Thoughts on the intersection of tech, business, and society.
EPIC: A Media Future Fantasy
Worth a view, though some of the presumptions are shaky. This Flash movie posits a combination of Amazon and Google (Googlezon) which obviates the traditional mediasphere and poses grave threats to democracy. EPIC 2014. About the filmmaker, Robin Sloan. More on the film and its progression through the blogosphere here…
Worth a view, though some of the presumptions are shaky. This Flash movie posits a combination of Amazon and Google (Googlezon) which obviates the traditional mediasphere and poses grave threats to democracy.
Hey John — thanks for the link! Note that my co-author is Matt Thompson, now online reporter for the Fresno Bee.
Also note that if the movie’s over the top, it’s because it was designed to scare newspaper editors. (And it did!)
I thought this film was so well done that I am providing my Grade 11 Media Class the link!