Friday

A lot of my blogs have been about how people have been abusing the internet to make a quick buck. And currently, no internet scam is more apparent than the Ark Music factory record lable. They are the masterminds behind the Friday song, which is quickly becoming the most viewed (and hated) video on youtube. I believe that it is a scam, creating such a terrible song just to create controversy and ad revenue. They're basically mass producing awfulness and making money off of it. If nothing else, it's proof that an entrepeneur or a scam artist (funny how often those lines cross) can exploit any situation.

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/55610 
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/a-look-inside-ark-musics-factory-farm/

Animation has come a long way, baby.

This is an example of older animation that was done by an entire staff of animators.


And this is an example of what one person did on his own.



It's pretty nuts how much the world of animation has changed.

Technophilia, the coolest of the philias.

Searching around wikipedia and I find technophilia, which is apparently a very strong love of technology. I read it a bit and I know at least five people who are like this. Pretty weird stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technophilia

Yet another webcomic!

I linked this comic in a past blog I think. This is one of my favorites, it's called Gunshow. It's a hilarious gag a day type webcomic that does develop an overriding story towards the end. I've already made my spiel about webcomics but once again I really like the idea of making your own comic site.

http://gunshowcomic.com/

Ace Ryder!

A funny short done by Harry Partridge. Usually he does animations but this is a great example of the movie making technology available to people today.

Flash!

Flash animations! I remember when I was younger, I'd go for hours just watching flash animations and the crazy stuff that regular everyday people did. It is a huge inspiration to me, it connected the world of animation to people who would otherwise be undiscovered. Here is some amazing flash animation:

http://www.newgrounds.com/

No Rapture, phew.

The Rapture was a no-show and a radio host might be in trouble in Oakland. As I said in my last post, the internet is an amazing place for sharing ideas and creations, but it can also be used for less than noble intentions. I don't mean just the horrifying images you can stumble upon but also the use of it as a tool to incite histeria and panic. No, there really wasn't anyone going crazy in the streets over the rapture but it's still a frightening thing to think that it is so easy to spread a crazy idea like that (regardless of how that idea is received.)

Links:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/22/BAKO1JJIK7.DTL&tsp=1