Pecha Kucha: Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides

Pecha kucha : 20 slides, 20 seconds each.

Here's an example that explains what it is ... and teaches something about another topic altogether.

Watch it and tell me if it doesn't kind of leave you breathless -- literally AND figuratively.

The World's Best Presentation: What the F**K is Social Media?

I know this is not a Youtube video.

Came across this entry for Slideshare's "World's Best Presentation contest" on ThreeMinds and thought I can break the blog's rules just this once.

In one zippy and entertaining presentation, Marta Strickland (whoops -- I meant Marta Kagan), Bonafide Marketing Genius, manages to layout what social media is, why and how brands have to get into them. It's 74 slides chock-full of facts and numbers that we all will need to reference at some point. But that's not why I put it in here. It's not just a learning experience for a whole lot of people -- it's also a darn fine visual delight.

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What do you guys think?

Kinematic Typography: V for Vendetta

Verily, you will view this video vith vonderment (sorry -- couldn't think of enough v vords!).



A whole set of other videos of the same type -- kinematic typography (or stories told using typography and sound) are at AlwaysWatching.Org -- from Kill Bill to The Devil's Advocate to The Office to The Wedding Crashers.

Who would have thought you could convey all that with fonts? (And sound of course!)

Check 'em out.

Fuel Your Car with Water... Fact or fiction?

I really don't know if this is a scam ... but the video is rising fast on Youtube and I bet a lot of people will be fooled if it is.

As far as I know, the process of extracting hydrogen from water is extremely complex and requires a lot of energy in itself... meaning, a water-powered car while theoretically possible is simply too inefficient to be feasible.

So, has someone finally cracked it? (Yes, I know Daniel Dingle has been touting his water-powered car since 1968 -- but for some reason, I always thought it seemed fishy. In the same way that I think this Japanese one is fishy.)

However, I sure hope I'm wrong though!