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A Nano Swarm

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:48:06 +0000

If you ever wonder what the world may look like in a few years with Nano bots flying through the sky. In perfect formation they could act as giant CO2 scrubbers, or even survey disaster sights for search and rescue. The possibilities are enormous but the sound will be much like a swarm of bees coming towards you. Have a look and see for yourself the work being done at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania. Quickly you can imagine a world filled with swarms of flying robots.

A swarm of flying robots

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MUST SEE ART!

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:17 +0000

My good friend Eyal Gever has been tearing up the Art Scene ever since he went in it with his whole heart. I am so proud of him, and jealous as hell at his genius and talent. After successfully exiting on a number of startups, he’s been using the time, and technology to kick start his long awaited art carrer. Considering he has been in Wired Magazine, traveling the world talking to the top curators and now is on the BBC shows that he is doing it well.

Actually whenever I’m in Israel, I always stay over at Eyal’s place. It is such a trip to see my crash pad (Eyal’s Studio) on the BBC. Have a look for yourself!

Obviously you’re not a golfer.

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:49:34 +0000

Obviously you’re not a golfer., originally uploaded by gabemac.

Obviously you’re not a golfer.

Indie Thanksgiving 2011

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:13:50 +0000

Indie Thanksgiving 2011, a set on Flickr.

This week we had Thanksgiving at Indie Amsterdam. Over the years it has become a tradition for me to bring the Thanksgiving Holiday to Non-Americans. This year, me and Gabe Bauer were the only 2 Americans at Thanksgiving. It was a feast. Lots of fun, and lots of people from different countries. Holland, Italy, Turkey and France. Thanks to everyone who came.

Microsoft Alternate Reality Game Case Study at SIME Vienna

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:17:07 +0000

I was invited to SIME Vienna this year to talk about the Silver Line Society Project that we did at INDIE for Microsoft NL. Here is a recording of the talk, it is in 2 parts I’m afraid.

I also throughly enjoyed the presentation from my friend Pablos Holman about Hacking afterwards. He gives a glimpse into our future which is always exciting.

Game Dynamics – a case study making us go WOW Part 1

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Part 2

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Pablos Holman about Hacking Pt. 1

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Pablos Holman about Hacking Pt. 2

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Collaborative Creation Presentation

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:03:16 +0000

Here is a presentation I gave at the Marketing Expo of DMEXCO in Germany. It is one of the largest Marketing Expo’s in Europe and it was a real privilege to talk about the projects and the collaborative creative process we use at Indie. I hope you enjoy it.Click HERE if you want to skip to my part of the presentation or just skip to 11:55 in the video below.

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Little Lebowski Project

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:01:50 +0000

Some of you know that I carry a Big Lebowski Action Figure around wherever Igo. Kind of like a good karma travel companion. Over the past year I have taken many pictures all over the worls with him, and decided to turn it into a project with others. So it became a collaborative photography project to raise funds for the Little Lebowski Urban Achiever’s Fund.

Want to PLAY as well?

1. Get yourself a dude to take pictures of.
You can order them best via Amazon

Big Lebowski The Dude Classic Action Figure

2. Think of a quote from the movie to use as a Title of the picture.

For movie quotes you can check here.
- The Full Movie Script
- The Big Lebowski Random Quote Generator
- IMDB’s list of memorable quotes

3. Upload the picture to the Little Lebowski Project Pool.

4. Tell your friends about your picture. The most popular will go into a book that will be sold for the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Fund.

5. Check for updates at littlelebowski.org or on the Facebook page.

Burn Cycle – My Ride through Burning Man 2011

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:55:26 +0000

I hope you Enjoy this cycle through the Playa at Burning Man 2011. Thanks to Jeffrey and John for the best nike on the playa. Thanks rupert for the photographs. Thanks to all the burners.

The Bicycle Video Of The Year: Burn Cycle

SilverLineSociety an ARG for Microsoft NL

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:22:57 +0000

Last year I developed and produced an Alternate Reality Game for Microsoft The Netherlands together with Indie and game designers Bas Haas and Jelte van der Maat. Bas and Jelte were students of mine at the HKU and without them the project would never be as engaging. The Project went on to earn a Silver Spin Award in the Gaming Category. The first Spin Award for Indie actually. Here is the Jury Report:

“To design and produce Alternative Reality Game is difficult enough. Achieving this internally at a company such as Microsoft Holland where it is “business as usual” is special. This requires guts. What we liked is that one is able to show how games push people over the limits of existing departments, as well as transferring knowledge to create new socialnetworks within the company. It is a fine example of integration of training on the job, communication and games, so worth a Silver SpinAward. ”

Here is a video to describe the game and project.

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Finally here are some links and articles about the project.

dutchcowboys.nl
Molblog
lifehacking.nl
adformatie

Restore Pattern Security Android

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:12:09 +0000

I really like my security pattern on the Android phone (Nexus 1). Basically I can draw a pattern to unlock my phone rather than using some pin number or password. I don’t like password or pin as it is just annoying to quickly input on my phone with the keypad. I’ve seen many friends using this feature, however recently there was a problem.

After trying to install e-mail from my work account on my phone, I kept recieving security updates from the server. [Note to self: do not install stuff when you are intoxicated]. After allowing this by accident I realized I coudn’t use my pattern security swipe anymore. I kep[t recieving the message “pattern disabled by phone administrator”. What? So how do you fix this?

1. Goto Home > Settings > Location & security settings > Device administration

2. remove the device administrator.

Now I’m not sure what other security problems this may have, but I’ve got my security pattern back. If you have the same problem I hope this helps. And of course if anyone has any tips or comments about this and why it may be good or bad, leave a comment!

And remember to keep your fingers clean or it doesn’t work so well

Smartphone Security Thwarted by Fingerprint Smudges (pcworld.com)

Data Visualization Movies

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:31:49 +0000

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I really love the incredible boom of data visualizations. To me this exploding artform is really offering us a new insight into our lives. As an example, via Many Eyes [an open data visualization site developed by IBM] I came across an interesting graph for all my film making buddies. A graph that shows all the various genres of films made since the late 1800′s. Interesting that Reality TV has the most increase lately where as Westerns have been in the decline for years. Funny enough Musicals have been rather steady since 1920′s. The most interesting is the enormous rise of Short Films in the last years, and seems to be making a comeback. Probably because the tools are getting easier again to not only create but also to publish. I say if you’re making a movie check which genres are doing best if you wanna get your audience, or go for a niche that is in decline if you feel you can bring something new to the table. There are lots of other graphs to check out as well on the site, or even make your own.

If you are interested in learning more about data visualization there is an excellent film on Vimeo that I received via my old colleague Peter Hutton. The film describes how Journalists are starting to use these tools to research stories. Once we start to navigate information in new ways, new conclusions and discoveries begin. My feeling is that Good Data Visualization Designers are going to start creeping into every aspect of our lives. From our bank statements, tax reports, health reports to even our report cards from school [if you are still in school]. I say try making a simple data visual of some data block from your life and see what you discover about yourself. If you want some inspiration go check Nicholas Feltron and his beautiful personal year reports.

Journalism in the Age of Data from Geoff McGhee on Vimeo.

Google Expands Data Visualization To Europe (informationweek.com)
Six Stunning Projects That Show the Power of Data Visualization (pbs.org)
Where should an aspiring data journalist start? (onlinejournalismblog.com)
ManyEyes is a Powerful Visualizer for Your Data [Data Visualization] (lifehacker.com)

Elderly Couple of 62 Years plays piano

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:21 +0000

via youtube.com

This elderly cuople of 62 years see this piano and start to play. I wonder how many people they entertained like this over the years. It’s a nice little video but one that is sweeping across the interwebs.

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Viva La Givolution!

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:49:09 +0000

For the past few months I’ve been working at INDIE. One of the projects I’ve been working on is the new campaign for Ben & Jerry’s. The site is the first “Give It Forward Auction” site. This is better than Freecycle.org because of the wonderful stories that happen.

It starts with 100 ice creams from Ben & Jerry. People bid on them. So far there are bids like theater tickets, foot massages, jackets and more. Those people get an ice cream and then others can bid on those items. For instance guitar lessons, etc. The winning bids then become the next in the chain of giving forward. Or what we like to call Giving Chains. If you are in Holland (it is in dutch only I’m afraid) you could try it out for yourself. Trust me there are a lot of very cool things that are going to be planned for this campaign so keep watching here. It’s gonna be a lot of fun! And I can’t imagine a better company than Ben and Jerry’s to do it with. a real socially conscious company. Viva La givolution!!!

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Ben & Jerry’s Converts All Flavors to Fair Trade Certified (treehugger.com)
Ben & Jerry’s and Fair Trade (one.org)

Tim Kring of Heroes

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:48:46 +0000

I’ve been back for a bit in Amsterdam working on my new job since being at the DLD conference in Munich. Gabe Bauer and I got to go there and make some more videos this year. They’ve been published on the DLD site and I’ll be adding more of the next days. However, I usually get to have one really great interview with someone I really admire at the DLD. This year I had the pleasure of interviewing Tim Kring. Tim Kring is the creator of the popular tv series “Heroes”. The number one illegally downloaded show. But he doesn’t get to pissed at me when I admit that in the interview. But Tim does talk about the trans media approach to creating Heroes. From TV to websites to mobile and Alternate Reality Games planned for June in England. And of course his favorite super power he would like to have. Enjoy the interview!

More Videos from the DLD will follow. Enjoy!

Interview with Tim Kring of Heroes.
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Interview with Tim Kring, creator of Heroes and Knight Rider. He talks about Alternate Reality Games and Transmedia production.

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Tags: timekring, heroes, arg, alternaterealitygame, dld10, crossmedia

What Hitler thinks of the iPad

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:36:14 +0000

This is a great video which is a rant on the iPad. It is a part of a series of rants from Hitler subtitled from the film Der Untergang.

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A WOW Christmas Dance from the McIntyre Boys

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:50:11 +0000

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A Christmas Dance Video in World of Warcraft made by Mckell and Gabe McIntyre. We hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed making it. Happy Holidays!

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Tags: mckell, gabemac, wow, animation, christmas, dance, fun, holiday, holidays

My New Job as Digital Creative

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:33:43 +0000

The headline says it all! Today I have just signed a contract to be Digital Creative at Indie in Amsterdam. I am so excited about this new job and about working with the team at Indie. Indie is a great Agency in Amsterdam with an excellent reputation, formerly known as SVH. For the past month I have been working closely with Lode Schaeffer, the head Creative at Indie on a few projects. I am very excited about all 3 concepts that we have created and successfully pitched over the past month. The chemistry at Indie feels perfect. Here I’ve found a company that’s not scared to try new things and strive to push the envelope of advertising. One of my favorite campaigns they created was with Sportlife and the Yetiball.

Working with Lode over the past month has been a challenge and also a great creative collaboration. In Holland Lode’s reputation proceeds himself, and to say I’ve sat across from him for the past month concepting is enough to make many people in the biz in Holland nearly break their necks in a double take.

There are big plans and lots of great projects on which I will be working, officially starting on January 1, 2010. All I can say is that Indie is finally a place where the crazy ideas I have and the preachings about engagement and approach of digital campaigns do not fall on deaf ears. Quite the opposite, they are being stimulated. What’s also great about Indie is that they understand how important it is for me to be able to work on purely creative projects and to keep teaching Design for Virtual Theater and Games at the HKU, which they have re-enforced in our agreement by allowing me to work part-time still as a teacher and digital artist.

To get a perspective on how much Indie is prepared to try new things we have projects ranging from Augmented Reality Games to Virtual Flashmob Dance mash-ups in pre-production. A very exciting time, and a very exciting company to work with. I couldn’t have dreamed of a better job at a better company a few months ago. A big thanks to Isabelle O’kane who made the first introduction with Tim O’Kennedy that landed me an interview with Indie. Thanks a bunch Isabelle! Next time out the champagne is on me. Now I head back to the states for the Holidays to reconnect with my family before starting this next adventure. PEACE!

Image by Guido Van Nispen

BEING A NARCISSIST or Why I prefer GOOGLE to BING

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:11:17 +0000

I was reading Kara Swisher’s post on All Things D about the Bing demo at Microsoft. I decided to give it a show compared to Google. To me Bing fails very simply. I will be the first to admit I’m a complete narcissist when it comes to search engines. If I put in my name and the engine can not find me adequately, then how the hell can it find anything else I would want as it has no real idea of who the hell I am or my existence! Yes that’s how I feel. So here is my simple test.

I search both google vs. bing and see what the Image results are for Gabe Mac. Immediately I have a visual representation of how well each search engine knows me. And let’s be honest a search engine is kind of like your local grocery store or bar. You go there because they know you, no matter if there is a bigger shopping center being built down the way. At least that’s how I am. So Bing if you want me as a user, you better start getting to know me. Google knows me by 77%, and bing only knows me by 11%.

Google Images Search results knows me by 77%

Bing Image Search results knows me by 11%

I know you all think the same way, I just go ahead and say it.

THSEEDS & HEMPWORKS MOON MISSION CANNABISCUP 2009

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:30:42 +0000

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This is the video which played during the Cannabis Cup 2009 in Amsterdam while THSEEDS and HOODLAMB gave a presentation and show with the Rocket Launching. This film was made within 24 hours on a budget of 6 beers, using iMovie, Sony Cybershot and Kodak Zi8. The footage used is from NASA.Directing & Editing is by GabeMac. Music is from “Premonistions” by Broken Chords, “Arcade Robot” by Boize Noize, “UFO” by Difrent Pro(ject)

Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)

Tags: gabemac, cannabis, hoodlamb, thseeds, cannabiscup, amsterdam, hemp, rocket, space, nasa, funny, cup, seeds, canabis, green, clothing, clothes, organic, eco, pants, friendly, natural

Flashmobs Presentation

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:41:45 +0000

Here is a copy of the Power Point Presentation I used to talk about Flashmobs to the ADC in Berlin last week. I always tell my students though that the power point or other visual aids are not the presentation and generally prefer to show the video or talk as well. However it was a 60 min. talk and I didn’t think I would film and upload the whole thing. If you would like me to present it or if you have questions, please leave them in comments section or e-mail me. The presentation discusses the History of Flashmobs drawing upon the Happenings of the 50′s and 60′s, through the political flashmobs that have taken place and finally discussing the techniques used in organizing, managing and filming flashmobs.

For a direct link to the presentation click here:
http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df6djpcq_33f875t7fd&interval=60

Video Mapping or Augmented Reality

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:20:26 +0000

At the moment I’m talking with Marius Veltman. He has a really awesome tutorial and technique about how to do Video Mapping or a Augmented Reality experience. We are talking about doing a project together for the Cannabis Cup here in Amsterdam to really freak out some people together with the guys form Hemp Works. Just have a look at the experiments that he has made. And get excited. It is a new technique which some have been very good at. However up until now only Marius has shared his findings and techniques. Most are keeping their cards very close to themselves on how it is achieved. Just check out his site where there are also documents about how to do it yourself. Very cool Marius!

(side note I just heard about a bong that works on lasers. Are you shitting me?)

Video Mapping on Buildings

Music and the Mind

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:46:00 +0000

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Today is the start of the Amsterdam Dance Event here in Amsterdam Holland. To take a moment before you go out this weekend and enjoy dancing, music, clubbing or whatever you feel like with music this weekend have a look at these 2 great talks. One is from Bobby Mcferrin at the World Science Festival and the other is from Itay Talgam at TED. I know the ideas and inspirations I get from watching these 2 talks with regard to leadership, group dynamics, individualism and groups working for a common goal. Watch them yourselves and see what inspirations come to you. Leave any in the comments.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

A Talk about tribes

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:30:14 +0000

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Steve Francis just came over happy about how his presentation on Transparency went today. It was a real great experience talking with him over the past weeks about the topic and helping him put it into a story to present. I learned a lot about how transparency networks started back in the Yugoslovian War and have now trickled down into today’s social networks with transparency. Over this time I suggested some books for him to read, one in particular really sunk home. It was Rod Beckstrom’s “Starfish and the Spider”. Even though I really love my copy I loaned it to Steve to read. Why do I love my copy? Well Rod signed it for me after we had an amazing talk one night at the DLD a couple years back. Anyway, Steve read it, had epiphanies like everyone does who reads the book, (yes it is a great book you should read it) and told his old CO about it. Turns out his old CO and Rod are already talking together. Amazing how the tribes across the world’s mix. I had such an epiphany with a video Steve now shared with me. David Logan talking at TEDx about Tribal Leadership. An excellent talk, especially if you have read Seth Godin’s book on tribes. Yes you have a lot of reading to do if you haven’t read these books. Anyeway,s enjoy the video and I hope it inspires.

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Oktoberfest Girls Fight

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:01:10 +0000

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Two girls fighting on a rotating floor at Oktoberfest in Munich Germany. This attraction is over 100 years old. Freaking hilarious to watch these 2 girls punch each other senseless. Video from http://gabemac.com

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Tags: girls, oktoberfest, fight, boxing, funny, fall, germany, munich

A Momnet from Vlog Europe

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:38:01 +0000

We are thinking of doing Vlog Europe in Amsterdam in November. Still nothing is sure but Raymond just posted this video from last year. It was funny. Vlog Europe has been the longest running annual conference for Video Bloggers since it started in Amsterdam 5 years ago. It is always a great time to see the old school vloggers together again. Much of this is thanks to people like Jeffrey Taylor and Raymond that are always trying to get the thing together. It’s not a TED or a picnic, it’s basically a group, a small goup of us vloggers that were there in the begning and through all the hype that has happend with You Tube, Online Video sharing etc. this group just still gets together once a year to talk about it. It’s always fun.

From Raymond’s Entry

This is one of my very favorite moments from VlogEurope 2008 in Budapest – it shows so much of the spirit of Gabemac (tw)

Thanks for being such an awesome, fun guy Gabe!

In this video is also Mindcaster Marc (NL) and Susan Kirkpatrick (USA)

I’m a travel destination?

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:30:23 +0000

Checking my backlogs of Google Alerts I see a link “Gabes Travel Guides“. I think cool! Travel guides for Gabes. Then I look at the link and see “Top Hotels in GABES”, “Flights to Gabes” and “Gabes-Cheap Rates”. WTF? Is there a place called Gabes or has Yahoo just started some funky aggregation to make blogger’s names into Travel Destinations? What are the cheapest Loic Hotels, or “All you can eat restaurants at Scboles”. I can’t wait to see where this goes. Alright folks. You want the lowdown on Gabes Travels? Send me an E I will take care of the bookings and all as I am an expert on my Place. Guided tours $50!

Stichting CliniClowns & AMStwestival

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:08:12 +0000

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Amsterdam Twestival Tickets: http://amsterdam.twestival.com/ http://www.cliniclowns.nl/ Stichting CliniClowns Nederland biedt kinderen met een ziekte en/of handicap afleiding en plezier. De CliniClowns laten hen weer even baas zijn over hun eigen situatie.

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Tags: cliniclowns, nederland, twestival, amstwestival, party, amsterdam, charity, music, twitter, holland

AMS Twestival Charities

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:02:46 +0000

Free website – Wix.com

Introducing ECHO

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:01:16 +0000

Here is an introduction to ECHO. The comment service for websites and bloggers created by Js-Kit. I animated this video for my buddies over there at Js-Kit to help launch the service. If you have a start-up and would like a video like this one, get in contact with me.

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Tags: echo, intro, trailer, friendfeed, facebook, twitter

Hemp Comics

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:15:39 +0000

I just saw on The Green Rocket that Dark Horse Comics is using recyclable bags rather than plastic for their comics. They are still using tree paper to print the comics because they feel comics are saved and cherished rather than sent to a landfill. Nuno writes a great rant about how Dark Horse is Greenwashing with this news.

Well as a comic book enthusiast, I have a solution to make comics more green. Hemp! That’s right. Hemp paper is MUCH better for the environment and comics and here is why:
1. Hemp doesn’t need the same bleaching process as trees making less chemical waste.
2. Hemp can produce 4 times what an average forest can produce.
3. Hemp paper is better for archival purposes as it does not yellow as fast like tree paper does.
4. How cool would it be to have a comic printed on Hemp!
And there are trons of other reasons, but the main reason why it doesn’t happen is that it is too expensive at the moment. Why? well, because there is no high demand to produce the stuff. However, throw some money at it from comic book producers and I’m sure the process (which hasn’t changed since WW2, and neither have the machines really) could be made cheaper than wood pulp. Just because it is made from Hemp doesn’t mean that if you smoke it you will get high, like smoking Canibus. Just in case you were wondering.

901 @ 9:01 @ 9/01

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:11:48 +0000

So listen to this. I got an email from Marlooz with some info. Apparently the TEQUILA brand 901 (which is somehow connected to Justin Timberlake, although I’m not sure how) is going to have some kind of live event that will be streamed at 9:01 (in the evening) on September 1st. I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what they will be streaming, and frankly, I’m not even sure if they know because so much is riddled in secrecy about it. However if Justin is involved, and seeing how he caused the nipple slip incident for Janet Jackson, I think I’ll have a look. If you wanna see as well check http://901at901.com. The clock is counting down. Until then, how about a:

“Sex in the Desert”
1 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Grenadine
1/2 oz. Rose’s Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice

Shake well with ice and then strain into a prechilled cocktail glass to keep the Desert cool. And I really believe Tequila should be spelled Tequilllla, don’t you?

update: JT is just the owner of 901.

Twitter Follow Branding Bucks

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:15:20 +0000

I have been setting up some new twitter accounts for some projects and I just realised something new in the process. When someone starts on twitter first time they get 20 people to follow already. But then again, they don’t have any followers yet. Quite depressing. But wouldn’t Brands just love to be one of those first 20 brands you engage with. And it would be so easy for Twitter to take wads of advertising dollars just to place @cocacola as one of your first friends on Twitter. Then all coke has to do is have a team of twitters hired to talk to people when they first sign up and engage with the brand. Hell, this could be a job for college students indeed. Twitter while studying and earn money as a Coca-Cola twitter employee. So there you are a free advertising idea which will

Help people to first get acquainted with Twitter
Employee college students and unemployed bloggers
Twitter gets much deniro and it won’t go down all the time.
We lost twitter just like we lost Second Life already anyway, duh. Time for the early adopters to grab some cash and jump ship man. See you on echo…

Balmainhair

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:51:09 +0000

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This is an edit I did for Balmainhair of Paris a few months back.

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Tags: balmainhair, showreel, gabemac

Creativity not a Job Req.

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:35:59 +0000

It seems that I am to creative to get a regular job. My whole life I’ve always been in startups. Even as a teenager. I never really understood why it was. Until lately that is. I’ve been looking for work too pay off enormous debts from bankruptcies at Mobuzz.tv and Xolo.tv (notice there is nothing to link too on those 2 sites?).

Only time I travel is if it is getting paid for by a speaking job or something, which I then couch surf and hang out with some of my great friends all over the world. So don’t feel to bad for me. In that sense I’m blessed. But I digress. I’ve been looking for a job, and I keep getting these type of rejections. Like this one I just got in:

Is saw you application for Producer Interactive Media. Thank you for that. To be frank: I don’t think its the right job for you. You seem way to creative and enterprising for this type of work that is basically organizing, negotiating budgets, making plannings etc. You probably thought It was much more exciting….

No really, I just need the money man! I’ll be less creative! I’ll conform! I’ll wear a suit to work and not my pajamas! I’ll show up at 9:00 in the morning and stay till 5, rather than coming in at 10 and staying until 5 in the morning which I usually do! … … …

oh who am I kidding. New job ad for me. “Creative will live for food!”

-picture by my buddy Rodrigo Sepulveda

Pussywhipped Episode 1

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:36:11 +0000

This is a pilot I created for a show together with Gabe Bauer. The idea was 4 cool girls doing stunts and dances through the city.

Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv)

Tags: dance, video, showreel, gabemac, gabeb, girls, pussywhipped, pilot, fun

Philips UHP

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:17:15 +0000

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This is a film that was made for Phillips to promote the UHP brand. The film was shown at a conference where the new technology for a projecter bulb could be made small enough to fit in a mobile or laptop or other device. Yes these have been around for yea

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Tags: philips, phillips, video, model, edit, uhp, commerical, expo

YorinFM

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:16:12 +0000

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This was another commercial that Gabe Bauer and I directed for Yorin FM. Actually we had 3 of these versions with different musics, and only a slight retouch on each edit. They all look more or less the same. I just can’t get over the fact that they let u

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Tags: music, justin, showreel, gabemac, gabeb, video, yorinfm

The General

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:21:17 +0000

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This is a commercial I edited in The Netherlands which played during Liberation Day. It was produced by Havasu Films in Amsterdam.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Tags: video, war, veteran, warwar2, holland, dutch, america, soldiers, liberation, day

Efteling DVD Trailer

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:20:16 +0000

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GabeB and I produced a DVD for the Eefteling Theme Park in the Netherlands. It was an interactive experience with secrets and puzzles. This is the trailer which shows the intro which we also created.Worked as: director, editor, motion graphics, dvd auth

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Tags: showreel, efteling, dvd, editor, director, work, gabemac, gabeb

LOWLANDS 2009

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:00:20 +0000

Gabe Bauer really wanted to me to go with him to Lowlands this year. And the brother tried like other friends to get me a ticket. But right now I need to earn some money rather than spending it on Festival tickets. I love Lowlands and have been going every year since 2004. This is a compilation of some of those years and I want to thank all the friends who made them “Heaven on Earth”. And just for me, Rock it out this year!!! Make me jealous as HELL!!!!!

To the Lowlands 2009 Crew, “I Salute you…. THEO!!!”

The Maxima Experience

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:45:01 +0000

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In 2001, Princess Maxima went on a “Getting to know Holland” tour. Not being Dutch this tour was a way that not only Maxima learn more and understand the Dutch better, but also for the Dutch to see and understand Maxima better. Together with Wiendelt Hooi

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Queensday 2009

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:02:18 +0000

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Even though tragic events occurred in Holland during Queensday, we will never let fear rule our world. A compilation of my Queensday 2009 experience with friends in Amsterdam.

Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)

Tags: amsterdam, queensday, amsterdamize, gabeb, gabemac, brandcells, party, music, fun, drinks, dance

E-Book Review from Vincent Everts

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:01:14 +0000

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Vincent Evert is the tech guru and Trendwatcher in the Netherlands. In this video he shows the various E-books that are on the market from the Kindle to the Open Source E-Books that are out there.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: vincenteverts, ebook, kindle, book, amazon, opensource, review, gadget, reading

How to Find Free Kindle Books on Amazon (geeksugar.com)

Image by davidking via Flickr

Creative Process

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:52:50 +0000

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To all those creatives, artists, dancers, or anyone who feels that inner torment and struggle of, “Can I produce something good enough?” This talk from Elizabeth Gilbert at TED is something you should watch. It is scary how much this hit home, more than any of the books I’ve read on the Creative Process. We do torment ourselves, and let the ego take over with fear. Allowing that ego to fade away, and just showing up to work and let inspiration do it’s job without the fear is probably the best creative process tip I have heard. At times I have felt it as well. I usually call it the “Flow”. When you are in that creative flow, you feel like a conduit and the inspiration just takes hold of you to create. Enjoy.

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EUROTRIP BRO and SIS

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:39:38 +0000

Last week my sister came over to Europe for a vacation. We started in Amsterdam, chilling in the VondelPark with friends, checking out a few terraces, clubs and the like, and of course rode around on bikes. Then we headed over to Madrid where we start ed with my friend Catalina and met up with friends like Patrick and Henk and made some new friends as well. Then back to Amsterdam for the Appelsap festival in Oosterpark and Acid Jazz in the Sugar Factory before she got on the plane back to the states. It was so much fun, and I have some great videos which I will be posting at a later date. It was just really nice to see her just before she goes to College and study Environmental Sciences. Yes she will change the world I’m sure of it. Although by the end of the trip I think I turned her into a slight Activist. So proud of her.

Vodafone Mobile Clicks Award

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:21:13 +0000

I just finished a teaser for the Vodafone Mobile Clicks Award. Vodafone is giving away €150,000 in prize money to 3 startups. There is a jury of 12 experts to judge the startups in both England and Holland. In August they will be opening up the finalists to be voted on by the public to determine who gets the award. The finale will take place at Picnic in Amsterdam on 25th of September, and should be really fun to see who wins. It’s a no strings attached deal, so that Vodafone doesn’t actually take any part in shares or whatever, but simply gives the money to help stimulate the company. Great initiative and also a great way to discover the trends that are happening in mobile in Europe. It’s been an education filming the jury rounds on what experts are looking for in a good startup. Who will win is still up in the air, but keep our eyes on it as there are some REALLY cool companies in the running I think.

Michael Jackson Flashmob Dance Tribute Amsterdam

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:07:58 +0000

This weekend it happend. My friend Isabelle has been organizin a Dance Flshmob in Amsterdam as a tribute to Michael Jackson. I helped her with some of the production and the editing of the official video. It was an amazing time. Some 1,000 Michael Jackson fans gathered in the Vondel Park on July 19,2009. There they learned how to dance Michael Jackson’s Thriller and then took to the streets of Amsterdam. They flashmobed Museumplein, Leidseplein, Keizersgracht and Dam Square before the day was done. And some even flashmobed thier own living rooms. It was an amazing event to be a part of. I’ve got some of the official t-shirts for sale from the event. Proceeds of T-shirt sales goto Michael’s “Heal The World” charity. Below is a list of sites with the video on it for sending.

For more links check http://flashmobamsterdam.tumblr.com

Official video is on the following sites:
Blip.tv
Yahoo Video
Youtube.com
Dailymotion.com
MySpace.com
Metacafe.com

Other Videos on Youtube.com
Interviews and Video from
VJMART.NL
RTL News in Holland

Some Pictures from the event:
Flickr Group
MobyPicture Group
http://events.rvhfoto.nl/

Fring for the new Iphone 3gs

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:49:58 +0000

Wanna save some money with calls? Well Fring is the answer. If you get an unlimited dataplan with your mobile bundle, get the free Fring app. They have it for Nokias, old iPhones, Motorolas and a slew of other phones. Now they have released the Fring for the new iPhone 3gs. Now with push notification. What does this mean? Well because you can use Skype, MSN, and a slew of other instant message and Voice over IP services with Fring, it means whereever you are you can be chatting, Skype calling, etc. all from one application on your iPhone. That means less cost for calls if you have unlimited data in your bundle. Have a check here.

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INTERVIEW with American Film Institute

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:10:32 +0000

Another interview from the Picnic Salon in New York. this time with Suzanne Stefanac of the American Film Institute. In this interview Suzanne talks about what AFI has done with sustainable culture projects, how digital is changing the film industry, and gives some information on the Digital Content Labs of the AFI which she oversees.

Interview with Coolhunting.com

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:03:29 +0000

Josh Rubin is the creator of Coolhunting.com. In this interview he talks about how coolhunting got started, what they look for and why they are associated as the trend finders on the internet, even though that is not what he set out to accomplish. Josh Rubin came to check the Picnic Salon event in New York City and is where I was able to interview him.

NIKE PLUS interview

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:18:29 +0000

While at the Picnic New York Salon I got the chance to interview Michael Tchao, the man who brought Nike Plus and the iPod to the market. In this interview he discusses how augmented reality, wearable technology how the virtual world is connecting real world together. He talks about what trends he finds interesting for future developments and how he enjoyed Picnic 2008 in Amsterdam last year.

KEN HERTZ ABOUT MUSIC INDUSTRY TODAY

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:55:51 +0000

Ken Hertz is a lawyer who represents top talent in New York City. Many stars are signed to his firm which he represents. In this interview Ken talks about how the music industry has changed over the last 3-5 years, both the positive sides and the negative sides. He sees artists being more empowered and creating what he calls thier own 360 businesses. He discusses what he learned from the Picnic get together in New York and how the internet has created a new “Virtual Fame Chart” for artists. For more interviews I made at Picnic New York Salon, check here.

PIXAR CREATIVE PROCESS

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:54:46 +0000

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In this interview from , Michael B. Johnson of Pixar discusses tips on the Creative Process. He also talks about moving from an analog to a digital creative process and some of the pitfalls of working virtually as well as some of the pros. Michael develops software for the animators and creatives at Pixar animation Studios, which is known for it’s creativity and 3D animation films. To watch more of these interviews, check the link here.

Supporting Musicians in Africa

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:19:09 +0000

My friend Pim Betist has started a new project. Africa Unsigned. He was the creator of Sellaband.com which has been a great success. Now he wants to make a difference and beleives the model will work in Africa as well. the site will go live in the next couple of weeks, so keep your eye out! this is such a cool project, and I can’t wait for it to go live and start supporting Artists in Africa. Way to go PIM!!!

INTERVIEW WITH URBAN GAME GURU

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:37:01 +0000

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This is an interview I filmed for Picnic in New York together with my good buddy Kevin Slavin. Kevin is the founder of Area Code and is an extremely smart and creative dude. He develops everything from Urban Games to ARGs, to Cross Media games, and more. Have a look at the interview and definitely check him out at Picnic in Amsterdam this year. In the interview he talks about the Augmented City and how information technologies need to simplify rather than complicate the information we generate around a city.

New York City June 09 Photo Montage

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:20:27 +0000

My trip to New York City with Rose B, Joy K., and a whole lot more friends. Thanks to NYC friends for a great trip! I can’t really explain all we did, so I just made this little comp. of pictures.

Formats available: MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)

Tags: art, bike, city, fashion, gabemac, joyk, newyork, nightlife, nyc, photo, roseberins, street, tal, taxi, travel, trip, urban, walk, women

Like on Facebook!

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:16:14 +0000

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-ASKFRASCO and @MARLOOZ talk about “Like me on Facebook” and other geek girl chatter. by www.gabemac.com

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: marlooz, video, vlog, askfrasco, gabemac, facebook, google, funny, friends

FACEBOOK COMIC LIFE

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:18:25 +0000

facebook events thread.

IRAN 2.0

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:21:36 +0000

This is an excellent film from the vancouver film school about how the youth of Iran has embraced blogging.

FACEBOOK OPIUM

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:20:54 +0000

facebook street art in Amsterdam. Facebook is the Opium for the People

THE NEW WAR

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:24:57 +0000

Today I received this email from one of my sources. It talks about the cyber attacks upon South Korea and the U.S. that have been happening the last couple of days. These cyber attacks are the first signs of attacks. Back when Russia and Georgia had their invasions last year I reported on how the cyber attacks had started first. This is no joke people. The internet is a force. A Force to be reckoned with because of the exchange of information between people and networks. However once that communication is down, we become disconnected and have to return to old fashion means of communications. I ask how many of you besides Jeff Pulver know how to ham radio? In any case, have a watchful eye on this development.

E-MAIL:

North Korea* is suspected in a massive state-sponsored cyber attack that targeted sites in South Korea
And the United States over the past 24 hours. The attack is a Distributed Denial Of Service (DDOS) attack. Shadowserver DDOS Stats

http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Stats/DDoSCharts show yesterday’s activity to be very significant.

The Internet Storm Center has NOT raised the Internet Threat level from Green.

Some of us may be working among these clients (see target list below). It is not clear whether this is an isolated effort or the prelude to more aggressive activities to come.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/08/ST2009070801296.html

*Analysts differ in opinion as to whether North Korea has the capability to have executed this cyber attack alone. Speculation is that collaborators may include China, Iran and possibly rogue hackers from Russia, however no evidence supports this yet.

North Korea has been operating an advanced cyber-warfare training capability out of what is now called Pyongyang College, formerly Kim Il Military Academy and Mirim College. They have been cited in numerous references as producing 100 cyber-war experts a year for many years now. Some estimates have been higher. It has been suggested by some pundits that these reports are South Korean propaganda to increase foreign aid … but current assessments are that the information is accurate about a cyber-war curriculum as well as 100 graduates a year (confidence: High). This appears to be the first exercise of this capability on a large scale.

The Attack Site (Target) list identified is:

[공격 사이트 리스트] [Attack site list – embedded in the malware]

청와대, 국방부, 외교통상부, 대한민국 국회, 주한 미군, 네이버 블로그, 네이버 메일, 농협 인터넷 뱅킹, 신한은행 인터넷 뱅킹, 외환은행 인터넷 뱅킹, 한나라당, 조선일보, 옥션Cheong Wa Dae, the Ministry of National Defense, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Republic of Korea National Assembly, U.S. forces in Korea, Naver blog, Naver mail, bank, internet banking, internet banking, Shinhan Bank, Korea Exchange Bank, internet banking, the Grand National Party, the Chosun Ilbo…and more.

After US, cyber attacks hit South Korea (guardian.co.uk)
Cyber-attacks in U.S., S. Korea blamed on N. Korea (cbc.ca)

Viral Video Wed.

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:26:39 +0000

I haven’t been posting any great virals lately on vrlvdo.com because I need to reboot the system (at least that’s what the sales guy told me to do.) But until i get it working again, sign up for my Viral Newsletter which I will be starting shortly, and in the meantime, here is a few viral videos. Sour ‘Hibi no neiro’ is a great music video using synchronized web cams in an artistic and creative way. Then we have Evian’s new Baby commercial to skate us off today. And if you want to see the supposed ghost of “He who shall not be named”, go to the link here.

LAST MJ TRIBUTE

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:36:16 +0000

Ok, so I have had heard ALOT of Mj this past week. Many times to the point of insanity. But I owe MJ my dance start. It was watching him that got my feet moving, into ballet and jazz classes, and is probably why they are still moving today. I love to dance. And even though I might have driven my parents crazy with my Thriller Album, I’m VERY DONE with Jackson’s music. For a long time. So as a final tribute, and after this no longer shall he be mentioned, I made this video together with Amsterdamize.com today. We made it for the Eternal Moonwalk site, a tribute to MJ. It is a viral that has been spreading over the last days. It is a great viral system for user generated content. But it is not unique. During the last world cup, Nikefootball.com did this as well with a video of people kicking a soccer ball from one place to the other. This was however also not a new idea, but one of the first times the idea was used on a branded site. The idea actually comes from Vlogball, which was started by a bunch of students as a project to understand collborative media. I forget where, google it. So here we see again, an original viral be rebranded, and creating an enormous success. However I must point out a couple of key points to this viral undertaking that differ from before.

1. People beleive they are paying tribute to Michael Jackson, rather than being added to an advertising database of Studio Brussels. See dutch people! The Belgians are not a stupid as you think!
2. The video slides from right to left, rather than the simple cut that the previous examples created. This also shows what is coming next!
3. They randomize the playlist so even coming in at the 1333 entry, it will still maybe play at one point.
4. They have twitter, facebook, share and other ways to share that exact segment. Thus when someone does make one, (and it eventually gets passed through the screening process, which can take a while I tell you.) and sees it on the site, they can tell ALL THIER FRIENDS!!! YEAH!!! WHOOO HOO!! LOOK FRIENDS!!! I’M MOONWALKING!!!!! (although the mailto message is reallllly lame.)
5. You can search for locations, and it puts those in the next cue. Just kind of fun.

However I think there are some improvements that could be made. How to make it better?
1. Allow people to quickly click on a clip they see to add it to a favorites playlist that can then be embedded on sites.
2. ALLOW FOR BLOGGERS TO GET AN EMBED CODE EASILY!!!! Sorry, couldn’t figure it out anywhere.

That’s all the free advice I’ll give. Just because it’s MJ. So for all the other young boys out there that Michael Touched and got them to dance in their pajamas, this is for you.

update: to see this in the site click here.

Silver Sun Pickups Concert Melkweg Amsterdam

maceverywhere@gmail.com (Gabriel McIntyre) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:49:08 +0000