Nick Kempinski

Oh shit! Maybe it has begun? (via The World’s Best...

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:26:00 -0700

Oh shit! Maybe it has begun?

(via The World’s Best Ever)

I know you say things like this when it all goes wrong....

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:46:17 -0700

I know you say things like this when it all goes wrong. Don’t pretend you don’t.

(via laughingsquid & OMOCAT)

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:36:25 -0700

(via laughingsquid & OMOCAT)

You're a Media Network. You just might not know it yet.

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:17:41 -0700

You're a Media Network. You just might not know it yet.: Just a few tips I pulled out:

Be yourself - personable, connected & diverse
Your audience trusts you so trust them too
Know what you can do, and always do it! Never be late to your own air time.

Ultimately Put Yourself Out There. And by “yourself” - I mean you.

Not a character or tammer version or a rock star version or your father or your favorite personality. Don’t emulate Gary or Emeril or Ellen or Horatio Caine.

If you try to be someone you’re not - people will smell the inauthenticity of it all.

The article I found says those are margarine containers? I guess...

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:03:33 -0700

The article I found says those are margarine containers? I guess our’s are different here in Canada.

Video

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:36:43 -0700

Can you be serious for 30 seconds? I haven’t watched all...

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:36:00 -0700

Can you be serious for 30 seconds? I haven’t watched all of them yet, but my fave so far is “Leftovers” ( next post ).

http://www.youtube.com/user/beseriousfor30

Know your niche. While I might say WTF!??? You could be using...

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:04:36 -0700

Know your niche.

While I might say WTF!??? You could be using the letters FnA!!!

There are way too many music video’s about Ionic &...

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:17:15 -0700

There are way too many music video’s about Ionic & Covalent Bonds. Why is that?

Very cool - self stabilizing bike. I remember this concept from...

Tue, 29 May 2012 08:59:53 -0700

Very cool - self stabilizing bike. I remember this concept from Expo 86 called “The Lean Machine”

If at first it doesn’t work, add a variation to the concept! Revise it! This one is 26 years in the making.

"I didn’t loose respect for you. I hardly know you. My friends however…"

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:04:27 -0700

“I didn’t loose respect for you. I hardly know you. My friends however…”

- Overheard at concert

"Stop! Look what it says! “Wings"

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:03:51 -0700

“Stop! Look what it says! “Wings””

- Overheard at concert

Transmedia - can't really answer in 140 characters

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:59:00 -0700

I recently saw a tweet from @tMediaStrategy asking “Do you think new forms of #transmedia storytelling will develop? http://t.co/IHuNpQaV”

With media and technology’s rate of advancement and experimentation it’s only natural that I responded a “Yes”. To me, it’s like the mathematical probability of life on other planets.

But then the dreaded follow up tweet “@ethernick what forms do you think will emerge? #transmedia”

Oh crap.

Honestly, it’s a “you don’t know what you don’t know” experience.

So without the 140 character limit, tMedia, I’ll try to blog it out. Here we go.

Say It - Make It

The lines are blurring between fact and fiction. If a story mentions a book, website, twitter account, etc… People will start hunting for it in real life. I know I do.

The moment a story makes any reference to fictional material on the web or otherwise - buy it, make it, register it, use it!

I was watching Girls and saw reference to a twitter account “HannahHorvath”. Did it work: no. Why did I look? Because in the scene I clearly saw tweets I wanted to read, namely something about eating wet bread? Instead I found a fan account without the tweets I was looking for.

I commend shows like How I met Your Mother for publishing The Bro Code and for bringing barneysvideoresume.com and lilysinlabor.com to life.

Right Now

Part of the trend of Social ( which has been the dominant focus from media ) is Real Time. The hashtag is probably the biggest “in your face”, at least from TV. That little faded word in the bottom corner.

The show New Girl doesn’t just show the classic “#NewGirl” they’ll also start highlighting catch phrases that they want like “#schmidtbaby” or “#McMouse” - the idea is to see what other viewers are saying about it right now!

Additionally the Conan App looks to be pretty cool ( although sadly to say as a Canadian I can’t see it in action for myself ). From what I gather it can show time delayed tweets, comments and conversation when playing back older episodes while you watch. See what people are saying at the exact same moment in the show.

I don’t really have a good solution to this one - but I do know that with apps like hootsuite it’s not hard to hire a writer for a day to time delay a few tweets on behalf of a character

The media of real life

This I think is the mother of all.

Taking a look at successful brands, successful personalities, successful stories, they all at one point in time, jump off the page to shake hands and be with real people.

Brands have on the street promotions like that RedBull car always driving around town.

Personalities go to conventions, answer questions, and get filmed by TMZ at bars late at night.

Stories? Take a look at Comic-Con’s, Cosplay, LARP, even Quidditch. These take the stories way beyond anything the original storyteller could imagine for. Participants become the story; they make the story; they evolve the story.

Now is this transmedia? By definition, not directly. But does it have exponential positive influence on the story itself? To allow the story to branch out beyond itself? To give it the material it needs to up the ante in the next instalment? Absolutely!

What's your Sense of Surprise?

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52:41 -0700

What's your Sense of Surprise?:

I’m taking a quick informal survey to find out your sense of surprise around media consumption. I’m just curious about how it plays into our behaviours and decisions.

Thanks

You gotsta work through the hump to get to the great...

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:34:07 -0700

You gotsta work through the hump to get to the great ideas.

(via The Power of Bad Ideas - Core77)

( via exfm )

Sat, 12 May 2012 15:32:00 -0700

( via exfm )

He looks so serious (via FFFFOUND! | XCKha.gif (245×300))

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:18:03 -0700

He looks so serious

(via FFFFOUND! | XCKha.gif (245×300))

I’d love a supervillain chair like that ( via...

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:51:15 -0700

I’d love a supervillain chair like that ( via rachelfershleiser )

Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids,...

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:08:50 -0700

Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday Objects by DisneyResearchHub

Sometimes when I read “Since you are a person I trust, I...

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:05:00 -0700

Sometimes when I read “Since you are a person I trust, I wanted to invite you to join my network on …, ” I hear this instead.