Just Tripping Along The Freakazoid

So listening to this song and it just is an uplifting song in a way - just the melody and all - I like it - "Fight Song" by The Appleseed Cast www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_6Iv6Py_pM

So with announcements like this news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10443090-2.html?tag=mncol;title and the fact the iPad will not support Flash either - does this mean Flash is on its way out?

Do you think this is the case? WOW www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35098320/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

Ok - so i want to do a transmedia track at some con somewhere - a mix of people showcasing their transmedia work, workshops on how to do transmedia, and talking with people involved with transmedia.... If anyone reading this is involved in a con and would be interested, I am really interested, would work for peanuts and would love to do this - PLEASE CONTACT ME!!!! this would be so AWESOME - a meeting for fans and the little people - not the academics or industry people....... ---------- i just posted this elsewhere - feel free to spread around hehehehe As transmedia/cross platform builds more and more, there are many meetings and workshops and academic and industry sponsered small conventions popping up to focus on this topic (take http://www2.tft.ucla.edu/RSVP/ for instance). I was wondering if any of the more fan based conventions (big or small) have begun to add or considered offering a specific transmedia track or theme. Most of what is occurring right now is targeting academia ...

If anyone is in the area, has the time, and is interested in transmedia - check this out.... hmmmm has anyone done a fan con based on transmedia??? www2.tft.ucla.edu/RSVP/

Hmmm the new entertaiment darling and buzz word seems to be popping up everywhere - this would have been fun to go to - anyone make it? was it good? sundance.bside.com/2010/films/crossplatformandtransmediastorytellingforfilmmakers_sundance2010;jsessionid=80E5B4EE429071AA78436AB179DABA46 also - been sidetracked getting my classes going - but have new transmedia maps and pages coming this weekend Plus - trying to find a good place that tracks all sorts of Transmedia/cross-platform/insert buzz word here news and happenings.... What sites do people suggest?

Interesting points made in this article - what do you think? http:// www.philly2philly.com/politics_community/politics_community_articles/2010/1/28/43008/supreme_court_opens_government_contro I am writing a story based on the shadowrun RP world where, like other futuristic stories, corporations run the world. Interesting things to think about... how global is the world becoming, and what does that mean for the individual?

Just finished reading this article - www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/21/haiti-and-the-pat-robertson-paradox/ I really like how the author points out some interesting observations about religion in America and how Mr. Robertson's Haiti comments brought out a curious response, one that is as telling as Mr. Robertson's words And it is the comments in this article that bring me to the belief that, even though i am agnostic, I think my little one needs to experience religion and study it because right now, it is a driving shaping force for so many and as pointed out in the article, it shapes and influences the responses, motivations and thoughts of so many. Now, I so believe in teaching religion more from an academic point - but the cultural and "faith" aspects need to be understood as well. Anyhoos, it is interesting, as always, what makes the world go round. Enjoy the article and thinking about things from a different view.

hehe stumbled across this entry - I think everyone has come across needing some of this "element" :P en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unobtainium

awesome article - will humans be able to shift? I need to look into this more, but wow - I have long been talking about new ways we have begun to exist/think/process (spatial thinking, visual learning, transmedia/cross platform delivery - etc.) This takes us to an even more fundamental place - just like the Facebook CEO crusade for changing perceptions of privacy - whew - I was really struck by how much humans are creatures of habit and that habits are hard to break, but oh if we can imagine the world in another way.... that even as we try to break away from conceptual metaphors, we still need metaphor and analogy to understand - humans build bridges one step at a time.... is it time to try a whole new approach? Can this old dog learn new tricks - well damn it, I plan to try ;) join me mashable.com/2010/01/13/conceptual-metaphors/

Cloud computing - entertainment coming more and more to web delivery - businesses doing more via social media and collaboration - telecommuting - I think we'll feel and see changes? do you?? arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/comcast-wants-clear-rules-even-if-they-mean-net-neutrality.ars

I am reposting this from a friend's page on livejournal --------- from obscur_01 The Big C Jan. 12th, 2010 at 5:48 PM Thanks to wraithfodder for this one: In memory of family and friends who have lost the battle with cancer; and in support of the ones who continue to conquer it! Post this on your LJ if you know someone who has or had cancer. 93% won't copy and paste this. Will you?

I posted this as a comment response to the following article scifiwire.com/2010/01/why-abcs-not-giving-up-on.php Man - so many missed opportunities - but hey - in entertainment nothing is ever dead (heard about the project to redo the 80s movie Mannequin - hehe - seriously - go check it out...) ---- my comment I have to pitch in bring back defying gravity - even though I know it was a very different sort of show (when I first started following the development over a year ago - the creator originally pitched it as a MINISERIES - meaning a 13 episode arc - anyone remember that) - but what was shoddy was how they scheduled it - not just putting it in August - but putting it on at a time when they did not have 13 slots left. It was bought cheap to fill a specific time (they only needed so many slots filled) - what sucks royale is ABC had a PERFECT opportunity to do a transmedia cross/platform set up with Defying Gravity - ala start it on TV and then migrate to web - people tracking DG not...

The changing face of entertainment - www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-01-13-trailermash13_ST_N.htm But one thought - with so much like this out there able to be done by anyone - how does one validate and trust? What if you stumble on one of these and think it is real - MORAL FOR THE DAY - be careful what you trust on the Web..... Maybe the CEO from Facebook and his privacy views is not as off as it might seem....

If they are right - wooooooo are you ready?? news.cnet.com/8301-31114_3-10432596-258.html?tag=mncol;title

And you thought you'd seen it all at the tech expos in Las Vegas http:// www.pcworld.com/article/186652/roxxxy_sexbot_is_not_your_daddys_droid_hopefully.html

To manipulate a line from one of Pink's songs Earth - I think we have a problem Was listening to a song from P!nk's Funhouse CD (link to music at bottom of entry) - it is a little song, probably overlooked by most - but one of my favorites and lately very appropo. Along with that - I watched the movie Evan Almighty, finally, the other day with my little one and I really, really liked it (it is going on my top movie list). Others might think hokey or dorky, but I really liked it and I realize, I need to do/make/create more ARKs (if you have not seen the movie and want it spoiled, contact me and I'll tell you what an ARK is). So - I leave you with the song and lyrics I really like the lyrics and can relate right now, I am so looking for that light she references - although, it is ironic perhaps that I am not religious (so do not promote the Ave Mary A part per se :) I am agnostic (in the true sense of the word - check out atheism.about.com/od/aboutagnosticism/a/what.htm and...

What do you think (regarding the question) does it?? mashable.com/2009/12/30/ronna-and-beverly/

mashable.com/2010/01/04/dece-ces-2010/ news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10426321-264.html?tag=mncol;title www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/

Here are a couple of intereting articles www.elasticvapor.com/2009/12/is-cloud-computing-actually.html and news.cnet.com/8301-19413_3-10428065-240.html?tag=mncol;title

news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10428394-36.html?tag=mncol;title

www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/finance/6798782.html

Transmedia concepts and virtuality - here to stay and creeping in more and more www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-01-04-virtual-trade-shows_N.htm

Check out this blog and discussion (especially comment by Ms. Myatt) - http://www.afterellen.com/blog/thelinster/jax-%2526-alice-could-make-our-lesbian-cop-dreams-come-true

Here's a way to market, promote a story and grab attention scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/01/megan-fox-sarah-palin-sent-to-hell/

I like gary hayes stuff www.personalizemedia.com/ - here is a widget he made with quotes from social media thinkers and such... i have not watched them ALL yet - so if he snuck in some bad stuff, let me know and then I will go pelt his blog with comments ;P

I really like this diagram - www.flickr.com/photos/garyhayes/3251571561/sizes/o/in/set-72157613331811096/ It is a great place to either start when thinking about telling a story in more than one way/place or if trying to track a story. I like it because it puts the story at the center, not so much a certain source or medium. Which, unfortunately, is how a lot of transmedia/cross platform stories go. It is not the story but a certain source (a tv show, a movie, a web series) that gets the center stage and then other elements support/adapt/extend things.... The new kind of storyboard

Phew - my vacation is over and had a bit of stuff that got done and a lot that didn't. Been sick the last few days and still trying to shake this cold or whatever, hence my lack of posting and such. I should be getting back to my routines and once I get settled back and caught up at work I'll be back to my rambles about transmedia, web series, odd things I notice and whatever I have a few things I need to work through and get out... plus wanna get back to updating my web series... Did see some good shows and movies over my vacation and picked up some weird music - :P PLus exploring how to make Google Maps do magic for me And wishing really bad I was taking a trip for my birthday - I wanna see my sisters and I wanna go back to New Orleans and.... phew I gotta do a road trip, even if just over night Oh did I mention researching ShadowRun for a new story series - here is a preview - what do you think??? ------------------------ She was pacing in front of a digital display that...