Worth Clicking: MediaStorm Links Roundup

All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! Own your audience and stop relying on YouTube. [Social Times] Trying to understand the invisible array of algorithms that power your Netflix suggestions has long been a favorite sport, but what’s actually going on in that galaxy of big data, those billions and billions of ratings stars? [Wired] See "A Darkness Visible:Afghanistan" take shape, from radio cuts to final output in less than 3 minutes. [MediaStorm Blog] In New York, widely regarded as a gay-friendly city, reports of attacks on same-sex couples are on the rise, one young couple tells their story. [The New York Times] In this multimedia presentation Nichols and Williamson re-create the feast and famine of the plains; the purring, bleating, and roaring of these cats; the fragile balance of lion survival. [National Geographic] “We have no problems with others telling the story. Our own…

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All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff for your enjoyment this weekend. Cheers! The best free fonts, from vintage-inspired typefaces to slap-you-in-the-face slab serifs. [Creative Bloq] Every semester on the first day of class, Spike Lee, accomplished director and NYU professor, distributes a list of essential movies he considers "the greatest films ever made. " [Gawker] Here are my 20 things 20-Year-Olds don’t get. [Forbes] A short film in paper by Leo Bridle & Ben Thomas. [Vimeo] December marks the centennial of the first flight, but don't expect a celebration here, or anywhere else in Brazil, for that matter. [New York Times] Watching online video once meant staring passively at a screen, but now that audience engagement is the goal, interactive video is gaining popularity and newsrooms are responding. [IJNet] Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. Now, Grandpa spends…

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Worth Clicking: MediaStorm Links Roundup

You've made it through another week. To celebrate, unwind with some of our favorite reads and videos from the past week. All links are hand-picked by the MediaStorm staff. Cheers! Google just demoted your television set into a second screen, a slave to your phone or tablet or laptop. [BuzzMachine] Despite new technology and the leveling of the creative playing field, video is still a prisoner inside the rectangle viewing window. Can it be freed? [Inside the Story] Turns your iPad into a Mac control pad. [Macworld] The production duo behind Beasts of the Southern Wild has a fellowship from NYU’s Cinema Research Institute to research grassroots audience outreach for films; here are the top takeways from their research so far. [Indiewire] Is your work designed to stand the test of time? [Seth's Blog] Innovation happens when ideas intersect, so innovative people are at the intersection of fields. [Fast Company] Steinway &…

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