Creative Commons

In a changing world of open source, user generated and community content, there is a growing shift by many developers, artists and producers to allow a wider use of their creations, across platforms and across media. This video explains the principles behind creative commons, which is seen by many as the great enabler towards an ever expanding participative culture. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Creative Commons is that it is driven by the concept of coolaberation and sharing, above anything else. It's an 'ideal' notion, which perhaps surprisingly, is gaining serious ground within all creative disciplines.

Everyone's President

I spotted this series of photographs and thought they were a must-share. I'm not American but I know what impact the American President will have on my life. Something like this gives me a pretty good feeling that we're entering a period of change, for the best.

Vaseline - Prescribe the Nation

It's been a while since I've seen a campaign mix online with distincly offline content. Drawing on a concept of Word of Mouth, Vaseline took their latest product to a small island off Alaska. There, Petal Ruch, mother of four and maternal pillar of the 6,000 strong Kodiak population showed the extreme weather conditions that are particularly hard on the residents' skin.

What is Blogging?

I found this on Neil Perkin's Only Dead Fish Blog, which if you haven't visited is one of the best blogs about - quality content all the time!

200 Posts!

I probably should have done a proper post filled with good solid digital learnings and insights. What can I say...... wu wu 200!

Contextual Ad Placement Gone Wrong

I'm sure it's not what the President-Elect had in mind...

Barack is Social

I don't think anyone could say they were not aware of the awesome online presense that Obama created and drove, throughout his campaign. Quite simply, he was everywhere he needed to (and had to) be. Modern culture doesn't simply utilise online media, it lives online media. Most people will read the news online before they switch on a tv. Many people will go for days without hearing a radio. It is essential that the online world is considered just as important as the offline one, when it comes to communications. Barack did that excellently!

My.BarackObama.com
Barack Obama's Blog
Barack Obama on Flickr
Barack Obama's YouTube Channel
Barack Obama on Linked In
Twitter: the Barack Obama Campaign
Facebook
MySpace
BlackPlanet
Asian Avenue