Something about this animation by Bryan Joseph O’Sullivan really grabbed me.

It’s a really nice visual style with lots of textures that really make it. Clearly aimed at kids with it’s slow dialogue and simple plot. It kinda reminds me of afternoon tv after school… those were the days.

Anyhow, enjoy.

Fan the Fire is a pretty cool mix of Music, Film, Fashion and Art. They even just released a version for the iPhone which you can have a gander at in iTunes here.

Sure, I’m a big nerd so the only thing that made me look twice was the fact that I could get it on my phone. But I’m glad I took that second look because They’re actually reviewing movies and music that I might care about. They might even review them for what they are: “For a CGI-heavy, all-action adventure film, Transformers was more or less perfect.” Dam right it was, I know I went to see it for the action and VFX, not for the plot.

There’s a huge mass of online magazines out there, and I’m not saying this is the holy grail, but add it to the list.

This is a Public Service Announcement on Anti-human trafficking funded by MTV EXIT Asia / USAIDS. Production was done by Mirrorshade.

The video is show as if it’s welcoming a new member to ITA (International Traffickers Association). It’s a great way of getting the message across, and the black humor of it makes it hit even harder when you realise this stuff actually happens.

Apparently it was shot in HD then degraded to give the final result.

So this is what Web 3.0 is going to be like. I’ve been hearing a bit of buzz about web 3.0 building on the current social networks. Well this is Opera Unite it’s currently in an alpha release. It’s a direct connection with other users, effectively cutting out the middle man that is web services.

I’m excited about the possibilities of collaboration and sharing that would come with a service like this. I can only begin to imagine the sorts of things that will come from this.

If anyone’s keen to try out the alpha with me, let me know.

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Try it out, this is the future of the net I’m sure. Finally the wealth of information on the net is becoming more accessible, as the information grows so must our ability to filter and sort it.