Memes of the moment
Posted in Web 2.0 & User Generated Content
Video
1) The Break-Up
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1zv6w_the-break-up
For more info, see http://bringtheloveback.com/
2) Kodak’s Winds of Change (where’s JC Penney’s fantastic video from First Look?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz6XjXu-oT8
3) Hammer and Coop (Mini cooper)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78QVkmjZrVw
For more info, see http://www.hammerandcoop.com/
Breaking vid:
VW’s night drive (reminds me of William Carlos Williams’ Danse Russe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHzhptiDxtE
Extra credit from the archive:
Jeep’s dot matrix waterfall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2LUz2WVcek
Presentations
Shift Happens (Slideshare itself is a neat tool)
http://www.slideshare.net/jbrenman/shift-happens-33834
From the archive:
Identity 2.0
http://identity20.com/media/OSCON2005/
Hans Rosling at TED
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2670820702819322251
Mashups
TwitterFeed (RSS into Twitter)
http://twitterfeed.com/
BaseEstate (Google Base real estate maps)
http://www.baseestate.com/
The “Shave Everywhere Effect” (?)
Kohler’s Jo’s Plumbing
http://www.josplumbing.com/
Affiliates
Zafu (Vertical search engine for jeans)
http://www.zafu.com/
Open Policy
eBay To Go (listing widgets)
http://togo.ebay.com
Book
Lovemarks
http://www.lovemarks.com/
Interfaces
Now:
Endless.com’s left nav
http://www.endless.com
Future:
1) Jeff Han multi-touch
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKh1Rv0PlOQ
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ftJhDBZqss
2) MIT Sketching (the applied Line Rider)
-http://youtube.com/watch?v=NZNTgglPbUA
3) Google Earth fighter jet tour of the Alps (play both embedded vids at the same time)
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/03/swiss_alps_jet_fight.html
Games
1) Desktop Tower Defense (warning: addictive)
http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/Default.asp?cc=1
2) Onslaught
http://ec2-1.playr.co.uk/onslaught/
And finally… actual memes (to make us feel square)
1) Cat graphics and doods (explaination and see Twitter’s maintenence page)
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/11/i_am_in_thy_library_.html
From the archive:
Leeroy Jenkins (already a Jeopardy answer)
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Leeroy_Jenkins
All your base
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us