began as a simple ‘missing student’ story at Valemont with various characters starting a discussion on Twitter, along with a police investigator conducting interviews on the series characters,” Friedman added. “Then, when the student’s body was found, the case was called a homicide and the victim’s next of kin was sought. Intrepid fans dug up clues buried online and presented them to the investigator… which is where the series actually b...

This is the longest, short week ever been so busy doing work that not been able to work on my web series site or writing much : / although just started up tales from Copper Rock and excited about that - plus working on some Nikki and Nora stuff and working on my Yuletide story gift for my Yuletide person I ended up blushing big time last night in class - while teaching my Physical Science students, i ended up blundering into some double meanings. We are doing the atmosphere and I am talking about how precipitation happens and the mechanisms behind how air changes temperature and this leads to certain things and well i used getting wet, saturated, dry lips and a few other thigns in rapid succession and everyone started laughing who was at the review. Here we are talking about air lifting up over a mountain and well... I had to face the board a few minutes as they were right my face was ablaze, at least if it helps them get the math down.... Oi! I need someone to help keep me straig...

Ok - slowly working to put more resources and info together as well as refine my definition of my Transmedia Necessity rating and transmedia in general - also started colelcting resources - if you know of a good one - send it my way home.comcast.net/~DOCWHO2000/moreinfopages/transmedia.html

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OK - this is the latest definition I am using - ideas and comments?? TRANSMEDIA NECESSITY RATING I have devised this system to use, for now, until I find something that works along the same way. Basically I am looking at a web series that is part of a transmedia narrative/story and trying to determine how it ties into the overall universe. Now this rating looks ONLY from the perspective of the web series. I am NOT rating the entire transmedia experience and trying to judge that.... that is a whole other complex Gordian Knot. This rating simply (haha, right, simple) looks at a web series and examines how its own story is affected by the other transmedia sources. Essentially, when someone views the web series, how much of the other transmedia sources do they need to have experienced to understand the web series. A rating of 1 means the web series can be viewed completely independently of any other transmedia source and none of the story or universe is lost. This means whether you view th...

My one post was listed at this site - http://www.idfa.nl/industry/training-education/idfacademy/resources/websites.aspx There are some other neat links on that site - and thank you whomever it was that put my site on there - I am working on collecting ALL of my transmedia links and resources in one spot - I'll post that link tonight or tomorrow as soon as I update the transmedia page :P Thanks again and let me know people if there is stuff to add and I should read!!!!

I continue to work through all the wonderful references, discussions and content regarding transmedia storytelling. One of the questions/concerns/hmmm what happens if... that I have (and I know others do too) is with the construction of a transmedia universe - what happens if people can not get to certain sources? especially with digital... I am trying to collect references to all resources in one place, review, list, and rate web series (just going from a web series angle as this is a huge task in and of itself) - but I am looking at web series that are part of a transmedia story. And ok, some of the series I stumble across, many of the sources have been lost or are no longer available - so what happens to the story? One example is the Tardisodes that were created for the second season of the new Doctor Who - they still do exist (cough, cough) but not 100% legally and not easy to find. So has part of the story been lost (that specific example I have more to say at my site so I argue, ...

Ok - been having some discussions over at another forum - check here for the full discussion - but I wanna paste a couple of my replies because I like what is developing, sure others may have gotten this, but I am getting there myself and that means the lightbulbs are coming on and I am having fun and really enjoying the discussions to get there - even if I am a rookie, greenback wet behind the ears looking like a simpleton tee ball league trying to swing a bat with the major leagures - who cares, I am exploring so there But ok - the discussion is at www.webseriesnetwork.com/forum/topics/transmedia-storytelling and two sources to read that prompted my replies: http://henryjenkins.org/2009/09/the_aesthetics_of_transmedia_i.html (all three parts especially part 3) and http://transmedia-storytelling.tumblr.com/ - the nov 13 post And here are some words of mine : ) Thank you for that link as well - between those two - I think the discussion on world-building (overdesign) and episodic/se...

Well that blog entry title sounds almost oddly naughty:P But, anyhoos, joined a conversation here - http://www.webseriesnetwork.com/forum/topics/transmedia-storytelling to try and better work through ideas about transmedia story-telling

Check out this article on china/US and the race for Green technology www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2009-11-17-chinasolar17_CV_N.htm

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Ok - as I redirect my focus on my Web series website - I am focusing on a few categories - and Transmedia/Derivative web series is one category. As I set up the structure for my More Info pages , I am working on an idea I want to include - the TRANSMEDIA NECESSITY RATING Ok - so not sure the name is the best :P and I am trying to find out if anyone has already done this in a very structured manner so I can use. I am very willing to use other terminology and systems - but I think this concept is important - and again, not seeing it around. Ok so what is it I am trying to do? Basically a transmedia/derivative web series is one that is part of a bigger storytelling universe. Meaning the full story is not told in the web series, but using multiple mediums (see my blog on trying to define this as well as some other resources here). Well when you delve into this topic, you find everyone has a slightly different view of what transmedia really is... I am still working on that... but... ba...

www.webseriesnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/web-series-network-interview-2 Nice article - check out the web series and I too agree with this quote from Daryen Strauss - " RM: For the Top Journalists, Network and Studio Execs reading this, what would you say to them? DS: Web content creators are very creative, maybe because they've had to be to get the project produced, so I'm just waiting to see "web series" become a household word."

well - this site http://www.clicker.com is new and has a lot to go to index everything, but it pretty much lists all the goodness that is out there and in a flashy web format. It does both web series and television content. So does that mean I am stopping? Heck no, not completely, I'll just kinda collect other resources and such as I do find this a fun project and I am learning a lot and diving into things other than just making a list. So i'll not really list the series anymore as it seems moot since Clicker is, but at least I'll collect still references and articles and keep talking about the ideas and web series. The world is all about information overload and merging of mediums.

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I just got an invite to google wave - OMG this totally makes Friday the 13th much better and over riding the blech of my tree - OH wow - NOW TO EXPLORE - and figure out who to bring into the wave!!!!!!!

well it seems this stupid storm has decided to blow my tree down in my front yard - it is still storming so I will wait for the light of day - but mannnnnnnn I am so spazzing - i can not believe this- TRIPLE MAJOR HOT SAUCE POOK :o(

What is Transmedia and What is a Transmedia (Deriviative) Web Series (I updated this and other thoughts since original post - check here for newer things - home.comcast.net/~docwho2000/moreinfopages/transmedia.html - 11/19/09) OK - I typed in transmedia definition and was blown away by what is out there. Transmedia as a concept has been around for a long, long time, yet it is only in the last few years that it is exploding and working its way through the assorted layers of society. It is an awesome thing and a bad thing, yes I am invoking both sides of the coin/fence and trying to have my cake and eat it too. I love any medium that enriches a story; that brings it to more people and brings out a larger set of toys to play with. Some like to read, some like to listen, some like to see. But, that is the bad too... if I have to see, and read and listen to EVERYTHING to really get a feel for the story and universe it is playing with, well, am I going to miss something? Am I going to lose ...

Ok - as I work on my web series mega list - I am collecting ideas and learning more and so I have a page that has these - I'll post the blurbs I write here too... So here was my first and I am still tweaking it - but the essential question to be answered is - what is the definition of a web series ------------------------ Here are a few definitions and ideas regarding, "What is a web series?" Well Wikipedia lists the definition as: " A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode (the term webisode has been largely deprecated)." [ from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_series ] A really good resource is found at blog.ajchristian.org/2009/10/09/what-is-a-web-series/ by Aymar Jean Christian. In fact I will use a lot of what he discusses as the basis for the web site. I am quoting this bit from his ...

Neat video - a little outdated by then education is always behind hehehe http://www.schooltube.com/video/38503/Web20-in-the-Classroom

So if you're having an icky day, week, whatever... join me in singing 9or in my case just shouting) this out real loud... :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmlZLvgMG6E

OK - so would anyone be interested in starting a Web Series "Book" Club with me? Basically, just like a book club, we pick a web series and view it, then virtually meet (either in a chat or setup a board/group or both) and discuss the series??? I think it would be cool and fun and I love to discuss entertainment stuff... so anyone interested? Comment here or email me at my docwho2100 gmail account! Come on, let's have some fun and good discussion!!!!!!

Yet another breaking news story today about a person gunning down people - yes, this holidat season brings the duel edge of joy and family and hope as well as sorrow, depression, stress, economic woes, isolation and despair... and why not take a few people with you... tis the season to share? right? :-( I think the world needs a hug - why not go into your place of employment with open arms and hug everyone instead of blowing them away? You might be surprised at the results....

check this out :P mashable.com/2009/11/05/social-networking-isolation/

made it to 100 on the mega list - home.comcast.net/~docwho2000/index.html

Ok so - here they are - for better or worse :P home.comcast.net/~docwho2000/halloweenpics.html

but this is kinda spooky www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/03/digital.diary.brain.mind/index.html

Cool article - what is cloud computing and how will it affect you - www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/04/cloud.computing.hunt/index.html

Ok so i am finding sunshine cleaning to be funny : ) Amy Adams tying a flannel shirt around her face is hysterical

OK - researching my web series project and using the Internet Wayback machine - I found the Homicide Life on the Street from like 1997 and they have this very nice overview from the perspective of a detective of what it is like to follow a case (it is excerpts from a book that was written linked to the Homicide TV show) - kinda interesting - is this one version of what it is like to be Nikki and Nora ; ) I have so got to use the word aquarium in a story somewhere (and no I never watched Homicide so....) You may have to register to find it but - web.archive.org/web/20000423111305/www.nbc.com/homicide/case.html

HAHA and on BBC no less - very funny www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy5JwYOlgvY

Ok - I am working on trying to come up with a good definition of genres and how to apply them - this is not as easy as you think - unless a call everything just a comedy or drama (and then what about those dramedies and then great already issues :P So - what sources and definitions do you have for genres? And would anyone be willing to look at a few web series and tell me how they would classify them? Thanks peeps!

Ok - found this article www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=emmys09&articleid=VR1118004432&cs=1 and looking just at this quote - "For example, more than 100,000 submissions came in for the first Streamy Awards, creating a huge task for organizers to sort and select nominees and winners, notes Brady Brim-DeForest, co-founder of the awards and the Web TV news site Tubefilter." 100,000??? OMG I've got a long way to go in putting together this list ;P

Just found web series Afterlife - ok I will get lost in this one for hours and hours - www.afterworld.tv/ and up to 55 web series - a long road to go :) but so much to discover - whew

We've come a long way!!!! http:// blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2009/10/first-internet-message-sent-40-years-ago-today.html

Wellllll I have been reading, researching and finding there is no basic mega list of web series - soooooooo I have decided to descend into madness and start a Mega list dw2100's Web Series Mega List - home.comcast.net/~docwho2000/index.html Of course As I take this journey to answer the question - how many web series are there - I find I am going up against a LARGE set of data... lots of research and review and whewwww - but I am already enjoying the research and web coding and writing about this topic - so I welcome the madness and the thought of the little engine that could - one web series at a time!!!! PS - anyone wanna join me on this mad journey?????

This looks really neat and working on a collection of webseries www.epiguide.com/forums/index.php Does anyone know if there is a site that lists all the web series and includes links to reviews or basic summaries of the web series?

HEY - you can write in a show for people's choice - let's try to get DG a huge showing www.peopleschoice.com/pca/nominations/vote.jsp?pollId=300024 also write it in under the drama category!!!! www.peopleschoice.com/pca/nominations/vote.jsp?pollId=300015

This is a great class - edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/EDTEC470/fa09/activities/pln/index.htm and this is a great idea creativecommons.org/choose/

Ok to elaborate on the article I posted a few ago and my dream job I love web series (and movies) - like 3Way (and Ladycops) and Gemini Division and Angel of Death and I could keep going (I manage the Mahalo web series page and trying to list them there - there are 1000s - I have a long way to go to listing them all - hmm need to find a wiki that catalogs web series and such) But you miss the theater atmo for most of these as you watch on the web or get the DVD (for the small films) - so if I had money and was not concerned with making loads of money, I would love to have a small theater that showcased and mixed web series and small movies with a theater atmo. I mean to have themes and events and all sorts of things and to inspire local community in filmmaking and just - damn I would love to run/manage work one of these places - sigh.... if only wishes could come true.... PS - again would not be about money just being in the environment... PSS - there are so many small production firm...

hehe - yeah I should not laugh but this is turning into as big a deal as the Prince 1999 and millennium hullabaloo and the Y2K bug (remember that doom) dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/22/nasa-http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=10684940debunks-2012.html

Found this article - I like the concept and also there is a mention about a firm that allows groups to purchase a movie for a screening - what a cool way to do a fundraiser or other thing and nice to know there are ways for small film makers to make it www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/business/media/13independent.html?_r=2&th&emc=th

So - I had one of the greatest experiences of my life - I participated in a blog show - the archive is here - www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine/2009/10/23/Nikki-and-Nora I got to be one of the readers (I read Liz Vassey) - and the highlight was Nancylee Myatt actually called in!!! Yup she was listening and called in and interacted with us - it was soooo awesome - she is so awesome - do catch some of her stuff if you can. I sounded like a dork, but I hope I did alright in representing Ms. Vassey I also finished up a lot of projects so starting to get into a good routine and schedule. This is good because it means consistency and more of a steady road for me. I got my hair cut, it is short but it's good - and trying to get things organized, plus finding more things are fun (work still up and down but eh) Been watching Dexter (almost through season 1), finished Exes and Ohs season 1, bloodties season 2 and assorted movies - wheeee - lots of great stuff. Defying Gravity - just watched th...

some nice links news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10379898-2.html?tag=mncol

I highly recommedn everyone take a look at this and think about just how much privacy is shrinking and how the world is changing and what you should be thinking about if you do anything social media wise www.pcworld.com/article/174138/social_search_from_google_and_bing_my_8_big_concerns.html

Another piece of freedom is taken away and once again the barriers between fans and those they follow is established - when we try to bring the world together - contracts and law divides it http:// news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10377583-2.html?tag=mncol;title

what do you think? news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10378654-261.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1

What do you think - will boss's listen? http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10377642-264.html?tag=mncol;title

hehe - fuel efficient and futuristic news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10377679-54.html?tag=mncol;title

is this going to be a cool new social networking tool or a way stalkers and others can more easily get your info? www.strings.com/ and www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/19/DDE51A6E59.DTL This is sad and funny people fall for stuff liek this but yet another reason to party in 2012

It seems this little program that could keeps growing www.afterellen.com/blwe/10-16-09?page=0%2C7 www.3waytv.tv/2009/10/15/%E2%80%9Cnikki-nora%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cladycops%E2%80%9D-nancylee-myatt-christina-cox-and-liz-vassey-answer-your-questions/#more-456

YAY for the judge - content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2009/10/babies-gay-marriage-proposition-8-bible/1

what do you think? overreaction or true shift in how society is structured?? news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8305731.stm

Ok adding this to the ghost tour road trip and other road trips i want to do... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8171983.stm the geek road trip ;)

Wheeee - getting more excited from www.tellofilms.com/members/action/blogcomment/?blog_id=43 Hey Nikki & Nora Fans! On Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, there will be a a highly unique show at the special starting time of 9 PM EST: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/allaine/20 09/10/23/Nikki-and-Nora Nikki & Nora's Nancylee Myatt, Christina Cox, and Liz Vassey Answer Your Questions On this show three people will talk - creator/writer Nancylee Myatt and stars Christina Cox and Liz Vassey. It's going to be an unusual show in more ways than one. Not only will it be the first time I've interviewed actual celebrities for my show instead of fan authors, not only will the show run longer than sixty minutes, but it will also be the first time where every single question will have been asked prior to airing. Due to scheduling conflicts that prevent all three of the guests from appearing in person, the entire interview has been conducted via email, and their answers will be read over...