von Roland Hachmann | Jun 8, 2006 | Blog, Digital Culture
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, has a video-podcast since today. Her first vidcast was FIFA Worldcup message, no surprise.
Now that has got to be a first. Or is there any other country whose Nr. 1 politician has a video-podcast?
The first time in a long time, that I actually really appreciate something my government has started!
Apparently, this will be a regular vidcast (or: „rather“ regular, as she said). Let’s see if the next one will actually have some more information other than a cheer for the worldcup.
One thing she did, though, in a very 2.0-ish fashion: she asked us for comments. She would like us to send her our opinions via email. I wonder if she will read out some of them during her next vidcast. If she does – and if she answers them informatively, then: wow!
von Roland Hachmann | Jun 5, 2006 | Blog
In Germany, a pizza delivery service now created a selection of worldcup pizzas. Each participating country is represented by one pizza on the menue.
(Here you can find the whole menue)
Interesting, what this german pizza delivery thinks about the Germans – or the German football team. Especially if you compare the German toppings with the numerous toppings of other nations. Just cheese and salami for Germany? Guess they characterise our gameplay as just that. Plain, simple, almost boring – yet sufficient.
Funnily enough I found this on a blog from the US.
And McDonalds announced the fact, that they are offering the worldcup Big Mac. Which is 40% bigger than the regular Big Mac. What’s that got to do with the worldcup? No idea. It’s not even a very original promo.
von Roland Hachmann | Jun 4, 2006 | Blog
Some more information about this huge project can be found here (in German).
von Roland Hachmann | Jun 4, 2006 | Blog
I have just opened up a new category: Football Worldcup. As things get chaotic here in Frankfurt due to the worldcup, there are also numerous ads and marketing things happening. I will try to display as many as I can in this category.
On the 9th of July, when the worldcup is finished, this category shall be closed again.
von Roland Hachmann | Jun 4, 2006 | Blog, Digital Culture, Digital News
An interesting experiment by the organisation „Future of the Book“ and University Professor McKenzie Wark is the new book GAM3R 7H30RY
It’s completely web-based and the reader can flick through cards of content when reading the book. This way, the user can easily find content again, but the main benefit is that users can comment on specific parts of the book.
I still find reading long copy on the screen a little difficult, but the idea of having an interactive book is great. Just commenting on things can be difficult in the beginning:
it occurs to me that it would be really helpful to see an outline of the book. Not just the chapter titles you’ve got above the cards, but a more detailed outline. That way, your readers wouldn’t necessarily have to read every word before making a comment that might turn out to be premature.
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