Google Wonder Wheel

Does everybody already know about the options Google has for searches? (They went live last May, but I missed it then.) Do a Google search, then, on the top left side, click on "more options." You can see your results in a whole lot of different ways, but to see them visually in a concept/mind map kind of way, click on "Wonder Wheel." Click and play, or get instructions at Google's site.

Muzorama animation --- nonlinear storytelling

Reposted from NPR:
"You’re not losing your mind. You’re just spending a few minutes in Muzorama.

When we hear the word “animation” many of us think of the narrative storytelling of The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Pinocchio, or Shrek, but when you enter the universe of Muzorama all the laws of physics and logic surrender to the unpredictable imagination of French illustrator Muzo and the Muzorama team.

Produced in 2008, Muzorama is not merely a 3D animation, but a Jungian, psychedelic freefall of visual irony, extremely inventive situations and unending surprises."

Muzorama from Muzorama Team on Vimeo.

"Did You Know" + Creative Commons = Powerful New Media

Exploring what happens to a good idea online by looking at "Did You Know? 2.0," Creative Commons, how people have riffed on the material, and the latest version just released, "Did You Know 4.0). It's a great example of how Creative Commons allows a good idea to be adapted, developed, updated, and transformed.