Killer Coke and Mentos
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 08/24/2006 - 12:16I’ve been so busy with the Lamont campaign recently that I really haven’t had a chance to keep up on what is going on in Massachusetts, or on some of the wider more popular online trends. Today, however, I took a chance to try and catch up.
I started reading a little bit about some ‘Killer Coke’ campaign. Apparently one of Deval Patrick’s opponents is trying to criticize Patrick for having worked for Coca-Cola. It is a strategy that I really don’t understand.
I’ve heard people talking about how we need to move our politics to a real discussion of issues and not simply choosing our politicians the way we choose Coke or Pepsi, but making an issue of a candidate working for Coke just doesn’t make sense. Is Patrick’s opponent trying to alienate all the Coke drinkers in Massachusetts? How about the people who drink Minute Maid Orange Juice or Dasini Water, two other Coke products?
R.I.P. Hershey Hynes
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 08/23/2006 - 09:07
Last night, our pet ferret Hershey died peacefully in her sleep. She will be missed by all of us.
Hopefully, she is having fun playing with Peek a Boo at Pet Heavean Orientation this morning.
Today’s Videos
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Mon, 08/21/2006 - 16:02Let me take a few moments to highlight a couple videos I stumbled across today. The first was done by a high school class in Danbury Connecticut. Please visit http://www.dhsthepromise.com/.
The second is http://www.thedreamthatwasamerica.com. They are both great videos. Unlike the raw footage shot by an individual, these are highly polished videos put together by teams. Yet I think they illustrate other aspects of what can be done with videos shared online.
In my email with Tim Salem, who wrote “The Promise” video, I talked a little bit about creating some sort of ‘behind the scenes’ video about how “The Promise” was put together. The idea is to encourage and empower other people, whether they are individuals doing citizen journalism, or high school classes creating powerful projects.
Are there other videos out there that we should know about?
Ned meets folks at the New Britain Polish Festival
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 08/20/2006 - 21:29
Snakes on a campaign
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sat, 08/19/2006 - 21:10Okay, everyone is talking about Snakes on a Plane, so I thought I should add my brief snarky comment. Back on the 14th, MSNBC reported that U.S., U.K. at odds over timing of arrests in the British terror plots.
My friends wearing tin foil hats suggested that the timing was altered to coincide with remarks by Cheney and Lieberman about how Democratic voters in Connecticut, by rejecting Lieberman, were supporting terrorists.
This is ridiculous. We should all recognize that the timing of the arrests was made to help ticket sales for Snakes on a Plane.
