tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327926492024-03-07T19:41:58.491-05:00overprivil[edged]too much time and too much to sayadamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-67833185660446763012010-03-03T12:10:00.009-05:002010-03-03T12:23:11.765-05:00Crowdsourcing: Art vs Modeli've been reading about it a lot lately on blogs, on agency sites. it's all across twitter and bouncing around the webs through other forms of chatter. and, recently, more than a few agencies have popped-up, citing crowdsourcing as their sole motivation and business model.<div><div><div><br /></div><div>this is a problem... for a lot of people and for a lot of reasons.</div><div><br /></div><div>let's start a little over a year ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>aaron koblin and his friend takashi kawashima came up with an interesting idea: create a piece of digital artwork that was made by the collective efforts of 10,000 double-blind and anonymous participants rather than the artists themselves. the overall philosophy isn't novel. it's derived from a movement among industrial artists who chose to remove themselves entirely from the production process of their work. they would draw up the plans and send them to a factory to fabricate and assemble the work. days, weeks, months later a complete piece of artwork was delivered as ordered to the show. the artist didn't even show up to direct the hanging of his piece. he would leave assembly instructions, likely in the box. the point behind it all was to reduce art to a process, not a person.</div><div><br /></div><div>koblin and kawashima succeeded magnificently.</div><div><br /></div><div>they managed to get approximately 10,000 people (some people participated more than once) to collectively draw a one-hundred dollar bill, pixel by pixel, and then assemble it without even knowing what they were making. this process is itself an adaptation of a computational method-made-human called a mechanical turk. k + k write: "the project explores the circumstances we live in, a new and uncharted combination of digital labor markets, 'crowdsourcing,' 'virtual economies,' and digital reproduction." a new, more sophisticated twist on an interesting philosophy, indeed: art without the need of an artist... now made mass via technology.</div><div><br /></div><div>it worked for a few different reasons:</div><div>1) k + k were making art. the great thing about art is that, for the most part, it serves itself and nothing else. the purpose behind its design is usually manifested as much in its creation and existence as it is in its conception. and so, the actions of the participants were both the means and the end.</div><div><br /></div><div>2) the compensation matched the contribution. each artist had to digitally recreate a pixel. a single pixel... and a rather simple pixel at that. for that effort, each new pixel rewarded its creator with $0.01. one pixel, one penny. that's about as fair as it gets.</div><div><br /></div><div>3) the process was double-blind. the participants had no idea what they were making or who else was making it with them. that keeps everything honest: the artists and the art. no one's trying to outdo anyone else. there's not a single winner because there's no contest. and the whole thing flies below the radar until well after its completion. there's no undue influence, incentive, or awareness anywhere in the process.</div><div><br /></div><div>so, the verdict in this case appears to be that crowdsourcing can work; and, it can work pretty well.</div><div>and a lot of people noticed.</div><div><br /></div><div>as a result, the premise of crowdsourcing quickly crept into a lot of the digital tools and applications we use. wikipedia might be the definitive monument to crowdsourced behavior: an entire encyclopedic catalogue sourced for free from users all over the world. many gps systems crowdsource their traffic data from the actual whereabouts and flow of their users in transit. google has been mining people-powered computing for a while, too: we can rank and respond to the accuracy of search results. and now, google is using humans to translate mottled text in books via captcha.</div><div><br /></div><div>i'm the first to say that all of these services are great. but i'll also point out that an important aspect to these models is that the input and the output are on equal footing: everyone can participate and everyone can benefit. wikipedia is free and captcha translation will wind up powering google scholar, which is also free. and, where the gps systems are concerned, those paying for it are the same ones powering it.</div><div><br /></div><div>true, at some point the paradigm narrows. not everyone actually winds up participating via contribution. but think of the model as an hourglass shape turned on its side. the narrow point in the middle is the moment of action. it's narrow because, naturally, not everyone will participate. but the wide part on the left represents the fact that everyone can participate. and the wide part on the right indicates that everyone has access to the output. equal footing.</div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvn57TIap1WE3t9Lxu4S-70oQ91yxXMqa5LfOzZZLUBzrV3ntmBb_HBYcOPRjPiZ5C-hQH3SmBsOCC-M5R3NzQGDvJZhyhJz28sN_7pN7TRvRf1FVmVwBq9yoYLjIpiPDpWDDYQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvn57TIap1WE3t9Lxu4S-70oQ91yxXMqa5LfOzZZLUBzrV3ntmBb_HBYcOPRjPiZ5C-hQH3SmBsOCC-M5R3NzQGDvJZhyhJz28sN_7pN7TRvRf1FVmVwBq9yoYLjIpiPDpWDDYQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444456855285924722" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvn57TIap1WE3t9Lxu4S-70oQ91yxXMqa5LfOzZZLUBzrV3ntmBb_HBYcOPRjPiZ5C-hQH3SmBsOCC-M5R3NzQGDvJZhyhJz28sN_7pN7TRvRf1FVmVwBq9yoYLjIpiPDpWDDYQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"></a><div>and then there's that value proposition again: free. it doesn't get more equitable than that. (again, with the gps example, it's definitely not free, but everyone who winds up paying to use it gets the same amount of access.)</div><div><br /></div><div>now, something funny starts to happen. agencies and brands get wind of this thing... crowdsourcing. and it quickly transforms from a method driven by meaning to an exploitable premise; it gets reduced to its pieces and not its purpose. they see "cheap," "content," "volume," "audience," and "engagement." coincidentally, these happen to be all those happy metrics that make a great campaign on paper. but what they're missing is the reason... that really inspirational piece of artwork or that indispensable digital service that makes a point simply through its existence.</div><div><br /></div><div>so then what do we get?</div><div><br /></div><div>we get a commercial, a promotion, and sometimes... a product.</div><div><br /></div><div>it works like this:</div><div>brand x spends a lot of money upfront to generate awareness for a contest. this brand advertises across media vehicles, platforms, and silos: "participate and you may be entered to win your very own superbowl commercial." then, as awareness builds, entries are submitted via the purpose-built promotional site. the entries keep coming. perhaps there is a gallery to view said entries. finally, after the deadline is announced, a winner is chosen. at long last, a crowdsourced spot airs during the superbowl for 30 seconds. exeunt stage left.</div><div><br /></div><div>the problem is that this dynamic upsets the value proposition put forth earlier on; in this case it is in fact completely lopsided. users are asked to participate and provide input with no guarantee of an upside: i.e. you get paid (k + k), or you get access (wikipedia, google). this creates two issues: </div><div>1) with little-to-no reward, the value of the incoming work--for the most part--matches that of the potential for an upside: paltry.</div><div>2) since the lackluster--or perhaps ephemeral--reward has a likewise effect on the output, its ultimate longevity is also significantly diminished.</div><div><br /></div><div>what's more is that this lopsided dynamic not only influences the perceived value of the output, but simultaneously impacts its overall benefit. in these types of situations a whole lot of people are persuaded to pitch-in when almost no one really winds up benefitting. well, to be honest, a few people/entities do see some positive results. the brand that orchestrated the contest receives a low-cost piece of content for their commercial, and the contest-winnter(s) gets his (their) 15 minutes of fame. other than those two parties, i can't be too sure that anyone else really benefits from a cleverly crowdsourced commercial.</div><div><br /></div><div>so what we end up with is an ad-like object possessing low perceived value that has little staying power and only benefits a few people. </div><div>i'd say that constitutes a pretty shitty paradigm... for everyone involved. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9MOMP2GFz6xrFQKya4f1RsZsX8Xk1UTKeBHZErIKhXCJM6kC69thyphenhyphenRl1zR4IbcseQQOCzwYFxsBoalA9Owr7uyEhGM7GE7lkGO_npGnIg8FWesIELDcHyEuc3k4eoe5_DjxM8Q/s320/skitched-20091109-140540.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444457192552707218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 166px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>it's little wonder then that we don't see the output of these contests sticking around for very long or brands dipping into the crowdsourcing well over and over again.</div><div>this type of crowdsourcing system simply can't sustain a matched correlation between volume, quality, and benefit for any significant period of time.</div><div><br /></div><div>there's one model left: the crowdsourced agency.</div><div>and i personally believe that this scenario has the potential to be one of the most dangerous crowdsourcing variants. dangerous bad, not dangerous awesome.</div><div>the reason being fourfold: </div><div>1) it over-commoditizes an already threateningly commoditized market</div><div>2) it transforms the agency into a broker instead of an incubator</div><div>3) it makes us price ourselves out of the market</div><div>3) it once again upsets the hourglass dynamic by creating imbalance: a lot participate to benefit a few. </div><div><br /></div><div>these days, agencies seem to be wading through particularly rough waters when it comes to justifying their need + cost to clients. new and different agency models are popping up right and left in order to try and solve the issues plaguing our industry: agencies need to be more nimble, some clients only need compartmentalized competencies, too big = too much overhead, does your agency get digital?, retainer payments versus time sheets... all of these are different ways of answering the overwhelming concern of clients that agencies costs are disproportionate to their benefits. so if an agency begins to crowdsource its solutions, it begs the question as to why an agency is even needed in the first place. suddenly, we've cut ourselves out of the picture entirely. as @eyecube points out, "If you’re going to crowdsource, why does the client even need a middle man...?" </div><div><br /></div><div>at best, however, a crowdsourced agency is merely a broker. and, for the most part, all that a broker offers is access in exchange for a reasonable rate of return. in this form the actual agency (philosophically speaking) of an agency is entirely negated: it has no need for a strategic department, a creative department, or an account department. all it needs are a few well-connected former department heads that are social media savvy; people who know what good work looks like so when it lands on their desk they can pass it along. </div><div><br /></div><div>the benefit of an agency like this is that it is MUCH cheaper than any of its competitors. but that may also be its downside. it all has to do with an economy of scale. this is the clever trick that crowdsourcing has pulled; it makes the cost of solving a problem cheaper by efficiently expanding the audience of those who can solve it. suddenly, you've engaged one million people to try and solve a ten thousand dollar problem. on average, that breaks down to one penny per person. now we've reset client expectations with a slippery slope... an insanely cheap one at that. why would a client pay a freelance rate for a senior creative when he can pay a fraction of the price for ten times as many people? why gamble with the cost and know-how of a small group of people with narrow, but finely-honed skills (an agency) when you can pay one person to manage the output of thousands? what we've done is essentially price ourselves out of the market while simultaneously create demand for a widening net of problem solvers at a cheaper rate. </div><div><br /></div><div>finally, the crowdsourced agency model creates an unbalanced system. i'll try to be quick with this one since it has been laid out earlier. essentially, a crowdsourced agency asks for work from a lot of people, and the benefit of that work only gets passed on to a few people/parties: the agency, the brand, and the person(s) whose work was selected. that in turn creates some advertising. and, well, ads don't normally benefit too many people... and if they do, not for very long.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG4AbuoOEyw0b3VsNWZJKLBb3U6KOx2mGlE-tNwOp8ccyXX2xqXxqA1J0F3OcDTJYoyhkFE4xuW2djxpmomWOOMpAkVqH0oiJB5Ye8cZz33uxTemFQ4srn95mwXGUoj7OWFV-9g/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrG4AbuoOEyw0b3VsNWZJKLBb3U6KOx2mGlE-tNwOp8ccyXX2xqXxqA1J0F3OcDTJYoyhkFE4xuW2djxpmomWOOMpAkVqH0oiJB5Ye8cZz33uxTemFQ4srn95mwXGUoj7OWFV-9g/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444457561246699442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 166px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>granted, all of this can be turned on its head. an agency can contract one million people to make one million tiny pieces of something amazing and long-lasting, something with purpose and meaning that serves a need and strikes a chord. it's not impossible, and it requires a perfect storm of agency vision/leadership combined with a the most amazing, brilliant, and trusting client. it could happen. but could it happen every single time? day in and day out? unlikely but i've got my fingers crossed.</div><div><br /></div><div>(i've got a few thoughts on how/why/when a crowdsourced model can actually work, but i'll save that for another ridiculously long post)</div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvn57TIap1WE3t9Lxu4S-70oQ91yxXMqa5LfOzZZLUBzrV3ntmBb_HBYcOPRjPiZ5C-hQH3SmBsOCC-M5R3NzQGDvJZhyhJz28sN_7pN7TRvRf1FVmVwBq9yoYLjIpiPDpWDDYQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-34468393159045757372009-12-11T00:25:00.000-05:002009-12-11T00:26:21.959-05:00It's funnyIt's funny<p>It's funny when honesty is all you want people to cherish, and deceit <br>is the only currency that holds its value.<p>I guess it's just hard to make the scales balance.<p><br>• sent from my iphone •adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-9172990791058433252009-10-13T01:57:00.001-04:002009-10-13T01:57:53.611-04:00Sleep WritingNot sleeping much these days has made me realizing that I'm also not <br>writing much either.<p>Could probably use one to help solve the other.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-84266337576152759812009-05-05T10:21:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:22:28.238-04:00big computershad an epiphany rather early this morning:<br /><br />we’re actually very large organic computers. we process info from our own version of the web, download info, chat, etc. and, it’s only a matter of time before the web we live in and the internet we live on merge to create one seamless database of universal and limitless access.<br /><br />now marinate on that for a bit.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-90572360296950865202009-04-16T00:22:00.002-04:002009-04-16T00:25:05.867-04:00remembering a good bookmy buddy peter wrote this while reflecting after his first few days in new york:<br /><a href="http://shatteredshattered.com/post/96324022/new-york-to-an-englishman-crisp-perfect-new">good photo and thought</a><br /><br />it reminded me of this quote from The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera:<br /><br />'Franz said, "Beauty in the European sense has always had a premeditated quality to it. We've always had an aesthetic intention and a long-range plan. That's what enabled Western man to spend decades building a Gothic cathedral or a Renaissance piazza. The beauty of New York rests on a completely different base. It's unintentional. It arose independent of human design, like a stalagmitic cavern. Forms which are in themselves quite ugly turn up fortuitously, without design, in such incredible surroundings that they sparkle with a sudden wondrous poetry."'<br /><br /><br />just always thought this was a wonderful few turns of phrase.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-70538012454731635382009-03-30T14:02:00.001-04:002009-03-30T14:02:30.444-04:00raptastic<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xDIdCH9okYs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xDIdCH9okYs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-42844100602115284312009-03-21T15:01:00.001-04:002009-03-21T15:02:09.097-04:00this has got to be a jokeseriously?<br />this dude can't be real.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gqeHmjUG-Sw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gqeHmjUG-Sw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-86526430999323503462009-03-04T17:19:00.001-05:002009-03-04T17:21:53.417-05:00this is what the internet is forhttp://thru-you.com/#/videos/6/<div><br /></div><div>all of it is amazing</div>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-7570450136572384742009-02-26T18:54:00.002-05:002009-02-26T18:56:15.883-05:00sad but true<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLSGP4CYQ0doQetFocUosNyeKI2foYfU98HcQtEXLcAoY7KMT2avvTH7nKdc-etdSy79BZgHo3nZC_k_73ivz672TX9lCeH4OZum3y34wdGb4L0lddGraPoARkK_6mhDV-GTvLg/s1600-h/a-guide-to-flirting-20-2516-1235676301-10.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLSGP4CYQ0doQetFocUosNyeKI2foYfU98HcQtEXLcAoY7KMT2avvTH7nKdc-etdSy79BZgHo3nZC_k_73ivz672TX9lCeH4OZum3y34wdGb4L0lddGraPoARkK_6mhDV-GTvLg/s320/a-guide-to-flirting-20-2516-1235676301-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307259077085740882" /></a>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-80158818665229778432009-02-10T19:49:00.001-05:002009-02-10T19:50:51.712-05:00messing with gifs<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcl/3270046213/" title="mailbag by adamCL, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3270046213_0f39ea88c5_o.gif" width="500" height="335" alt="mailbag" /></a><br /><br />just playing around...<br /><br />you can find it--and the rest of my pics--<a href="http://www.flickr.com/adamcl">here</a>.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-14974112485910528192009-01-23T10:13:00.001-05:002009-01-23T10:13:55.159-05:00the ultimate warrior<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/laiZgrIpbcA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/laiZgrIpbcA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-37187304768073933922009-01-15T16:36:00.001-05:002009-01-15T16:36:13.775-05:00i love this<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jkONr-afWjY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jkONr-afWjY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-24905805662474735682009-01-05T17:23:00.005-05:002009-01-05T17:34:44.290-05:00an experimenton a whim, i wanted to see if i could 'gauge' the emotional state of things using two ridiculously simple words and comparing their search volume.<br />it all started when i realized that a lot of people i know put their facebook status as "blah" from time to time.<br /><br />sure enough, if you search "blah" on facebook/lexicon... there it is.<br />and it is slowly declining in recurrence over time.<br /><br />then i thought i'd use big brother google to see what happens.<br />and this time i pitted "blah" vs "yay".<br />check it out:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXApW1NocgRnxc4UpcnS5ozyDEXCU0R5ST-aaWZPvZHkYXR_vWKpzvRXIwCSC1L_BuzNC7y_2RnozmdB5UGhGLB6kMdTVkIL39-pvWp8fSbqyaQ9osRkX0NPWLuu6RjY5Yzj1Fpg/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXApW1NocgRnxc4UpcnS5ozyDEXCU0R5ST-aaWZPvZHkYXR_vWKpzvRXIwCSC1L_BuzNC7y_2RnozmdB5UGhGLB6kMdTVkIL39-pvWp8fSbqyaQ9osRkX0NPWLuu6RjY5Yzj1Fpg/s320/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287941563863785282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />admittedly, it's not an exact barometer. there are some random, unapplicable uses.<br /><br />nonetheless, there is a trend (which makes me think there's some validity to it.<br />and, it looks like the yays have it.<br /><br />the world may be becoming a better place after all.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-66385389606906053692008-12-23T12:20:00.001-05:002008-12-23T12:20:51.328-05:00cosmic awesome<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKO9h-gG4Qg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKO9h-gG4Qg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-13328788347967167172008-12-22T21:22:00.001-05:002008-12-22T21:22:53.972-05:00i wish i could dance this good<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zo5ZbgkCJH8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zo5ZbgkCJH8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-35826156886055351562008-12-19T12:53:00.003-05:002008-12-19T12:56:12.413-05:00electronic holiday spirit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrtCQpn9hbdxoApEKwJJSOOHRW9ppjKaCU8odDoCu99DDE1yG1NyX8E7RBLDhHeb3wB5ctViBpqOd2cnQYxW6uGH1PFdoOUjOMYEpG85TXyrAqRxW-H4JTzrKyrxynRTBH2BrJQ/s1600-h/Sid4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrtCQpn9hbdxoApEKwJJSOOHRW9ppjKaCU8odDoCu99DDE1yG1NyX8E7RBLDhHeb3wB5ctViBpqOd2cnQYxW6uGH1PFdoOUjOMYEpG85TXyrAqRxW-H4JTzrKyrxynRTBH2BrJQ/s320/Sid4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281561459733482466" border="0" /></a>what the fuck?!<br /><br />who said it was cool to send me a picture of a sleigh, some puppies, or a snowflake and shit and then type a note--in some douchey italic/script typeface--about how we should reflect on our loved ones and our lives and rejoice and be thankful and shit.<br /><br />seriously, an electronic note like that is the most worthless thing i've probably ever received.<br /><br />wow, you took a whole lot of time to bcc me on an email into which you cut and pasted some clip-art and a quote. you're a fucking sweetheart.<br /><br />what's more is that i don't know and haven't personally met a single person that's sent me one of these things.<br /><br />it's worse than spam.<br />at least that meaningless drivel gets cut off by my junk filter.<br /><br />and i've gotten at least 10 of them so far.<br /><br />merry fucking christmas.<br />bitches.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-12740914417166367762008-12-19T12:10:00.001-05:002008-12-19T12:11:46.415-05:00rawr!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2778340548_d0ef6edf2d_o.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 230px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2778340548_d0ef6edf2d_o.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-4885876961848389622008-12-18T17:38:00.003-05:002008-12-18T17:40:07.192-05:00um, not cool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoXvNMbG20VgrgbBr990hebgmpdmjcuEO5Jj4Uc73N8zKVelfDvoVMwcRkRqd_3S1o_LhrxaZv1pY6XV3KWqAPnE5WIu6lP1vLnAUGbG-QUJ7KiYryueGMnZs3RNO51CCzV0CGA/s1600-h/Facebook+%7C+Home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoXvNMbG20VgrgbBr990hebgmpdmjcuEO5Jj4Uc73N8zKVelfDvoVMwcRkRqd_3S1o_LhrxaZv1pY6XV3KWqAPnE5WIu6lP1vLnAUGbG-QUJ7KiYryueGMnZs3RNO51CCzV0CGA/s320/Facebook+%7C+Home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281263472489998802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>is everything ok with you?<br /><br />i want your entire friend network to know.. so that your life becomes shit for the next two weeks as they slowly ask you one by one "if everything's okay" and then you have to explain away your nasty case of herpes.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-64491729848405469122008-12-16T11:20:00.000-05:002008-12-16T11:21:31.560-05:00hamster on a piano<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tRzTfgds0UI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tRzTfgds0UI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />i'm a little obsessed with this.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-74196251147776645022008-12-10T18:45:00.000-05:002008-12-10T18:46:08.334-05:00the third member of Nelson<object width="448" height="356"><param name="movie" value="http://videogum.com/v/CAGsT57zddljH"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://videogum.com/v/CAGsT57zddljH" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="448" height="356"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-26796271365810904102008-12-08T18:31:00.001-05:002008-12-08T18:32:31.889-05:00jizz in my panscan't embed due to restrictions<br />but go ahead and take a look.<br /><br />try not to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4">jizz in your pants</a><br /><br />trust me. it's awesome and totally SFW as long as you're wearing earphones.adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-9523109232392528442008-11-25T15:06:00.003-05:002008-11-28T16:47:50.893-05:00ch ch ch check it out<div><br /><a href="http://www.identitee.com/">i/denti/tee</a><br /><br />there's a widget on there that allows you pick out your favorite i/ lyrics and share them with friends. as you pick and vote, we're going to start displaying the results and the data in some really cool ways. you should check back on monday.<br /><br /></div><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/491e23863ac8e769/492c5ab45518c740/491e23863ac8e769/121756da/widget.js"></script>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-75047469996151827802008-11-19T22:40:00.000-05:002008-11-19T22:41:35.813-05:00Art installationsSometimes people look like art installations. And they look beautiful.<p>But most of the time they don't.<p><br>• sent from my iphone •adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-64058530059521735762008-11-13T13:05:00.002-05:002008-11-13T13:06:57.252-05:00it's worth reading the subtitlesthis dude is:<br />too strong to do work<br />too strong to go to jail<br />must have sex 15 times a day<br />has four wives<br />has 34 children<br />can't shake your hand<br /><br />and all of egypt is totally cool with that<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rIVCpzSQTPc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rIVCpzSQTPc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32792649.post-13284143280440001912008-11-13T13:03:00.001-05:002008-11-13T13:03:59.913-05:00way ahead of his timemade in 1985. <span style="font-size:180%;">1985! </span><br />i don't even think they had computers back then.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HcvN1dt0yJo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HcvN1dt0yJo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281846758870506973noreply@blogger.com0