OMMWRITER
For a lot of writers and creative types (myself included), when and where you write determines so much about what you write. Space, atmosphere — it’s all important. Every writer has their ticks and tricks…though most of us are shackled to computers, blips, bloops and buzzing abound.
Ommwriter (Twitter: @ommwriter) is a beautiful way to get away and simply write. It’s a word processing app. Get inspired. Give it a try.
Check out this video demo:
Ommwriter from Herraiz Soto on Vimeo.
Ok. So everyone and their mother has seen this video. If you haven’t: Welcome to the Internet. What’s an “Internet,” you ask? I dunno…I think Al Gore Tweeted about building a series of tubes in 1994 or something and voila! Internet.
Over the top? Check. Beating a message down your throat? Check. But allow me to learn you a thang or two, kiddies: The message this Jersey Shore wanna-be is painfully spewing is real (unlike his tan).
How you present yourself is huge. Remember that. Take my word for it. I build crowds. Guaranteed. What do you do?
What bankers were really doing while the economy tanked...?
Here’s a tip for all you fledgling professionals out there: DON’T CHECK OUT NAKED CHICKS ON THE INTERNET AT WORK. Particularly if a colleague is doing a TV interview right behind you. Any bets on whether or not this guys is still employed?
A Macquarie Bank employee was caught unawares as a co-worker gave an update on the Seven News Update (Australian news service near Perth).
And if you’re going to basically get yourself fired, maybe do it over some pics worth getting fired over. Go out in a blaze of glory.
Anyway, here’s the video:
Finally! Prezi kills the banality of Powerpoint Presentations. Rejoice.
Prezi - Powerpoint killer? *fingers crossed*
For the sake of keeping things relevant, this post is about a presentation website that will make all of your future employers think that you are much more impressive than you will ever deserve. This website/software is called Prezi and uses a type of flash-esque [It's called Javascript, Ben -Ed.] technology to make your business proposals way more creative and ornate than they actually are. If you go to Prezi’s website, you’ll see why it’s so effective. I call it the Michel Gondry effect, where you stare at something seemingly simple, tilt your head, and think “how does that even happen?” It’s awesome.
Okay. Now that that’s established, the REAL reason why I am commenting on this wildly convenient website is because on the homepage of Prezi there is a man who gives a short video presentation of Prezi’s capabilities. Watch it and share my embarrassment for the poor man. As interns, people are going to ask you to do things that you don’t want to do. Sometimes it’s walking in the cold to the FedEx on 5th avenue. Sometimes it’s going to be going to Bed, Bath, and Beyond and getting a quote on doorknobs for the female bathroom.
It should never be humiliating yourself over the internet [I beg to differ -Ed.]. If you can’t read a teleprompter and you don’t know how a green screen works, let your boss know. If they are at all the kind of group of people who you want to eventually work for, they’ll understand.
Don’t make the same mistake that the Prezi man-boy made. Or DO make the same mistake that the Prezi man-boy made, and let us know about it so that I can write about it. Being an intern should be a learning experience. If you can make your mistakes public so that the rest of us can learn from it, we’re all better off. Thanks for the martyrdom Prezi.
Enjoy a Prezi demo from a 9-year-old cos why not?