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And they wonder

Ben May — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:47:34 +0000

….why people outside Australia think of us they way they do…. (awesome video by the way)

a JibJab 2009

Ben May — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:06:41 +0000

Every year, JibJab so a very good end of year summary video, and 2009 is no exception.

Enjoy! (for those who haven’t seen it yet)

Google Wave in 2 Mins

Ben May — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:57:49 +0000

One of the highlights of Web Directions this year (which I have been too busy to blog about) was that all attendees were issued something that’s scarce among web folk, and that’s a Google Wave invite.

Google Wave is only in BETA / Preview at the moment, and only open to a very select few. After using it for some tests, I can see how Google Wave will be the next thing in online collaboration and communication.

But what is Google wave? For those who don’t know, here is a terrific video explaining it in only a couple of minutes

Macca’s Chef’s & the Angus Burger

Ben May — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:14:33 +0000

I’ve been fortunate enough to be contacted by one of the Social Media team working on this project, and have given a copy of this video before it is launched later today on Channel 10.

Utilising social media, a MasterChef spoof 9-part webisode series has been created by FremantleMedia for McDonald’s Australia. The webisodes will launch on www.masterchef.com.au/littlebitfancy as Celebrity MasterChef gets underway tonight. McDonald’s will be also invite customers to go to the site and star rate the Angus Burger range.

The webisode series has been executive produced by Chris Culvenor, who had an integral part in reformulating MasterChef for Australian audiences and who is credited with producing the wildly successful digital series, Myspace Road Tour.

The webisodes will follow two trainees, Steve and Chris who will battle it out to become Australia’s first Macca’s Chef. They will compete in a 9 series intensive competition in a parody of MasterChef Australia, as they complete Taste Tests, The Tomato Challenge, The Drive Thru Challenge, The Customer Service Challenge, a Cook Off and more. The trainee’s are to be guided and mentored to create the “It’s a little bit fancy” Angus Burger range by Jean–Pierre Benoit-Gateux towards a grand finale to win the title of Australia’s Macca’s Chef!

“The Macca’s Chef series is designed to be fun, but also participatory. We will put our burgers to the test and will learn from our consumers. We also hope it will show potential new trainee’s the fun side of our business”, said Toby Dewar, McDonald’s National Sponsorship and Media Manager

The first webisode of the nine webisodes can be downloaded here: Episode 1.mp4

You can watch Additional Episodes here

Summing it up

Ben May — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:18:03 +0000

This whole saga has been really annoying, and just reaffirming the fact that American’s, and to an extension, Australian’s, are turning into a nation of people who seem to have to complain about everything, rally about things, protest when someone makes a joke, and to blow things out of proportion.

There have been a number (thousands) of news stories / segments about the Letterman / Palin saga, I think Olbermann has done the best that I’ve seen.