I had a feeling that Carrie’s song would reach a global audience like this the first time I heard it. It is interesting to me that CNN has brought on leading performers to share their celebratory and uplifting songs during the Heroes recognitions. These performances go to show that music is a shared experience that can be used to raise awareness, inspire, and celebrate the achievements of those committed to making a change in the world.
I am shocked that CNN has not asked Nickelback to perform “If Everyone Cared” since the music video gives a visual history of major developments in global humanitarian efforts.
From a cultural studies perspective, I’m fascinated with the large ripple effects one individual can have. For instance, look at the results from Bob Geldof’s drive to start Live Aid in 1984. I can only imagine the confusion that struck many people as they heard that a rock musician was attempting to fight world hunger.
Paul said in a June 2009 Inc. Magazine article that, “Running a start-up is like being punched in the face repeatedly, but working for a large company is like being waterboarded.”
These new HTC cell phone commercials might be my favorite ads of 2009. Notice at the end of the ad how the HTC logo includes the caption “quietly brilliant” – so true…
MIT Personas is a recent MIT project which searches the internet in order to create a characterization of a person’s online identity. To get started, you simply input your name into the Personas website, hit enter, and watch the program begin crunching the data it finds about you online. Below, I inserted a video about characterizing Bob Dylan’s online identity.
Check out a recent Smithsonian article about “Decoding Jackson Pollock” that suggests the artist hid his name in his art. The interactive feature can be found to the right of paragraphs 4-5.
