Yup, you read right! While the previous version of Amanda’s song “Nevada Rose” was pretty sweet, this new version sounds like its STRAGHT off the Casio. So, uh, someday, maybe I’ll get the equipment to have something that… uh, doesn’t sound like hell.
But anyway, please, if you are into self-inflicted pain, Download and Enjoy!
Oh, and if you can’t understand the words (quite likely considering the mic), here they are!
In our last episode we covered the basics of what makes Web 2.0 so… 2.0ish. In this post we’re going to look at some of the User Generated Video that’s out there, and what your options are as far as hosts.
First and formost, lets look at some of the biggest hits out there. I’m sure you have all heard of the “Chocolate Rain” meme:
You might even have seen this on TV, but I assure you, it all started here on Web 2.0.
There’s been a lot of variations on this theme, my favorite of which stars someone we’re going to touch on later in this post: Chad Vader.
Nearly three million views as of this writing on this video alone. Wow. Good job, Mr. Crocker.
Now, remember above where I mentioned one Chad Vader? Well, he actually has his own series: Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager. One of my personal favorite shows, I can’t wait to see more (there are only a few episodes out):
Eh? Pretty sweet, huh? VERY well done, I say. Another good series is a new one, known as ./shutdown:
GREAT SHOW! At least in my opinion. Very super high quality production values, you can get a VERY high quality watchable version on Stage6, a subdivision of the DivX crew. Only a few episodes, but they are GOLDEN.
Now, if you want to get into generating user generated video, the first place I’d go is YouTube. It doesn’t get much more straight forward then that. After you’ve gotten your feet wet you can try some of the others like Veoh, Stage6, Metacafe, or even the venerable Internet Archive (circa 1996).
Stay tuned (via RSS perhaps?) for next time when we delve into the beautiful chaos that is a user generated knowledge base: The Wiki Family.
And now, I bid you adieu with a delightful triplet for the road:
Microsoft launches Windows Live Writer, a new publishing tool for authoring rich blog posts on Windows Live Spaces, Wordpress, Typepad and other blogging services.
How many different languages can you say “Crap” in? I *JUST* move to Linux and Microsoft releases the best Blogging client I’ve yet come across. It supports all sorts of good stuff. Pics (either from file or URL), Maps (from the new, though somewhat cool Windows Live Map service) but to me the coolest part (apart from the interface which automatically shows what it looks like in your blog) is the fact that it AUTOMAGICLY figures out what the settings for my blog are. Yep. Just put in the blog URL (truevox.net), the username and password, and it figures it out for you! Frankly, I’m impressed. THIS is what other blogging clients need to figure out, it’s finally what a blog should be like.
Come on, Google, we need something like this!
EDIT: Though the screen cap above shows a map, I wasn’t able to upload it because Microsoft puts it into the blog as a standard pic hotmapped to their servers, and I don’t like to host pics on my servers ‘cuz I’m cheap and pay by the byte. But it DOES work (and well too!).
And this time, it got enough diggs to make it to the front page! W00t! I am SO psyched about this. It might just get it the extra exposure it REALLY needs to go nova. Digg should provide plenty of eager beta testers, and honestly, the program runs great for where it is in it’s dev cycle.
Anyway, PLEASE DIGG IT!!! PLEASE! We need your support!
UPDATE: There is another OFF centric story on Digg! Check it out:
Darknets are SO last century. Why not go Brightnet! Why break the law when you don’t have to. Hackers have found a way to share stuff without violating copyright.
Ok, so I’m not drunk now. Sweet. I’m friggin’ glad. I’m not sure the drinkie is so hot for me.
But, in other notes, MY XBOX 360 CAN BLOG! Granted, it has a boring life (I almost never get to play) but it’s a cool concept none the less. Check out it’s blog at 360Voice.com. It should be pretty cool.
Also, many of you might know that Google.com came out with Google Calendar, a REALLY neat companion to Gmail. It’s a standard style calendaring application, but it’s integration and ease of use really seem to set it apart from the flock.
Ok, that’s all I got for now. Have a good one, everyone!
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