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cobbler doc.

cobblertothestars — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:03:04 +0000

sample podcast

cobblertothestars — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:49:07 +0000

flicker photo movie

cobblertothestars — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:47:10 +0000

test movie 2

cobblertothestars — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:09:03 +0000

european shoe-workshop

cobblertothestars — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:26:42 +0000

my_videos_edit2?ns=1&video_id=YzbVk5Yd7zM

Motrin gets in trouble

cobblertothestars — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:38:30 +0000

Motrin ran an ad that encouraged mothers that wear thier babies on their backs or bellies to take Motrin when their backs get sore. This made many moms angry. The reason was, that taking drugs for pain is not good for breast-fed babies. These mad moms started blogging on twitter, encouraging a boycott of Motrin. Word quickly spread, and Motrin was forced to pull the ad. Social media played an incredible role in this chain of events. First with the actual ad, then the negative response of the consumers. The availability of social media helped both the consumers and the makers of Motrin. Mothers had the benefit of being educated about the risks of pain medications in thier breast milk, and the neccesity of adjusting how their child hangs on their body if they feel pain. Motrin recieved the benefit of a quick response by consumers, thereby being able to meet their needs more effectively.

Is Obama’s administration “breaking new ground” by using social media?

cobblertothestars — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:07:52 +0000

In a way, I agree with Turoczy and anwer the above question with a “yeah”. However, it is only a very basic yeah. With the advent of new technologies and services, comes a growing use of the new advents. Because Obama’s administration used and is using social media more than any political force in history, doesn’t necesarily mean that it is profoundly innovative. It is within the realm of possibility, that Jimmy Carter’s administration would have utilized the world wide web and its media capabilities just as much as the Obama camp, had the technology been available. The same argument can be applied to all technological advancements. Just because a group or individual is proficient in a disipline, this hardly makes them true innovators.

Obama uses crowdsourcing

cobblertothestars — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:30:37 +0000

The President elect has a website dedicated to providing the public with information about his administration. The site also beckons its visitors to communicate with the administration. Asking the public for suggestions and stories is definetely crowdsourcing. The Obama administration’s website is a continuation of the recent campaign. During the campaign, it used myspace and twitter to reach out to voters. Now it reaches out to contituents with yet another interactive media tool.

browser games

cobblertothestars — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:54:12 +0000

this site is cool. nothing to download, just sign up and play multiplayer games online http://www.instantaction.com/

listen

cobblertothestars — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:46:58 +0000

pillowed hell is a simple piece of music created with an electric guitar, a coffee table, a microphone, a glass bottle, and a sampler. enjoy