Fridays

I just don't know what I think about Fridays.

See the sad things is that as you get older you realize that Saturdays, which come directly after Fridays, aren't really as amazing as once you thought.

Yet somewhere in your head you can't shake that child like whimsy you feel for Fridays simply because they will be followed by Saturdays.

Then there's the true ominousness in knowing that your weekend will be followed by another week.

What a strange world.

To make me feel better, Here's a picture of a puppy:



He's really really cute. He's so cute that it's making me forget about the ominous nature of the weekend.

Damn, now I'm thinking about it again.

Ooh, look the puppy's back.

Time to end this before the endless cycle continues.

Something to make you smile....

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

I thought this was super creative.

Tweeting SOS

We've come a long way since the field coverage of the Vietnam war. We used to live in a world where people gave a touching performance before a camera bigger than all of their heads. These days, the way events are covered is very different. We have a multitude of mediums to cover any kind of event imaginable. We live in a world where news is as easily caught as the flu. You needn't look any further than Twitter to see a developing trend. We have become a nation of reporters. Through a passive system we’ve all become active interpreters of today’s big events. One of the most pertinent examples of mass and diverse coverage came in 2010 with the Earthquake in Haiti.
When the Earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, the world was quick to begin aid. Everyone jumped on the opportunity to aid this developing and impoverished country. News spread quickly. Death tolls and figures on the starving began to take front seat with figures on the war in Iraq. This kind of rapid news coverage would not have been possible without the internet. When looking at any news story it’s impossible not take into account the ever growing popularity of social networking sites and their growing use as news media.
Twitter allows a user to make a quick blurb in regards to any given situation in 140 characters. In the case of Haiti, those working on the ground could use Twitter to give updates as they arose about the situation and its progress. It’s not hard to see why this is becoming one of the fastest growing sources of news for a generation. This is a generation of chipmunks; at least we have the attention span of chipmunks. For those without the attention span to watch the 6 o’clock news every night this is the next best option. Twitter is everywhere. If the user has an iPhone than they can receive constant updates about events, celebrities, and even the president.
It would be fun to sit here and argue that the existence of twitter is destroying a generation of news watchers. While fun it would also be impossible. I personally don’t use Twitter. However I can see that what Twitter is creating is a great opportunity for those with tight schedules to get their quick news updates. It’s good to see that those without “the time” for news or world events are finally choosing to be aware of the changing world around them. In time, many other forms of news program will be outsourced and Twitter and the like will take over. Twitter is hardly to blame. We are looking at a future where news has to be quick or else it will be ill attended. In this case, the quick bird gets the tweet.