First of All

14 months, 42 countries and the most amazing 4.5 minutes you’ll spend on the ‘net this month.

Really. Go watch it. Even if you don’t ever watch vids on the ‘net. It’ll make you smile.

I’ve been thinking about stuff like that a lot lately.  About how one person will post something and then another will post it somewhere else and then suddenly, literally, the entire world is watching.

Take this ad, for example.  Heinz pulled it from the airwaves, due to complaints about the little kiss at the end.  Now? Its all over the ‘net.  So the marketing part is still working on it.  And its getting people talking.

I think advertisers and TV stations and movie studios still don’t quite get it.  There is no more powerful force than telling a bunch of people that they can’t view something and then giving them the medium to view it without the censor’s permission.  And the internet is a powerful medium for viewing.  And, yes copyright is an issue.  But I think we are nearing the end of copyright.  I just don’t see how it can be enforced effectively over the open channels of the world wide web.  And that does worry me, as it is important that people get the credit and the money for their work.  But we’ll see.

But there are billions of us out here.  Talking.  Sharing video and pictures and stories.  Bringing the world closer together.

So, go watch that video I put up there.  Its funny.  Its amazing.  And it takes you around the world in 4.5 minutes.  With some dancing included.