http://www.yesh.com/blog Artist + Technologist Thu, 22 May 2008 18:02:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en YouTube just announced their Citizen News "channel". Its supposed to demo some of the best citizen journalism on there site. In this intro video they featured The "Bad Ass" Uptake! with a small amount of my video! Go 1 minute and 26 seconds into the vid and you'll see Kirk ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/05/20/citizen-news-on-youtube/ Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82 source: NY Times This man is an important influence on my creative work. Such an amazing innovator. (Thanks for the link to that one @10ch) Fearless Experimentation It’s no secret that experimentation (and the failure that goes along with it) is at the core of innovation. ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/05/16/rip-robert-rauschenberg/ I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/05/15/lincolns-prognostication/ Local governments withhold public access TV funds. Get the story from this Independent Weekly blog post by Fiona Morgan called Legislature to consider future of public TV channels. Both Chapel Hill and Orange County received money for Chapel Hill channel 8, on which The People's Channel broadcasts. Yet neither government has ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/05/14/local-governments-withhold-public-access-tv-funds/ Abby shot some great video of Arcade Fire playing in Carrboro. Much better and more intimate than the footage I included in my vid bellow. Dig this. More on Abbys' blog. Arcade Fire Plays "Heroes" by David Bowie in Carrboro, NC from abbyladybug on Vimeo. http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/05/05/arcade-fire-video/ Yah! A video I shot and edited is on the fabulous Citizen Journalism site The Uptake. I love the video they make and have mucho respect for Chuck Olsen. (also of Minnesota Stories and Blogumentary fame) Check this video out! From the progressive center of North Carolina comes this report ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/05/05/my-video-on-the-uptake/ Great blog post here about the ever changing read/write web aka web2.0, social graph, social media, etc. Jus READ THIS --> Ladies and Gentlemen, The Conversation Has Left The Building Here's a good quote: As Social Media evolves, the value of online conversations is becoming distributed and decentralized. As the host ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/05/05/its-about-conversation/ Excellent video by abbyladybug http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/04/30/barack-obamas-entrance-to-dean-dome/ Since the New York Times published the story Behind Military Analysts, the Pentagon’s Hidden Hand media like CNN, Fox News, and others have completely ignored this serious scandal. Watch this great video from Matt Thompson of FreePress.net about how our main stream American media really isn't on our side. (Video ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/04/29/media-ignors-pentagons-lies/ Obama mania has taken over North Carolina! I feel like I've had it for awhile. Sorta a rock star obsession saved for the likes of the Beatles and stuff. Yet in this case it isn't so vapid. We have a real chance to elect a president that is not only ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2008/04/24/barack-obama-early-voting-in-nc/