Archive for the ‘Videos’ Category

The World Wide Telescope

By Bruce K. Hollingdrake • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Bits & Pieces, Videos

How would you like to take a magic carpet ride through our universe. Coming this spring…
Here’s a tantalizing preview.



Using Facebook as a Cutting Edge Marketing Tool (not)

By Bruce K. Hollingdrake • Feb 17th, 2008 • Category: Tools, Videos

Usually the videos we share with you and insightful and intelligent. This one is neither.
We have been using Facebook quite a bit as a Marketing Tool as discussed here. The downside is the stupefying amount of wastefulness that occurs. As our Friend list grows so does the list of useless invitations. Luckily I’ve come across […]



A Conversation with Philip Pullman

By Bruce K. Hollingdrake • Jan 30th, 2008 • Category: News & Opinions, Videos

A conversation with author Philip Pullman (courtesy charlierose.com)



Video by philosopher Dan Dennett on Memes

By Bruce K. Hollingdrake • Aug 3rd, 2007 • Category: Videos

Memes (pronounced like beams) are simply ideas. Of course if you or I come up with what we think is a brilliant idea we have no idea how it may be used by others. This is one of a large series of video presentations at TED Talks. If you’ve not yet checked these out you […]



A quick glimpse into a Letterpress shop, old time quality in a modern age.

By Bruce K. Hollingdrake • Jul 24th, 2007 • Category: Videos

Another feature we will try to bring regularly is some of the more interesting book related videos. I came across this one after a quick visit to The Bytown Bookshop (Ottawa) blog. It is a short documentary on a Letterpress printshop.