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Gatorade’s “Ball Girl” Viral Video Directed by Baker Smith of Harvest Films

Closed Published by stevew June 27th, 2008 in Captology, Musings

The video above, produced for Gatorade (owned by PepsiCo), was part of a stealth viral marketing campaign. Gatorade is never mentioned, but a Gatorade bottle does appear under the the ball girl’s chair at the end of the video. As of this writing, this video has been viewed several million times.

Ruby J Dog Sings The Blues

Closed Published by steve May 8th, 2008 in Musings, Technology, Uncategorized

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Intel ISEF 2008: Atlanta Hosts Global Science Fair

Closed Published by stevew May 6th, 2008 in Musings, Technology

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In this video podcast, Dr. Oren Shriki, a science teacher at the Israel Arts and Sciences Academy, speaks about Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair, taking place in Atlanta, May 11-16. (As excitement builds toward the event’s opening, you can follow along on […]

‘Unbelievable’ sportsmanship in softball game

Closed Published by steve May 2nd, 2008 in Education, Musings

Updated ESPN Video:

Original ESPN Video

From MSNBC
…Then, members of the Central Washington University softball team stunned spectators by carrying Tucholsky around the bases Saturday so the three-run homer would count — an act that contributed to their own elimination from the playoffs…

XKCD’s Travelling Salesman Problem Comic

Closed Published by stevew March 23rd, 2008 in Musings, Silicon Valley

Gotta love math humor. See more at XKCD.com

Rick Roll’d

Closed Published by stevew March 19th, 2008 in Musings, Podcasting

You have been Rick Roll’d!

Doh! Homer Simpson graces Hulu’s Error Page

Closed Published by stevew March 11th, 2008 in Musings, Podcasting

This video accompanies Hulu’s error page.
“Sorry - we’ve encountered an unexpected error. We’ve been notified about this issue and we’ll take a look at it shortly.”

Hooves/Force 1: Randy Krallman’s Short Film for eBay

0 Comments Published by stevew February 25th, 2008 in Musings, Podcasting

Randy Krallman’s Short Film for eBay entitled Hooves/Force 1

A miniature horse and a mission drive Randy Krallman’s short film for eBay, which screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Theo Jansen’s BMW Ad

0 Comments Published by steve February 13th, 2008 in Musings

What is this thing? It’s a Intel Core 2 Duo

0 Comments Published by stevew January 10th, 2008 in Musings, Technology

For those who haven’t seen one, they’re quite beautiful and extraordinary. Fans of good design will marvel at the mind-boggling intricacy of 400-million transistors in about the size of a dime. All brought to you by Intel’s leading 45nm process technology.

Approximately 400 of Intel’s 45nm transistors could fit on the surface of a single human […]

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