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Early TV show about the Internet from Japan

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I’m such a geek that I actually enjoyed this. Described as:

Found footage on a VHS tape of a very early TV show about the Internet from Japan. Please write to me at carl at media.org if you have details. At about 2′ in, there was a one-minute blank gap that was edited out.

The show features Jun Murai, the Internet Samurai, in one of his first television appearances.

One of the US demonstrators notes:

A 2MB file might take a long time to download

The beauty of how far we’ve traveled from the time this video was procued is that I could have downloaded this 2GB (1024 megabytes) file in a few minutes – of course, it helps that I live in Japan!

h/t to Carl & the Internet Archives

(oh, and, can I be the Internet Samurai this year, pretty please? ;-) )

January 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Internet, Tech Community | Leave a comment

TEDxTokyoLive presents live streaming of TEDIndia in association with Tokyo Hacker Space (11/5&6) and Keio Media Design (11/7)

A unique opportunity to experience a live stream of TEDIndia -The Future Beckons, through TEDxTokyoLive in association with Tokyo Hacker Space (11/5&6) and Keio Media Design (11/7)

At a time of economic uncertainty, one thing remains clear. There’s an unmistakable shift of influence to the east. It’s not just about IT outsourcing. Increasingly India, China and the rest of Asia are making their presence felt globally in new technologies, design brilliance, cultural and economic innovation. And so, our conference theme: “The Future Beckons.” To learn more, watch the TEDIndia preview video or browse TEDTalks in the special Theme “A Taste of TEDIndia.”

At Tokyo Hacker Space (THS)
Thursday November 5th
Session A – 2:00 to 7:30
Session B – 8:00 to 10:30

At Tokyo Hacker Space (THS)
Friday November 6th
Session C – 11:30 – 4:30
Session D – 5:30 – 10:00

Keio Media Design Collaboration Complex (Hiyoshi)
Saturday November 7th
Session E – noon – 4:15

To sign up for one or more sessions, click on this Link (NOT by reply email). Please note, demand may exceed space for certain sessions, so an email confirming availability for sessions and directions to venues will follow by email within a few days. For the four sessions at THS we are requesting a 500 Yen donation per session to help support Tokyo Hacker Space. Thank you for your interest!

Tokyo Hacker SpaceTokyo HackerSpace is an open creative space: community lab, studio, workbench, machine shop+, where people with common interests in technology, building things, gardening, cooking, science, crafts, digital art, gaming+, anime, film, social innovation, etc. can find the space, the like-minded people, and the infrastructure needed to make cool thing happen. In addition to the general membership system and community space, there is reasonably priced shared or private office space. For info contact lauren.shannon@gmail.com

Keio Media Design – Keio University Graduate School of Media Design is committed to fostering “Media Innovators” and creative global leaders who understand the core creative skills of design, technology, management, and policy in the field of media design
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TEDIndia
TEDxTokyo

November 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Social Media, Tech Community | Leave a comment

Tokyo Hacker Space01: The BBQ Video

whipped this up after our amazing Open House at Tokyo Hacker Space. Feel free to share:

October 25th, 2009 | Category: Black Web, Community, DIY WebVideo Workshop, Facebook, Motivation, New Media Toolkit, Production, Series, Social Media, Tech Community, Tokyo Hacker Space, Web Design | Leave a comment

I'm speaking at the Tokyo ELT Book Fair: 5 Steps to Telling Your Story with Multimedia Tools

Workshop Title: 5 Steps to Telling Your Story with Multimedia Tools

Date: Sunday Nov. 1st

Workshop Time: 2:00 – 2:45pm  Please note the new start time!

Location:

Tokyo Expo at Toyo Gakuen University

You can pre-register at: www.eltnews.com/ETJ/events/preregistration.shtml
it’s ¥500, and they say its best to preregister to keep down the crowd at the door.

Here’s the map – click to enlarge.2009_etj_tokyo_venue

Have you thought about using digital storytelling in your classroom? With easily accessible tools and planning, you can get your students engaged in the learning process…and keep them motivated. In this workshop, you’ll learn the 5 essential steps to telling stories with multimedia tools. This seminar is meant for university teachers.

October 25th, 2009 | Category: DIY WebVideo Workshop, ESL, New Media Toolkit, Production, Social Media, Tech Community, Terri Live! | 2 comments

Couple of African Americans sitting at Tokyo Hacker Space talking tech

I’m very grateful to tech entrepreneur/mover and shaker Ed Dunn, founder of the phrase-based search engine Fooky who came on a fact-finding trip to Tokyo, got in touch with folks via Facebook and came down to Tokyo Hacker Space to talk about tech, life in Tokyo and beyond.

You can see the first part of our conversation below. Head to his blog, Dream and Hustle, for parts 2 & 3.
Thanks Ed!

October 23rd, 2009 | Category: Black Web, DIY WebVideo Workshop, Facebook, Media Tectonics, Motivation, New Media Toolkit, Politics and Society, Social Media, Tech Community, The Big Picture, Tokyo Hacker Space | One comment
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