USA Networks’ “Covert Affairs” simulates Venezuela by shooting in Canada

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In episode 3 of Covert Affairs, Universal Cable Productions simulated Caracas, the capital city of the South American country of Venezuela, both visually and linguistically (at least they attempted the latter). Covert Affairs is an enjoyable new series from USA Network (a division of NBC Universal) which last week broadcasted episode 3 (Southbound Suárez), where […]

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What Every CMO Needs to Know about Content Strategy

I recently concluded a very detailed study of themost influential technical documentation sites of 2010 to determine what made them influential. What I discovered transcended documentation to include all product and service related content. Today there are companies that using content in strategic ways that are not being discussed for competitive reasons. These companies understand […]

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CIA, Google Invest in ‘Future’ Web Algorithm

Image via Wikipedia CIA, Google Invest in ‘Future’ Web Algorithm — Redmondmag.com. The search giant Google and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency are investing in a company working to track Web-browsing behavior. Both companies are funneling money intoRecorded Future, a company researching a new Web-browsing analytics tool that could be used to estimate the future […]

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‘Bookless’ library at Stanford’s School of Engineering looks to the future

‘Bookless’ library at Stanford’s School of Engineering looks to the future. The move to the new Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center was an opportunity to do more than just haul books from one building to another – “It’s going to be gorgeous,” says the head librarian. BY CYNTHIA HAVEN Only a short while ago, Stanford’s Engineering […]

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SO, YOU’RE AN EDITOR… video diversion

Well here’s another little NSFW video (4:38) that someone made from the Xtranormal “movie” generation website that’s make its way around Twitter (thanks for finding it Shane). This one is titled SO, YOU’RE AN EDITOR…. You can just imagine the subject matter as an editor talks to a …. well I won’t spoil the ending. […]

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See Arri Alexa in San Francisco at DCS, next Tuesday, 10 August

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Just a quick note: The DCS meeting in San Francisco this Tuesday (yes: this coming Tuesday!) will focus on the Arri Alexa. The meeting will be at BlueSky Studios from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Read on for details… Michael Bravin, Arri’s VP for Market Development, will show off a prototype Alexa, discuss its design and internal […]

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