Rob Cottingham of Noise To Signal recently put together a very entertaining cartoon slideshow of everything that has gone on with social media during 2009. The slideshow comes in at just under 8 minutes…but feels more like 2. Like I said, it’s entertaining…see below: 2009 In Social Media from robcottingham.ca View more presentations from Rob Full Article…
iPhones Starting To Change How Students Are Taught
For decades upon decades, the formula for teaching students went like this: you sit with a book in front of you, while a teacher talks and you take notes. It’s also a formula…due largely to the Internet…that’s on it’s way out. Take for example Abilene Christian University, a private university in Texas. Last year they Full Article…
Google Releases YouTube Video URL Shortener
URL shorteners are all the rage these days…they allow you to take a really long URL and shorten it to just a few, cryptic, characters. They are must haves if you are posting long URL’s to Twitter or sending them in emails. And now Google/YouTube has joined the game with their own URL shortener for Full Article…
Man Spends $300 To Make Video, Lands $30 Million Hollywood Deal
Fede Alvarez was an unknown filmmaker from Uruguay. He spent around $300 to make a short video about a robot invasion in his country’s capitol. It was 4 minutes long and he called it Ataque de Panico!, which translates to panic attack. He uploaded the video to YouTube on a Thursday. By Monday he said Full Article…
The Top 5 Most Watched YouTube Videos of 2009
YouTube has announced the top 5 most watched videos of 2009. What are they? Just look below: #1 – Susan Boyle – Britain’s Got Talent (81+ million views) #2 – David After Dentist (37+ million views) #3 – JK Wedding Entrance Dance (34+ million views) # 4 – New Moon Movie Trailer (23+ million views) Full Article…