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Bathroom 2.0, Collaboration at it's best

Warning geek content.

Ok, I apologize in advance, this thought trail may be a bit painful for some, but those reading this blog are probably used to it by now.

The other day I watched a great video posted over at bexhuff.com about the future of the web and how it may evolve. The video points out how pathetic and sentient we really are as a nation, with the millions of hours of television we watch collectively each year.

It goes on to explain what the presenter termed "cognitive surplus" and how just 1% of that time could be used to collaborate on thousands of wikipedia projects.

By now most of you reading this should have a general idea about the collaborative internet deemed "Web 2.0"? If not, just think of Facebook, MySpace, etc.
Ironically there is a wikipedia article defining it. Ahh, that makes me chuckle. It should just be a page that says, "this is it" or "you are here"

Anyway, the other day I was in a random public bathroom at a rest stop in a not so nice area of town. I couldn't help but notice the "graffitti" on the walls.

It looked something like this (I leave it to you to fill in the censored parts)


Now, my first reaction was to immediately whip out my Sharpie and contribute to the discussion but then it hit me. This was collaboration. A bit immature but collaboration none the less. So then I had this idea, what if people were given an alternative method?

One package of work friendly magnetic poetry and viola!

Bathroom 2.0

Thanks to my friend Billy for helping me out.

Video of the week, Why Buy Expensive Toys

Ohh why can't my life be like this??

Straight out of the Headlines, Marvel announces the buildup to "The Avengers"

Marvel mines more precious metal with `Iron Man 2'

9 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — This weekend was just the beginning of Hollywood's Iron age.

Marvel Studios announced Monday it will release "Iron Man 2" on April 30, 2010, following the success of the first in the comic-book franchise, which pulled in $104.2 million domestically since opening last Thursday and $201 million worldwide.

Four other films based on Marvel superheroes also were announced: "Thor," due out June 4, 2010; "The First Avenger: Captain America," May 6, 2011; "The Avengers," July 2011; and "Ant-Man," which is in development but has no release date.

Marvel also has "The Incredible Hulk," starring Edward Norton, coming out this June 13 from Universal Studios.

Just as Downey's character, Tony Stark, makes an appearance in next month's "The Incredible Hulk," the Hulk could turn up in "Iron Man 2," Marvel Studios Chairman David Maisel said during a conference call to discuss the company's earnings. And "The Avengers" consists of a rotating roster of Marvel heroes — including original members Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man and Thor — that could see the return of virtually any of the franchise's characters.

"In controlling our destiny, we can control where the characters are and we can have our movies connect and be in the same universe," Maisel said.

"Iron Man" was the first film financed by Marvel, which previously licensed its superheroes to Hollywood studios for such hits as the "Spider-Man," "X-men" and "Fantastic Four" flicks.

Seeking more creative control and a bigger cut of the receipts, Marvel plans to make future films itself and hire studios to distribute them for a fee.

Starring Robert Downey Jr. as a billionaire weapons designer who builds himself a high-tech metal suit to fight bad guys, "Iron Man" exceeded box-office expectations, coming in second only to the first "Spider-Man" for debuts among non-sequels.

Go Ahead Jump On The Marvel bandwagon

Ok, I will admit I was a bit skeptical about the combination of Robert Downey Jr, Jon Favreau and what appeared to be a cheesy suit. Boy was I wrong. Iron Man definitely delivered on all counts.

Bob Jr. was a wonderful Tony Stark, Gwyneth was an excellent Pepper and the special effects were top notch (Courtesy of ILM).

The only suggestion I have if you are a true comic book nerd; Stay through the credits.

I stand by my prediction below, Iron Man will top 08