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An Open Letter to Skeptics on Google+. Go Back to Facebook!
This morning I started penning a short little post on Google+ that quickly spiralled out of control. It became long enough that I thought I'd share it here as well, especially because the blog's been a little light on content leading up to tomorrow's grand debut of my super-secret science advocacy project! Tune in tomorrow to see what that is!
The reason I wrote the following is because Google+ is unique in the social media landscape. I've never met so many skeptics, atheists, and secularists so quickly! For whatever reason the social dynamics of that service are such that large droves of like-minded people can get in touch with one another very quickly.
Cool Product, Super Cool Animation
I like the product being sold here, but that's not why I'm posting it. To launch Google's new e-books service — which I won't link to lest I be accused of shilling for the man — the following video was produced. It was done by Buck, a production company I've posted about before on this blog. In that entry I mention how much I enjoyed their showreel, but with the creation of this piece I'm going to have to call myself an outright fan.
I can't tell if there's stop motion mixed in with the graphics or if the piece is completely CGI made to look like stop motion. Yet however it's done, it's done flawlessly. I've worked for production companies who count Google as a client, (although I haven't worked on a Google campaign myself) and I know how important good storytelling is to them. The animations they commission aim less for beauty and more for clarity — after all, they are selling somewhat technical services that require some explaining.
I'd say Buck got it right on both scores here. See for yourself.
Full Disclosure
Google Calls Me a Failure. Now You Can Too!
In having a look at my most recent statistics on Google Analytics, I thought it was time to come clean. I've always tried to be (some would say embarrassingly) honest on this site, so I might as well take that approach to it's natural conclusion. Time to go right at the heart of the matter and admit how this blog is really doing.
Imagine you, the few regular readers of this rag, are the stockholders in a company, and I'll represent the CEO. As caretaker of an enterprise you're invested in*, I'm required to divulge any pertinent information regarding the potential success or failure of that enterprise. Well here's where I do just that, and Google Analytics is how I know what to tell you.
