On Apr 29, 2008, at 6:18 AM, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote: > Mauro Diotallevi wrote: >> On 4/28/08, Curtis Burisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Excellent, excellent article posted on Slashdot today: >>> >>> http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/2008/04/looking-for-the-mouse.html >> >> That was a truly insightful article. Thanks for sharing. And for >> those who might be avoiding the article because they think the >> "mouse" >> in the URL refers to Disney, don't worry, it refers to a computer >> mouse. And a four-year-old girl. And a DVD player. Trust me on >> this, it's worth it. >> > I also found it very insightful. As soon as I finished I wanted to > send > it to other people to read.
Agreed, and did it. I work at a company that develops, hosts and moderates online communities, so it was very on-point for me. One nit that I'd pick is that Shirky assumes the 5-year-old was looking for the mouse while watching Dora the Explorer because she assumes that any video display without a mouse is somehow "broken". I guess he has never watched Dora. The the show presents itself as interactive, and, IIRC, there is even a pointer that appears on the screen, which Dora asks the viewers to move. This fake interaction was one of the reasons I never had much patience for the show when Ryan had it on. Dave _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
