Archives for May 2006
The Joke Project
Joke telling is one of the oldest entertainment activities, and now it’s getting a little 21st century makeover at The Joke Project. The creators get people on the street to share their favorite rib ticklers in front of a rolling videocamera. Then The Joke Project producers edit them together and serve up a new slew of jokes five days a week via their site, and various RSS feeds. Soon they will implement a system whereby you will be able to submit your own jokes. In the meantime, go have a look and have a giggle.
They even have a content rating for each day’s joke compilation:
“SC=Squeaky Clean
These jokes are clean enough to wash with. No parent or guardian needed
RH=Relatively Harmless
Under 3 years requires accompanying parent or guardian
PD=Pretty Dirty
May be considered offensive, rude, dirty, sexy — depends on your perspective. Under 13 requires parent or adult guardian
XN=Extremely Naughty
Definitely will be considered offensive, rude, dirty, sexy. Under 18 requires parent or adult guardian “
Published by Jonny Goldstein on May 8 .
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Video String
Serra Shiflett’s videostring is an online word magnet video game!
From the site:
“VideoString is an interactive Flash application that allows users to explore the evolution from written and spoken language to pictorial video communication by creating linear, syntactical, “sentences” out of short video clips.”
Serra talks about the site:
“As video production becomes widely accessible, it is important to consider the possible changes that will allow us to make the most out of this new form of mass communication. ”
I made a Water For Chocolate Movie. I couldn’t find the ‘like’ magnet, but it seems that it wouldn’t matter.
There are a lot of words in the game for making movies but Serra wants more.
She says, “This project will only grow with your help, and the help of your friends! At this point, the major thing missing is your videos. Are you frustrated with the lack of vocabulary? Make me a video for one of the words that isn’t represented yet! The complete word list is linked from the submit video menu. This is one place where you really can control your environment… to an extent 
This will be a grassroots kind of project, and hopefully it will be pretty fun in the end.”
Published by Steve Garfield on May 4 .
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