I was going to call this post 'If Google was a guy and not a giant, omniscient, omnipotent entity that will eventually take over the world and condemn humanity to an eternity of slavery', and then go on a rant about how insidiously dangerous it is to have one organisation knowing everything about everyone...but then I decided against it because that title would be too long to re-tweet and share and shit.
So I've decided to take a different tack (nautical term) and present you with three genuinely funny videos from those cool dudes at CollegeHumor (who, alas, have wasted their money on a poor college education which has left them unable to spell the word 'humour' correctly).
Oh - apologies for the annoying advert at the start of each clip - I got one for Polygrip.
(Remember, you'll never see me selling my soul to advertisers just to gain an extra few shekels…no-sir-ree-bob!)
I guess now, due to the recent decision by the European Court of Justice on the 'right to be forgotten', they'll need to do a fourth video in which someone comes in and says:
'Hey, Google, you've got something about me which I don't like.'
at which point they'll have to tell the Google Guy to close his eyes whilst they hide it somewhere in his office so he can never find it again.
The person who comes in could be, say, a paedo, a rapist, a cowboy builder, or maybe a bent politician...
Well, everyone seems to be doing it.
#pushTuesday, #chooseday, #ManicureMonday
Choose a day of the week and then decide that, on that day, you're going to do something special…or different.
So I've come up with #ShoutAboutItThursday, a day on which I will choose something that is interesting or important to me (don't worry, I'll not be banging on about my books - I'll be doing that on #OhForFucksSakeFriday!)…and today I've decided that, even though I run the risk of accusations of nepotism (it is about my youngest daughter after all), I'm going to shamelessly plug a small video production company called 'Spelt with a T Productions'.
Why 'Spelt with a T'?
When Emily got her first credit for a film she was involved in, her name was written as:
EMILY RICHIE - not RITCHIE.
The rest, as they say, is history!
On her YouTube Channel I'd strongly recommend taking a bit of time to look at the following videos:
'Better Life' - a video Emily made for the group 'Tactical Dance Maneuver'
'Dark Digital Space' - a disturbing experimental film on the subject of self-harm
I'd also recommend checking out:
Life in Hand - a documentary
And, to demonstrate her versatility, have a look at this award-winning stop-motion movie:
Transforming the Campus with Sally the Slug
And last, and certainly from my perspective, very much not least, Emily helped me put together the fabulous videoblurb from my book…yes, I know, I said I wasn't going to bang on about them, but I just can't help it because this video is really, really good - listen out for the subtle change in music about halfway through!!
So if you're somewhere in the Lancashire area (and even if you're not) and you're looking for someone to make a film or a video or a book trailer, drop Emily a note on either her Facebook page or Twitter feed; and don;t forget to follow and share and do all that other social media malarky!
ps - If you'd like me to feature you, your business, someone you know, something interesting (because if it's boring I'll just ignore it!), etc, etc, on #ShoutAboutItThursday, just drop me a comment - but please don't be offended if I refuse.
