Jon Favreau – REAL VIRTUALITY

Stuff I learned this week – #48/10

We don’t have enough late sequels yet.
Some nifty stuff was shortlisted for the short film Oscars
Hitchcock would have had a website.
There is more in store for Social Media Movie Marketing.
Jon Favreau has actually thought a lot about how he can make his films appeal to both niche and mainstream audiences.
Disney Princesses are not dead.
Politicians still haven’t understand the web.
The Wikileaks-kerfuffle could be a result of oversharing.
There’s still undiscovered music around.

Wie so oft, war die ganze Hysterie vermutlich unangebracht
So funktioniert Twitter nicht.

Stuff I learned this week – #45/10

Tagline: This time, it’s bilingual!

Time notes that a lot of nifty things have been invented this year.
The Magic Kingdom will be directed by Jon Favreau.
Clay Shirky sees “The Shock of Inclusion” as one of the things that holds back media’s progress.
Chris Suellentrop opts for rentership over ownership.
Lyn Gardner explains how Twitter is useful for critics.
This is how Michael Caine speaks.
Kids these days know very well what they are doing on Facebook.
E.T.’s space ship was tiny.
R2D2’s timeless design works even on bathing suits.

Der SWR stellt ein crossmediales Dystopie-Projekt auf die Beine.
Sixts Castor-Kampagne ist zwar respektlos, aber nicht mehr zeitgemäß.
Marcel Weiss nimmt Mathias Döpfner sachlich und sauber auseinander.