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The Empire Strikes Back: Retold in “Iconoscope”

In Funny Stuff, Social Media, Wild Stuff on April 21, 2011 at 12:57 am

Star Wars Iconoscope storyAn amazingly creative style of storytelling using only icons coined as: Iconoscope, is used to tell the entire Empire Strikes Back series of movies on a single page.

Has to be seen to be believed!

It’s pretty easily interpreted because it’s so symbolically well done. If you’ve seen the movies it will make you laugh. If you haven’t seen the movies, well first of all: FAIL, and secondly you may not totally get the subtleties of the pictograph. Nevertheless, you should be able to appreciate the art form. This will no doubt be copied and forwarded “mucho”.

Apparently the brainchild of Wayne Dorrington, a designer/illustrator living in London, who welcomes you to his blog appropriately:

“Welcome to the creative blog-folio of six foot-three slightly overweight ginger-bearded four-eyed socially awkward senior digital designer & illustrator Wayne Dorrington. This is a new blog, so I’ll be adding my back catalogue.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Virtual Sex Steaming Up “Second Life”

In Culture, Freedom, Life, Quality of Life, Social Media, Wild Stuff on April 13, 2011 at 1:13 am

virtual characterCBS Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith dropped in on ex-plumber, Second Life millionaire Kevin Alderman to find out how he turned an alter-ego avatar into big income.

It’s the oldest profession in history of the world and now, with the reality of virtual worlds becoming visceral and comfortably private, the fantasy of exploring diverse sexual appetites has become practically carefree, and for some, quite lucrative. What is happening to our world?

Apparently digital entertainment has ushered in a new era of guiltless moral promiscuity. For some, that solves a lot of problems. For others, it poses a lot of serious questions about the future state of society and the blurry line of what freedom really means given the uber-pervasive nature of digital media. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Social Media Etiquette

In Culture, Social Media, Zowie Fun Facts on March 10, 2011 at 3:27 am

 

 If you want to avoid coming across as a complete jackass, getting yourself banned, or just being blacklisted by your network, here are 20 tips for social media etiquette you might want to keep in mind.

  1. DON’T spam. Ever – Self-explanatory, no?
  2. DON’T keep everything private. – Online privacy is important. It’s very important. But if you’re keeping every social interaction private, why are you even taking part in social media? Stick to emails and instant messengers and text messaging if that’s your goal, and stop making everyone else feel like your “club” is too exclusive. Read the rest of this entry »

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Can You Hear Me Now?

In Culture, Life, Quality of Life, Social Media on February 24, 2011 at 8:53 pm

This new social network generation age is absolutely amazing.

Before Facebook and MySpace people were all feeling unnoticed beyond their local family, friends and neighbors; slaves to Ma Bell and the Postal Service. Suddenly the world has exploded with new possibilities to be heard around the world, to share our opinions and your comments on everybody else’s opinions and comments!

Now, there are so many social network applications, blogs and emails flying around that again, it’s beginning to seem hard to feel noticed above the amazing din of voices through electronic media.

Now you can be heard anywhere on the planet, if you can just get noticed above everyone else’s voice…

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