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Tag Archives: mashups
Disney Mashup Explains Copyright
Pretty remarkable explanation of copyright laws using bits and pieces of a wide range of Disney animated cartoons. A lot of fun! Eric Fadden, a professor at Bucknell University, is responsible for this Fair(y) Use Tale.
Do the Right Thing… Ernie
Searching for the opening credits for Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing (the “Fight the Power” sequence with Rosie Perez), I stumbled upon a different kind of gem in the vein of some interesting videos Bryan Alexander has been posting … Continue reading
A Bliki -what’s a Bliki?
Grandma-ster Flash
Grandma Mashup -you won’t regret it! Via WFMU’s Beware the Blog which, in turn, found it via Monkeys for Helping.
M*A*S*H U*P*S
My class and I have been talking a bit about mashups in our Museum Interpretation and Design class as we try an figure out all the possibilities we have when approaching a virtual exhibit. One student, on her own initiative, … Continue reading
So close, but so far?: Mashups, RSS, and chasing the eduglu dream
Beware Sucka: this is a collection of notes, ideas, and brief reflections -so sense and cohesion is not the common denominator here (I guess kinda par for the course) First session at Northern Voice 2007 I attended was Mashup for … Continue reading