Todd Simmons

Finally watched Arcade Fire’s new interactive music video (created with help from Google, using HTML5): http://bit.ly/99kcPY Good stuff.

Apple, Google, and Amazon are all jumping into streaming video. Techcrunch says the full assault on cable is underway: http://tcrn.ch/9lwpaH

My wife has a new blog about 1980s fashion and interior design. Check it out at http://mirror80.com/ And be sure to hit the “Like” button!

Constant use of digital devices may deprive our brains of needed downtime, harming memory, learning, & idea generation http://nyti.ms/azSrXt

Will Facebook’s new “Places” feature make it harder to lie about where you are? http://bit.ly/cJtFDH Anyone can “check you in” somewhere.

Saw the internet meme inspired documentary “Winnebago Man” last night at the Drafthouse. Highly recommended: http://winnebagoman.com/

An American reporter gets real Japanese Yakuza to play the video game “Yakuza 3” and records their impressions: http://bit.ly/caKLuu Crazy.

Wired says the web is dead. It was killed by apps and closed systems like Facebook: http://bit.ly/cegD6k (Love the 2 column article format.)

Are 20-somethings delaying “growing up” because their brains are still developing? http://nyti.ms/bVlupi Interesting NYT Magazine article.

Thanks to Ricochet Labs for my recently finished internship! Check out the biz site I designed/built as my last project: http://getqrank.com