The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version)

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"Web 2.0" in just under 5 minutes.
http://mediatedcultures.net

This is a slightly revised and cleaned up version of the video that was featured on YouTube in February 2007.

I considered releasing it as an "eternal beta" in true Web 2.0 style, but decided to let it stand as is and start working on future projects. Many of my future videos will address the last 30 seconds of this video (the "rethink ..." part).

Thank you all for the helpful comments on the earlier draft. It has been a great experience to connect with so many people interested in
similar issues.

Once again, there are higher quality versions available for download:

Windows Media File (55 MB):
http://www.mediafire.com/?2wnmpy2ibz1

Quicktime File (96 MB):
http://www.mediafire.com/?axhbjnmw4yn

Mojiti Version (for comments, translations, etc.):
http://mojiti.com/kan/2743/5984

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. So you are welcome to download it, share it, even change it, just as long as you give me some credit and you don't sell it or use it to sell anything. I received many more positive comments than negative about the song choice (great work Deus!), but if you are one of those who does not like the song just download the video and change the audio track to your liking.

The video was created by me (Michael Wesch), working alone from my house in St. George, Kansas. I used CamStudio for the screen captures and Sony Vegas for the panning/cropping/zooming animations. Someday I might make a video tutorial for those who are interested.

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The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version)

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  • o.......m........g ...

    o.......m........g
    this is sooooo disterbinggggg.......
    PLEASE KILL MEEEEE!!! IM USING HYPERTEXT RIGHT NOW! OMG!!!!! THE MACHINE IS USING ME!!!!
    thank you for your time....

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  • Blown away man. ...

    Blown away man. Freaking blown away.

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  • after this video, ...

    after this video, i'm honestly considering kansas state university.

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  • damn i would love ...

    damn i would love to take this class

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  • fucking impressive

    fucking impressive

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  • Yeah, really ...

    Yeah, really wonderful. This invites us to use the Web in the right way for letting people be rally linked each other.

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  • cool!

    cool!

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  • Brilliant! I loved ...

    Brilliant! I loved it!!!

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  • wow... just... ...

    wow... just... brilliant...

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  • Im not going to ...

    Im not going to sleep tonight.

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  • Kick-ass sound ...

    Kick-ass sound track!

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  • clap* clap* clap* ...

    clap* clap* clap* BRAVO

    I have a Masters in IT and let me tell ya... this is one of the best videos I've ever seen..
    lots of SENSE...

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  • Thank God for ...

    Thank God for Creative Commons. I will be using your amazing work to help clients understand what I've been talking about for years.

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  • Umm... holy @#$% ...

    Umm... holy @#$% Ive watched this video(and your others) about 8 times and every time they still scare me as to what WE have dug ourselves into. its just hard to believe we create something that appears great and until its put in our face we wont see what its doing to us.

    thanks for the videos

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  • This really makes ...

    This really makes me think.

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