27,000 text messages a month!?

a bit long, but very informative video about the current state of our high schools.


this video does a great job linking education, technology, and society.

coolest puppet show ever

Kinect is an awesome device. but even more amazing are the capabilities people are able to invent by combining it with other technologies.


who said puppet shows were for kids?
also, try emulating this on a new york subway.



Interactive Puppet Prototype with Xbox Kinect from Theo Watson on Vimeo.

plastic tubing apparel

Minneapolis artist Charlie Bucket knits plastic tubing into wearable art. that can be pumped full of colorful liquids. Pretty awesome stuff from BoingBoing



Fluid Dress from Charlie Bucket on Vimeo.

who owns antarctica

5.4 million miles.


basically inhospitable. 


why is this space so controversial then?

new york vs. the world

a pretty neat infographic showing how musical tastes of new york compare against those of the rest of the world.

social media channels

if you were ever curious (or confused) about which social media channels did what (i mean who isn't at this point?), here's a cool chart (from Viral Blog) that will hopefully clear things up:

how is your country doing?

really cool infographic here from GOOD (of course) about which countries have done the most to achieve their Millennium Development Goals.


Check it out:
(as usual click for a blown up version)

break-ups

facebook knows when you're going to break up. that's right. but don't worry your privacy is secure :).


check out this cool infographic done by David McCandless and his team. 

social media

my company, Universal McCann, composes an annual "wave" study that looks at how social media is impacting the world today. a really good, albeit long, read.

Wave 5 the socialisation of brands - report

world series champs!

so i'll take a break from my regularly scheduled program, to say...


THE GIANTS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!