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A short case study on a 160x200px ad I created that was to be displayed on Caitlyn Imburgo’s blog. The end result was an ad that made really good use of the space given as it linked two sites with one space. Think it sounds neat? Go on and read more on how it was done.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook recently held a keynote announcing a new initiative called fbFund. This $10 million fund backed by Accel and Founders Fund can be dispersed in grants ranging in the amounts of $25 to $250 thousand.

Back in the day when you wanted to slap someone’s face onto a video clip, you’d typically have to open some sort of advanced video editing software such as Adobe Premiere. It wasn’t a simple task either; you’d have to cut out the person’s head, do the motion tracking, etc.

Fast forward to today and you’ll see some internet applications that are capable of some pretty advanced stuff, including slapping someone’s face onto a video clip thanks to Starring You! created by the minds at JibJab.

For those who have been keeping up with the latest drama on the new hi-def formats, you probably know that the backing behind HD DVD and Blu-ray by the movie studios is almost neck and neck. Although this standstill probably won’t last long, what if the movie industry started playing out exclusivities like the video game industry? Could HD DVD and Blu-ray coexist?