20th November

Final version now available!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
http://mediatedcultures.net
Web 2.0 in just under 5 minutes.
This is the 2nd draft, and I plan on doing one more final draft. Please leave comments on what could be changed or improved, or what needs to be excluded or included. Subscribe if you want to be notified when the revision is released.
UPDATE: I just added this video to Mojiti where you can actually write your comments into the video itself. It is an exciting experiment in "Video 2.0". Go check it out at http://mojiti.com/kan/2024/3313 and add your voice!
Transcripts are now available as well:
http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=78
A couple of people have noted that the statement, "XML was created to do just that" (separate form from content) is misleading because CSS enables the same effect with HTML. I tried to integrate CSS into the video, but it ruined the flow. Perhaps in the next draft.
My statement on XML is based on the following from xml.com: "In order to appreciate XML, it is important to understand why it was created. XML was created so that richly structured documents could be used over the web. The only viable alternatives, HTML and SGML, are not practical for this purpose. HTML, as we've already discussed, comes bound with a set of semantics and does not provide arbitrary structure."
Thank you all for the comments. With your help the next draft will be cleaned up and hopefully free of factual errors.
A higher quality version is available for download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?6duzg3zioyd Please note that this is the second draft and the final version will not be available until late February after I review all comments and revise the video. Please return for a new download link at that time.
The song is "There's Nothing Impossible" by Deus, available for free at http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/103/
Deus offers music under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 license, yet one more example of the interlinking of people sharing and collaborating this video is attempting to illustrate.
CC: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Michael Wesch
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Kansas State University
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20th November

The Machine Girl trailer
And yes, it's real: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1050160/
http://twitchfilm.net/site/images/entry_images/machinegirlposter1.jpg
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20th November

Music video by Portishead performing Machine Gun: Video
with John Minton [Video Producer], John Minton [Video Director]
(C) 2008 Go! Discs Ltd.
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20th November

Today Show Performance
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20th November

"Web 2.0" in just under 5 minutes.
http://mediatedcultures.net
This is a slightly revised and cleaned up version of the video that was featured on YouTube in February 2007.
I considered releasing it as an "eternal beta" in true Web 2.0 style, but decided to let it stand as is and start working on future projects. Many of my future videos will address the last 30 seconds of this video (the "rethink ..." part).
Thank you all for the helpful comments on the earlier draft. It has been a great experience to connect with so many people interested in
similar issues.
Once again, there are higher quality versions available for download:
Windows Media File (55 MB):
http://www.mediafire.com/?2wnmpy2ibz1
Quicktime File (96 MB):
http://www.mediafire.com/?axhbjnmw4yn
Mojiti Version (for comments, translations, etc.):
http://mojiti.com/kan/2743/5984
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. So you are welcome to download it, share it, even change it, just as long as you give me some credit and you don't sell it or use it to sell anything. I received many more positive comments than negative about the song choice (great work Deus!), but if you are one of those who does not like the song just download the video and change the audio track to your liking.
The video was created by me (Michael Wesch), working alone from my house in St. George, Kansas. I used CamStudio for the screen captures and Sony Vegas for the panning/cropping/zooming animations. Someday I might make a video tutorial for those who are interested.
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20th November

Video for Strict Machine.
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20th November

It's like 3 Machine Head videos in one. Watch, and you'll know what we mean.
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20th November

whats ur favorite ratm songs? vote here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WObC1jul7yI rage against the machine video freedom
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20th November

My marble adding machine in action. More at http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd
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20th November

Halo by Machine Head
(c) 2008 Machine Head. Issued under license to The All Blacks B.V. from Machine Head. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
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20th November

Live of James Brown and his band.
Sex Machine + Get on the good food.
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20th November

Aesthetics Of Hate by Machine Head
(c) 2007 Machine Head licensed to The All Blacks B.V. For a high-quality version: http://www.roadrun.com/artists/MachineHead/video.aspx
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20th November

Halo by Machine Head
(c) 2008 Machine Head. Issued under license to The All Blacks B.V. from Machine Head. Roadrunner Records is a registered trademark of The All Blacks B.V.
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20th November

1970
Jimi Hendrix: "Machine Gun"
Machine gun
Tearing my body all apart
Machine gun, yeah
Tearing my body all apart
Evil man make me kill ya
Evil man make you kill me
Evil man make me kill you
Even though were only families apart
Well I pick up my axe and fight like a bomber
(you know what I mean)
Hey! and your bullets keep knocking me down
Hey, I pick up my axe and fight like a bomber now
Yeah, but you still blast me down to the ground
The same way you shoot me down, baby
Youll be going just the same
Three times the pain,
And your own self to blame
Hey, machine gun
I aint afraid of your mess no more, babe
I aint afraid no more
After a while, your, your cheap talk dont even cause me pain,
So let your bullets fly like rain
cause I know all the time youre wrong baby
And youll be going just the same
Yeah, machine gun
Tearing my family apart
Yeah, yeah, alright
Tearing my family apart
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20th November

Barbarella getting "punished" in the Excessive Machine(tm) LOL
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20th November

Your interactive adventure starts here. Good luck!!
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20th November

W.A.S.P. video for L.O.V.E. Machine, my personal favorite tune by the band.
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20th November

I built the ball machine because I thought my dog Jerry, might like it and that it would be something fun for me to build. So after two years of on and off work, with many safety features such as IR proximity sensors to protect Jerry and my son from the machine, I finally complete.
Far from being a replacement for me, I was always right there with him enjoying his fun. And with all the troubles that I went through to build the ball machine, I still end up throwing more balls than that the machine could count! According to the computer, he played with the machine by himself only 3 times in his life.
I recently put this video on YouTube to keep alive my earlier memories of him and (hopefully) provide some "humorous distractions" for anyone that might drop by.
Please enjoy the video.
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20th November

i found the best copy i could and relaid the music and filled a few glitches.
RIP KYUSS
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20th November

Music video. Thank you.
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20th November

AC/DC - War Machine
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20th November

Music video for Bulls On Parade, by Rage Against The Machine.
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20th November

Portishead - Third (Bristol-UK)
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20th November

I bet it took forever to make it all work like that
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20th November

Girls Aloud- Love Machine
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