Wanna Chat?

By now, you've probably heard about Chatroulette an emerging chat phenomenon that randomly connects chatters with webcams from around the world. Some call it obscene, but others call it revolutionary. Unlike other "social" networks of 2010, you don't have to sign up or fill out a profile to begin, which invites people to be a bit more...creative. You simply need to have a webcam and a desire to be, well be entertained. Matthew Stringer has done an informal, preliminary sociology exploration and its quite interesting to see first hand why people are gravitating to this type of online community. If you're over 18 (not that anyone will stop you if youre not) and if you can handle strangers disconnecting without warning, maybe you should try for yourself...

chat roulette from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.

Monday Music

"Don't let your eyes refuse to see, don't let your ears refuse to hear"



Ray LaMontagne talks a little bit about our strange world...

Happy Valentine's Day

"There cannot be romance without being romantic; there cannot be love without giving love; and there cannot be anything lasting and genuine without commitment."

A brief article about why we fear commitment and why it's so important that we overcome it.

Everybody Has A Story...

Its a fun reminder of what you can learn from a 5 year old. Now, go learn something ;)

The South Butt

Yes, If you haven't already heard of this company, you read it right. Unlike the North Face, where people are encouraged to "Never Stop Exploring", The South Butt's founding principle is to "Never Stop Relaxing." And although the company is quite clear about not expecting anyone who is wearing the gear to actually go climb a mountain, its no surprise, The South Butt now finds itself being sued by The North Face, who is seeking to stop the St Louis based company from marketing and selling its parody apparel product line. Now, trademark infringement suits are not uncommon- company x has a strong brand mark that people recognize and respect ( and company x spends a ton of money to make this happen of course) and company y comes in with a slightly different mark or product and hope they are different enough that they can play in the same space without causing harm to company x. These cases seem to end up coming down to this difference between the 1)likelihood of dilution over actually 2)proving injury to the value of a mark. To help prove that the average person knows the difference between a face and a butt, TSB launched what else but a facebook app. How 2010 of them. Of course, there are those who believe this college student in Missouri should be allowed to "follow the American dream" and others, most likely those working in the business of brands, believe he should have simply came up with a different name. Whatever side you're on, the case is moving forward so the jury is still out. Literally.

Monday Music

"And I don't know how to slow it down"



In light of my second week at the new job and feeling like my head is spinning just a bit, I wanted to share the new Norah Jones, "Chasing Pirates".

deep thoughts at the new office

I thought spoons would be in the "Utensils" drawer, until I opened it and found no spoons. Only at that time did I see the "Silverware" drawer.


Its funny how you think you've got it all figured out until you discover there's more.