http://www.publicrealm.com/site Billy Hylton's Blog and Portfolio Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:24:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en View another video from the rally.... http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2008/04/10/michelle-obama-in-raleigh/ A group I work with is exploring learning and collaboration opportunities with an application called VoiceThread. My favorite part of the app is being able to phone in the audio if you're like me and don't have a microphone. The VoiceThread below took about 30 minutes to put together. Last ... http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2008/04/02/voicethread/ All of the major SXSW Interactive parties featured dazzling performances such as Frog Design's fire dancers and breakdancers. They were fun but not exactly an interactive experience. Crowd stands in circle. Takes pictures. Claps. Yawn... The most fun I had during the entire time at the conference was ... http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2008/03/20/spring-break-for-geeks/ The most discussed event of SXSW Interactive 2008 was probably the now infamous interview with Business Week's Sarah Lacy and Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg. This was an interview that started with excited geeks dancing in the aisles (seriously) and ended with an audience revolt. I can't think of another ... http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2008/03/15/the-interview/ http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2008/03/14/sxsw-interactive-2008/ Remember "Footloose Bruce"? He was a spirit-filled, braided dancer who galvanized a community to fight for its right to dance on the lawn of their favorite co-op. Bruce may want to pass some good vibes out west. A similar battle is kicking up dust in Queen Creek, Arizona. Reason.TV has ... http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2008/01/20/1267/ http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2007/12/18/paper-planes/ When you talk to Americans, you find that they have all these weird notions about Chinese communism. You try to tell them that China isn’t a communist country anymore. It’s got a different system: meritocratic paternalism. You joke: Imagine the Ivy League taking over the shell of the Communist Party ... http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2007/12/05/quote-of-the-day-22/ "I don't want pity... What I could use is some competition." More videos of Aaron Fotheringham http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2007/11/13/hardcore-sitting/ Great to see that folks in Lexington are still doing the Thriller parade. Check out some video footage and pics from last year's parade. Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. http://www.publicrealm.com/site/2007/10/30/thrill-seekers/