Archive for April, 2006
Chinese vs. American Students - Scary
by Rio Flores on April 20th, 2006
Bill and Melinda Gates, Oprah and a bunch of clueless students demonstrate very clearly how our public schools are a complete wreck. The clip:
Before & After video of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
by Rio Flores on April 20th, 2006
Marking the Centennial of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, we can take a look at some before and after video of the quake (article here). As describe on Salon.com: “In the first reel, we see an early, bustling San Francisco in the early part of the 20th Century; cars, cable cars and horse-drawn buggies jockey for position as the camera moves East down Market Street. Then we take another trip down Market Street — a faster, more manic one — shortly after the 1906 quake.”
Chevrolet Appears to be Lying to the New York Times
by Rio Flores on April 4th, 2006
Taken from Viral No.de: “The New York Times takes a look at Chevy’s new create-your-own-ad contest. According to Chevrolet spokeswoman Melisa Tezanos, Chevy anticipated the “critical submissions,” but accepted the risk. According to her, the company doesn’t plan on shutting down the anti-SUV ads.” But they appear to be doing that very thing!
This probably isn’t the best way to win over the hearts of the shrinking pool of customers. I hope they get nailed for it in the mainstream press.
Awesome Video: Trusted Computing
by Rio Flores on April 1st, 2006
There is a great video featured on YouTube promoting awareness of Trusted Computing. The vide clip asks: “If the industry doesn’t trust you, why should you trust them?” First Chevy gets trashed with their remixed advertising contest, and now this! I’m really impressed with the level of sophistication that people are able to bring to the causes the care about, but am puzzled by a few things that don’t completely add up.
I just don’t understand why they link to a page that hasn’t been updated since October 2005. I don’t understand why the folks at againsttcpa.com don’t mention this really awesome video promotion. I wonder how closely the video makers are really working with againsttcpa.
While I commend their remarkable efforts, I just wish they had chosen a more active partner.