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Quick Links: October 14, 2008

Obama Video Game Advertising
This is the first I've heard of a politician advertising inside video games.

15 Dumbest Web 2.0 Startup Names
What... you think "Heekya" is a good name?

Next Generation Participation
Great Slideshare presentation on the changing face of participation from the folks at Screenplay.

Quick Links: October 14, 2008

Obama Video Game Advertising
This is the first I've heard of a politician advertising inside video games.

15 Dumbest Web 2.0 Startup Names
What... you think "Heekya" is a good name?

Next Generation Participation
Great Slideshare presentation on the changing face of participation from the folks at Screenplay.

New Globalism: The Haka... in Euless, TX?

Ethan Zuckerman has a great post today on "cultural appropriation." Well, it seems that a high school football team in Euless, TX (outside of Dallas, where I live) has been doing the "Haka." It's a traditional Maori dance... and quite intimidating. See for yourself below.

Now it may be that someone on the team is close to the Maori heritage... or it may be that they appropriated the ritual from another, more famous sports team, the All Blacks rugby squad from New Zealand, arguably the best rugby team of all time. Watch them below. Update: it seems that there are, in fact, South Pacific roots in Euless!

Whatever the case, the Haka makes for a great show, and is a great sign of culture making its way across the globe... all the way to Euless, TX.

New Globalism: The Haka... in Euless, TX?

Ethan Zuckerman has a great post today on "cultural appropriation." Well, it seems that a high school football team in Euless, TX (outside of Dallas, where I live) has been doing the "Haka." It's a traditional Maori dance... and quite intimidating. See for yourself below.

Now it may be that someone on the team is close to the Maori heritage... or it may be that they appropriated the ritual from another, more famous sports team, the All Blacks rugby squad from New Zealand, arguably the best rugby team of all time. Watch them below. Update: it seems that there are, in fact, South Pacific roots in Euless!

Whatever the case, the Haka makes for a great show, and is a great sign of culture making its way across the globe... all the way to Euless, TX.

HD Filmmaking for the Masses?

This November, a digital SLR being released by Canon is taking the SLR to a new level, as evidenced by some preliminary testing with a short film, Reverie, by Vincent Laforet. According to Laforet:

"You no longer need [a] half-million dollar’s worth of high-definition
video cameras and lenses delivered by a truck with its own driver to
shoot a high-definition film in low light — you just need a $2,700
camera and a few lenses."

Read more about Laforet's experience at his blog.

Link via Digital Ramble.

HD Filmmaking for the Masses?

This November, a digital SLR being released by Canon is taking the SLR to a new level, as evidenced by some preliminary testing with a short film, Reverie, by Vincent Laforet. According to Laforet:

"You no longer need [a] half-million dollar’s worth of high-definition video cameras and lenses delivered by a truck with its own driver to shoot a high-definition film in low light — you just need a $2,700 camera and a few lenses."

Read more about Laforet's experience at his blog.

Link via Digital Ramble.