Picture the scene:
- A kids birthday party in the park.
- The adults are dressed up as Ironman, Spiderman, Batman, and Venom; to the childrens delights.
- A quick rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ for the birthday boy.
What could possibly go wrong?
Just remember folks…
“With great power comes great dance moves”.
Awesome.
I think this might be my favourite video on YouTube.
Every so often I find myself watching it again. It’s nuts, but there’s so many moments in it I love. Anyone else feeling it? Just me then?? I don’t care….
“Warp me to Halifax”
No words.
/via @guiseiz
With one simple Facebook stunt this little town is now on the map as a tourist destination.
A lovely example of people connecting with people, not brands.
I recently did a lunchtime session with the lovely people at Radio 1. Here’s the highlights:
CAMPAIGNS / IDEAS
Fred Pretty: The Hidden Concert Series
Mishmash of tech on display here. Somehow it all comes together beautifully.
Nike: Take Mokum
Another nice combination of Facebook and real world events.
Mini Maps
Smart use of Google Maps and Facebook. Create a car and a map. Race with friends.
Volkswagen: Side Assist Office
Take a product feature and dramatise it. Smart branded utility from VW.
McDonalds: Interactive Pong
Nice campaign using HTML5 and geo-location instead of an app. Simple redemption too.
Heineken: Bluetooth Bottle Opener
A connected bottle opener that invites your friends over for a beer.
Google+ Demo
New site for Google+ with a very cool custom hack off the Maps API.
http://www.google.com/+/demo/
IKEA Lullaby
So many things I like I about this. Gorgeous HTML5 website, leading to branded content in Spotify and iTunes.
http://demo.fb.se/pr/ikea/lullabies/
INNOVATION / TECHNIQUES
X-Men First Class – NFC
Posterscope, Proxama, O2 and Nokia team up. The possibilities are HUGE!
Daft Punk – Anatomy of a Mashup
The entire piece is composed from the latest HTML5 and CSS3 technology (canvas, audio, transforms & transitions).
http://daftpunk.themaninblue.com/
MIT Mood Meter
Isobar have already teamed up with MIT to look at applications for brands.
Androidify Dance
Kinect + Android avatar. Love it.
Aurasma
Object tracking non-QR AR for iPhone with multiple media (geo-located).
Paper Record Player
A paper record player wedding invitation.
Kinect Live Music Performance
Chris Vik uses Kinect with Ableton to control sound samples and produce an amazing live music performance.
YooToob Interactive Youtube Music Machine
Just use your keyboard. It’s the Youtube interactive music machine.
The Wheels Of Steel
Turntables in your browser with HTML5/CSS/JS and some Flash. Needs a kickass browser and machine. http://wheelsofsteel.net/
Human Jukebox
This man is an owner of an electronics store in Stockholm. He swallowed a custom-made wireless soundsystem. People then request a song over the internet.
Borg & McEnroe Play Doubles on YouTube
Separately, they are alright. But when played simultaneously, they interact perfectly.
The Verbalizer by Breakfast NY
Enhancing Google Voice Search. Smart. Fast. Etc.
Face Projection Mapping
Responsive projection mapping where everything is triggered by his face. Up close and personal.
Richti-Areal Augmented Reality Installation
iPad controlled projection mapping.
Video Time Machine
Handpicked popular culture from 1860 – 2011.
RobotFlaneur
The idea is simple: pick a city, and every 30 seconds it will take you to a random place and show you the Google StreetView image. Each view is not important. What’s interesting is if you leave it running and occasionally glance at it. You might recognise some views in some cities, otherwise there’s a lot of mundanity: suburbs, motorways, traffic signs. These are the grain of the city and vary wildly. /via Dentsu Blog.
http://robotflaneur.com/
Future Music
Really smart use of the Storify platform to continue the conversation.
Phil Collins: Requirements
The site geolocates you, and updates the album artwork depending on the weather. London. 18º. No Jacket required.
http://www.philcollinsrequirements.com
CULTURE
Glasto 2011
Nice vid made from 1000s of photos.
Masterchef Synesthesia
Swede Mason steps up culture smash.
Three-Toed Sloth Crossing The Road In Costa Rica (Sloth’s Perspective)
What’s not to love?
Cat In Tanks
Love.
Forget Happy Slapping. Facebook! is way more dangerous.
I vaguely remember this from school. Don’t remember it being called a ‘chatterbox’ though. Nice idea though.
Handpicked popular culture from 1860 – 2011.
Lovely.
BBC Marketing (online) discuss their social media strategy for Series 2 of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle.
Series 2 of the brilliant BAFTA award-winning comedy started on BBC2 this week.
You can’t embed the show itself – the clip above is a part of the extra content on the site. It’s also got Kevin Eldon performing stand-up, with a new comedian being added each week. Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Brass Eye, Alan Partridge) is also involved so the whole thing stinks of quality.
If you missed Episode 1 then watch it on iPlayer before they expire.
