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ByNalts

Oprah did a show about YouTube yesterday. Ironically, I’m not sure many regular YouTube viewers and creators watched it. The show took the typical “mainstream media” angle of YouTube, and missed some of the more subtle but important aspects of online video: Community (there is an entire social fabric at the center of YouTube that…

Ben Folds’ “Ashlee Simpson Moment” is Prank On Fans

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Ben Folds’ fans in the sold-out Hammerstein Ballroom (NYC) show last weekend thought the musician was having an Ashlee Simpson lip sync moment. Folds’ song began skipping on CD and the band had to restart the opening (see video). Finally, Folds’ drummer and guitarist marched off the stage in frustration. Turns out the moment was…

Crowdsourcing Data on Humor Via YouTube: Want to Help?

ByNalts

Per this video, I’m preparing for a presentation at the International Society of Humor Studies (yes there’s such a thing). I present on Tuesday (July 5) in Boston at the international meeting. If you’re near Boston University, please enroll and attend! This is a scholarly and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of humor research….

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  1. I have to think Dali would have approved – especially since some of these images were direct homages. (Woman whose feet are melting into the floor, tray is bending over the edge of table.) If you’ve ever tried to use Photoshop, you know this stuff takes a lot of skill, and I don’t think it’s a stretch to call it “fine art.”

  2. @1: I agree, Dahlia. I have taken some Photoshop classes, and it is NOT an easy skill to master. What I did in my classes was so elementary compared to these. They are astounding! I particularly like the twisted road, and agree that the melting woman one was a direct homage to Dali.

  4. You can really tell that the readers of this blog are accountants and not artists. Well, at least I can.

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