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Friday links: It’s not just a computer

A recent study from Netpop research shows 36% of all entertainment is now consumed on the computer. The medium is no longer the message.

Want to up that number? Here are some fun entertaining links for Friday:

- Make Magazine not only has cool, albeit adventurous crafts to do at home, its blog recently posted a story about a table that helps show which person is dominating a conversation. Imagine you had that table in your next meeting – which person’s area would light up the most?

- Who would have thought games based on physics would be all the rage with kids and adults? Even with me! Check out this silly game, Jimmy Lost his Toilet Paper. I’m not very good at this game, but it’s a good challenge.


2008
07/11
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Why television execs can never ask “where do people find the time?”

The short speech by Here Comes Everybody author Clay Shirky from the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco is brilliant. Why? It explains the shift in audience media interaction in a light and funny way.  And it’s a good first-post for my blog.

Clay Shirky at Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco

What makes this important? ”Media that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for.” 

(Also, who knew there were gin pushcarts in London back in the day?) 

Phrases this will teach you: Cognitive Surplus, Social Surplus, Architecture of Participation

And yes, I’m fully aware it seems strange my first post to a blog called For Your Reading Pleasure directs you to a video, so here is the transcript.


2008
06/25
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