Interactions in the offline world have metrics, too, and thanks to a Canadian startup advertisers will have a way to measure them. The eyebox can track views of a plasma screen to give malls the same advertising revenue model websites use when selling page views. Inventor Roel Vertegaal’s vision for eyebox goes beyond advertising, however. He wants to make everyday devices more aware of how interested the people using them are from one moment to the next.
Cashing in
Created by Dane Carlson a couple years ago, the blog value calculator will look up a blog URL and apply some fancy math to the Technorati stats to produce an estimated dollar value for that site. BlogSchmog isn’t going to set any traffic records or merit inquiries from Google acquisitions any time soon, but it is interesting that the same digital space is valued so differently depending on how it is referenced.
Bloomingtube
As far as efforts to make better use of the Internet for local benefit, Bloomingtube is a good one. Bloomingtube allows anyone to create an account and then upload a video to share with the Bloomington community. The site is being developed by Ansette, the web host and design firm powering the Bloomington Alternative
Brotherly Love
Archie has been perturbed by any parental intervention with his plans, whether they include pelting Carter with toys, or climbing up the TV. As a result, the other morning, he decided he wanted to live without interference.
Archie: I want a new house.
Me: You’re really mad. You’d like a different house.
Archie: No, I want this [...]
Serious Games
The use of digital games for positive social change is a growing movement that extends from Second Life to console games to innovative classroom curricula. On Monday and Tuesday next week, the Games for Change Conference will be held in New York at Parsons The New School for Design, bringing together many in the serious games community. Among them is Ted Castronova of Indiana University, who will be discussing Net Neutrality with Adam Green (MoveOn.org).
Steven Wright is not Not Steven Wright
Apparently, the real Steven Wright showed up yesterday on Twitter, forcing the previous Steven Wright to become Not Steven Wright ("Ah, Tweet mystery of life"). By my reasoning, the only way Twitter would have allowed the switch is if this second Steven Wright were the real deal. That should bode well for future tweets.
Security Cartoon
“Security is about understanding what can hurt you,” says IU School of Informatics security researcher Markus Jakobsson, “but very few of us have the time or dedication to read books and articles about Internet security.” Enter www.SecurityCartoon.com to help lay people understanding the risks of Internet use facing typical users.