NASA Uses YouTube to Address 2012 End of World
Turns out the world isn’t going to end on December 21, 2012. NASA debunks that via YouTube… so don’t let your credit balance soar by that date.
To-Do List for Preparing for End of World
Hey it’s Friday. With only one more day before the Apocalypse/Rapture begins, here are some last-minute things you can do. Hey, if you’ve been procrastinating, don’t worry. These are fairly quick ones.
Nostradamus, Dead Birds & Tips for Pending Apocalypse
I only had to read about one of the batch of dead birds to suspect Notradamus must have predicted this. But alas, it seems we’ve had a few (source: BBC): 400 turtle doves were found dead in Faenza, Italy, in the days after New Year. Turtle doves, of course, refer to the Old and New…
The History of Just About Everything
2100 pages and 50 jotter books, but it got full marks… so the displeased eskimo may be pleased with this work.
YouTube Singes Unite for 2010 “We Are the World” for Haiti
LisaLavie1 and other amazingly talented YouTube singers joined together in song in a 2010 version of “We Are the World” for Haiti. Who says community isn’t vibrant in social media’s most visceral form (online video)? The video links to the 2010 remake of Quincy Jones’ version (which has surpassed 11 million views), and to wearetheworldfoundation.org. Credits for…
Today is “Project for Awesome,” so Watch for Nerfighters Reducing “World Suck”
Today, December 17, is the third-annual “Project for Awesome,” where thousands of Nerdfighters will be using online-video to “reduce world suck.” Even if you understood nothing in the headline or lead, I encourage you to keep reading because you’ll learn a lot about online-video through this story. John and Hank Green were brothers who lost…
Project for Awesomeness Helps End World Suck: YouTube Features Nerdfighters
The Vlogbrothers (Hank and John) helped orchestrate another “Project Awesome,” and I’m sad I missed participating. This thumbnail collection (right) is a collection of “Project 4 Awesome” videos, which are featured on YouTube’s homepage. Individual creators recognized a charity of their choice to help “end world suck.” While I’m glad to see YouTube editors recognize this…
Brotherhood 2.0: Two Brothers Using Only Videos for One Year
It’s nearing the end of John and Hank Green’s experiment called Brotherhood 2.0. They’ve used video to communicate each day for the past year… each posting a video on alternative days, and communicating in no other way. And they’ve invited the world to watch… The two recently helped initiate “Nerdfighter Power: ’07 Project for Awesome”…