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Insightful TED Talk by Simon Sinek on how humans are biologically programmed to act based on emotion and not logic. It’s not the What/How, it’s the Why.

via blankanvas. Thanks Pat!

Alec Brownstein used $6 on Google AdWords and a little insight on human internet behaviour to land a full-time job at Y&R New York. How? Take a look…

via Coudal Partners

I have a soft spot for all things Japanese. Their cuisine is healthy and delicious, their technological advancements are unparalleled, and I absolutely adore their design aesthetic especially their attention to detail in product/package design. However, for all its upside Japan does have a seedy underbelly which is artistically illustrated here in an infographics video titled “The Strange Country”.

Spike Jonze teamed up with Absolut Vodka to create “I’m Here”, a short story about two robots falling in love in L.A. I must say the story itself isn’t too original but the execution is masterful, particularly the music by Sam Spiegel and Aska Matsumiya which sets the mood beautifully. The online and social media integration are also very innovative and add to the viral effect of this already popular project. Click on the image below to see the full 30-min feature.

The blogosphere has been saturated with news and images about the earthquake in Haiti but what’s it really like at ground zero? Immersive Media’s innovative use of 360º video capturing technology enables us to see it with our own eyes. It’s similar to a video stream except that the recording allows you to play/pause at any moment and rotate 360º to view any part of the scene (you can even rotate while the video is playing)! Amazing stuff with multiple applications for online news, real-time events, and viral marketing/advertising.





Imagine getting live updates through various Twitter feeds with supplementary real-time 360º videos. This type of technology will only bring our global village closer together and allow people access to information which was either not available or censored just five years ago. Check out all four videos at this link, courtesy of CNN. Thanks for the link Leon.

I’ve been using Google Chrome for the Mac OS lately and I must admit it’s blazing fast. However, there are a few important features missing that prevent this from being an instant recommended download (no bookmark manager, no extension support, no full screen mode, missing certain multi-touch mouse gestures for those of us with Macbook Pros and Magic Mouses). If you want to see what features Google Chrome does have, check out this marvelous hand-crafted video.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the city of Beijing wowed the world audience with a spectacle that was part weapons showcase, part salute to country, and all so lavishly techni-colour that it would have made Joseph and his dreamcoat jealous.

Helicopters, fighter jets, missile-armed tanks, dancers, martial artists, athletes, you name it; no dollar was left unspent to make this celebration unforgettable. Even the usual smoggy skies were clear and blue, thanks to special government ordained weather and cloud control procedures.

If you didn’t catch the show on TV, Dan Chung has filtered the six hour extravaganza and edited the footage down to a timelapsed 3.5 minute video for your viewing pleasure. The surreal synchronization is captured beautifully; in certain shots, the scene is so sublime that I thought I was looking at a fake movie set full of plastic figurines.