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In this episode of theorycast, I interview anthropologist Grant McCracken (@grant27) on his recent book, Chief Culture Officer. This interview took place at the Futures of Entertainment 4 conference at MIT, on November 21st, 2009. The video I captured from his book talk within the ROI of ROFL session panel is also included. From the ...
Over on the Google Buzz side of my joblessness story, friends have been reminding me of A Singapore Taxi Driver’s Diary, probably the only taxi driver in this world with a PhD from Stanford. I called him a genius because he’s managed to turn a downfall into an upturn (i.e. Seth Gordin’s The Dip)… ... 
1st month: Couldn’t get over the fact that I finally graduated.2nd month: Glad that I was really a doctor (of philosophy).3rd month: Slapped in the face: PhDs don’t mean as much nowadays.4th month: Became an uncreative slob. Remained hidden from society.I’m jobless. I’ve been at it for about four months now.When I finally graduated, I ... 
Around the start of 2010, I began hearing about this idea dubbed the3six5 project. A bunch of transmedia and emerging media folks discussed it with great fervor, over twitter and their blogs.So I took a look…frowned…then asked…“What’s the big effing deal?”Every day, a different person would step in and write a journal entry of what ...
These are my links for January 25th through February 1st:Reboot These Sci-Fi Shows Next, Wired.com Readers Plead | Underwire | Wired.com Brings back lots of memories… though sadly I watched them alone with no one to share stories with.Clive Thompson: "Garry Kasparov, cyborg" What if, instead of playing against one another, a computer and a ...
I keep having these aspirations to have my own daily video show, but until it actually happens (yeah right!), I’ll just share recent links I’ve enjoyed. I’ve heard from some of you that this is what you like best from my blog… less talkie, more linkies!Sarien.net – Instant adventure gamingWelcome to Sarien.net, the portal for ... 
A tasty care package courtesy of Audrey’s online grocery store. Sipping on a nostalgic white milk tea Audrey Lim had kindly sent me, I ask this extraordinary expatriate mother of two what made her move to the States and how she got started with her online Asian grocery store, SingaporeMalaysiaSto re.comAs a working mother of two ... 
As educators, teaching evaluations can sometimes make or break our careers as seen in this New York Times article. Artist Abi Huynh, from the Royal Academy of Art, the Netherland puts a new spin on the otherwise boring survey form.Don’t bother. The image is too low-res to print, so we’re encouraged construct our own versions.Source: ... 
During my Singapore vacation in October ‘09, I caught up with Kelly Choo, co-founder of Brandtology.com, to learn more about their online brand intelligence service. While there are numerous online sentiment monitoring companies in the States, such as Radian6 and Omniture, this space is relatively new and growing in South-East Asia. As mentioned before, my ...
Sivasothi (@sivasothi) and Ivan Chew (@ramblinglib) tipped me off on the Singapore National Library Board’s new Facebook app, simply called ‘myLibraryR 16;. What’s interesting about the app is that is integrates much of our typical library transactions right into Facebook. At first we might wonder, “What’s the big deal about a Facebook app? …
happy two-thousand-ten.Changes abound,… afraid?Nay.The spell is broken.music by detektivbyran.netalso viewable on youtubeSimilar Posts:Nonsense of the Day: Chinese Mountain Song Music VideoRocketboom breakup: A tale of fame vs. friendship?Name the Care Bear in this photo!Photos: The Making of COM125 Music & Blog Awards…UStream: Siva’s Blogging …
Download theorycast.63 :: What is Transmedia? (.mp4 / 52mb), or watch this on Youtube, Facebook and Blip.tv. Subscribe to theorycast on iTunes.At the Futures of Entertainment 4 conference in MIT, I asked academics Xiaochang Li, Sheila Seles and William Uricchio of the Convergence Culture Consortium on their definitions of transmedia. As defined by Henry Jenkins ... 
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Me, my papa and John Larkin at NTU. See photo slideshow.Alex Halavais, John Hendron, and AcademicDave are just some of the education folks who have been exploring the future of learning, and how schools as institutions are going to have to adapt to stay relevant in an increasingly participatory media age.On 14th Oct 2009, as ...
It’s been a LONG while since I’ve blogged, mostly because I’ve been:a. out of itb. at mindblowing conferencesc. swamped with short-term work (while job hunting)While working on my paper, I chanced upon a video of Jonathan Zittrain’s talk entitled “Minds for Sale”. It’s similar to the one he presented at “Internet as Playground …
As a cyber-socialite, I visited hyper-connected people, such as NUS biologist @Sivasothi (aka otterman) who enhances student interactions with blogs and Google Docs. That’s his workplace.From the searing heat of Singapore to the chilly silence of Buffalo, it’s time for me to get back to work. There are three things on my plate at this ... 
Big Trouble in Little Chinatown…As a fan and community manager for Creative Commons Singapore, Ivan Chew took a day off to bring CC Project Manager (International) Michelle Thorne (@thornet & blog) on a tour of Singapore’s Chinatown. I tagged along to learn about recent developments and challenges for Creative Commons in the international space.On an ...
Ivan Chew takes a day off to bring Michelle Thorne from Creative Commons on a tour of Singapore’s Chinatown. We started off with an hour long Chinese tea session (video to come soon), lunch at People’s Park hawker center, and rounded it off with some Bubble Tea. Our last stop was [prologue] at Orchard Ion ...
Scene from an upcoming short video I did with John Larkin…Please help us spread the word about our talk this Wednesday at the Nanyang Technological University. Do note that the $80 fee is a norm of NTU’s edUtorium series, not by us speakers. Thanks to Senior Assistant Director, Alan Soong, for organizing this special event. ...
Last Saturday, I was invited to talk about online campaign strategies at the 7th Annual Planned Parenthood Advocacy Conference in Rochester, NY. Being an all-women event, I was given a glimpse into a world rarely witnessed by men. Curiosity took the better of me, as I interviewed everyone from student advocates to regional leaders in ...
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