Four minute films made by ordinary people, about anything.
A reminder about the new broadband channel from Channel 4 where you can watch and review documentaries about, amongst other things, a glass eye-maker. Even upload your own docs.
Channel 4 introduces a space for viewers to upload and watch four minute documentaries.
Currently showing, “Somebody’s got to do it“, a film about a bin man. “Bob does the job none of us want to do, he empties our bins every day. He talks about the work he does, life, marriage and everything.”
See more or upload your own films at the Channel 4 site.
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LIFESTREAM / Nov 21st 2008
What's On...
- Cold War Modern: Art & Design in a Divided World, 1945-1970
- Beside the seaside: snapshots of British coastal life, 1880 - 1950
- War and Photography: Robert Capa/Gerda Taro/On the Subject of War
- Cut & Paste: Photomontage 1920 - 1950
- Annie Leibovitz
- Wouldn't It Be Nice - Wishful Thinking in Art and Design
Nov 20th 2008
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We posted 15 pictures on Flickr... | |
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Nov 19th 2008
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AF: “is sitting in her new starck ghost chair which was bought for her by her very lovely friends xxx” | |
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AF: “Oops” | |
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AF: “I” | |
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AF: “Is listening to Coil. Happy” | |
Nov 18th 2008
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DB: “Thanks to the nice people at Hub KX for letting me squat there this afternoon.” | |
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Reaching for a Higher Profile, Abu Dhabi Opens a Hub for Western Media - NYTimes.com [CNN opens hub in Abu Dhabi] |
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Scrabble regains No 1 spot | Business | guardian.co.uk [Mainly thanks to scrabulous ... could this be the first example of successful marketing out of facebook (albeit accidental)?] |
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Hulu draws level with YouTube ad revenue - Brand Republic News - Brand Republic [Ah the value of starting up with an advertiser-funded premise AND legitimate content. Boring but true ...] |
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Financial crisis changes consumers' online habits - Marketing News - Marketing Magazine [Voucher websites are the fastest-growing area of internet retail. The sites, which offer discounts at popular stores, were introduced to the UK in September 2007 and the sector has experienced a 130% increase in traffic in the past year.] |
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Cayman Went: Advertising with Entertainment Roots - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy | |
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Photo Gallery: The Raging California Wildfires [Flickr flames ...] |
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Brooke Shields Says Lipstick Jungle Isn't Dead Yet | The New York Observer ["We're so popular with DVR. We have such a following. The problem is people aren't watching it live and that affects advertisers and that means money. So, basically, they're just trying to figure out a way to reconcile our huge fanbase with advertisers and making sense for them financially... "] |
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Nov 17th 2008
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Suing the gang next door: Yakuza dragged to court - International Herald Tribune | |
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Conspicuous consumption goes out of style [The rise of 'subtle luxury' - think understated and enduring, as opposed to flash and fashionable ...] |
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'Sorry, we're closed' could be sign of times [OC&C, the strategy consultancy, has carried out the first sector-wide study of its kind into the profitability and dynamics of the retail industry, culminating in its report State of Retail 2008.] |
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Nov 16th 2008
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AF: “anger is an energy” | |
Nov 14th 2008
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The End of Wall Street's Boom - National Business News - Portfolio.com | |
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We posted 7 pictures on Flickr... | |
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Harvard Business Review - HBR List 2008 [Old news but good news.] |
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We posted 19 pictures on Flickr... | |
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The Morning News: Business : Wal-Mart Advances Media Marketing [Leveraging 'mum media'.] |
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Nov 13th 2008
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HATS OFF -- the acclaimed documentary by Canobie Films, starring Mimi Weddell | |
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Doom-mongering: A 2009 Internet Media Plan [Grimness from Gawker.] |
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Nov 12th 2008
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We posted 1 picture on Flickr... | |
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We posted 10 pictures on Flickr... | |
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Nov 11th 2008
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Young adults are more open to branding on social networking sites - Brand Republic News - Brand Republic | |
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No Golden Arches, No Clowns - McDonalds Japan Goes No-Brand [McDonald's goes dark ...] |
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You Tube to start showing full-length films - Times Online [YouTube gets increasingly desperate in its attempts to monetise content ...] |
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