Category Archives: General

What The Facebook TOS Brouhaha Is (Really) All About…

By Adam | Published: February 17, 2009
…And Why They Backed Off So Fast. There’s been a lot made of the Facebook TOS update that came out a few days ago, specifically the exclusion of a line that had assured users that all content they’d posted to their profile would be deleted if they chose to cancel their account with the service. [...]
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The Last Analoguration

By Adam | Published: January 20, 2009
Today, much history was made. Of course, I’m speaking of the induction of a new President of the United States; and the first time a black man has been elected to the highest office in that country. But more than that, there were a few other things that happened. People around the planet watched the [...]
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YouTube – Washing Machine Hack – Basic Stamp – Twitter

By Adam | Published: January 13, 2009
There’s actually quite a bit to say about this… So, I haven’t blogged in a long, long time. Hey, I got busy with other stuff… It happens. This, however, seems to me to be the perfect thing to get the ball rolling again. More after the jump… So, here’s the thing: I believe that there [...]
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Best. Video. Blog. Ever.

By Adam | Published: October 28, 2008
OK, admittedly, this is a professional video editor from New York who went on a European road trip and made a 5 minute-long video cutdown of his holiday. With that said, Justin’s video shows what can be done with simple tools and the power and democracy of the medium. Justin’s Website is onetrick.net.
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And… We're Not So Back

By Adam | Published: September 8, 2008
  Well, it’s kind of funny really – the best laid plans of mice and men and all of that. There has been SO much that I’ve wanted to blog about, but in between preparing for my class, working on my book, and of course the LOLA Festival, I’ve hardly had the time. Fear not, [...]
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And We're Back

By Adam | Published: August 20, 2008
As many are aware, I’ve left EK3 to focus on teaching, writing, and personal projects full time. That will also mean more frequent blog postings. Leaving EK3 was a tough decision. There are many great people there, and the work that’s being done in those offices on York St. is truly innovative and exciting; Yet, [...]
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In Your Face(book) Spam

By Adam | Published: August 19, 2008
Advertising media – the term for the way that ads get put in front of us – is a little like water in that it will insidiously seep into every part of our lives. Marketers, having recently discovered the Long Tail and the viral network effects of social engineering, are also looking at ways to [...]
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A Break In Blogging

By Adam | Published: August 8, 2008
I have been noticeably slow in posting and blogging lately due to some personal circumstances that are on the cusp of being resolved (everything’s fine, just making some life choices). I will resume blogging in a week or two.
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Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog

By Adam | Published: July 24, 2008
“Aided only by everyone I had worked with, was related to or had ever met, I single-handedly created this unique little epic. A supervillain musical, of which, as we all know, there are far too few. The idea was to make it on the fly, on the cheap – but to make it. To turn [...]
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Jennifer Aniston's Sweater: Part Deux

By Adam | Published: July 22, 2008
Filed under the “Too important not to blog but kind of meh news” department comes word that TiVo has hooked up their TV service to Amazon’s eCommerce services. In what appears to be a move towards t-commerce, real-time merchandising is now a reality. Let’s start with some history: Jennifer Aniston’s Sweater refers to a concept [...]
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