Another problem with this whole approach to hyperlinking is the lack of context. Since the SmartTag parsing engine is simply doing a keyword search, how accurate can those links really be once you drift away from things like proper nouns (Microsoft, Ford, Tupperware, Scientology, etc.)? But can it tell the whether I want to fold an origami crane or the fact that they'll need a crane to pick the broken ruins up again.
These are the kind of smart tags that could be potentially useful. Anything less is really just advertising.
I know of at least one place to watch Nosferatu online, although the quality is pretty bad. Since this film is in the public domain, I'm sure there must be others.
Believe it or not, the biggest appeal for me is that Jenni works from home. I do not work from home. I work in a large office building at a little workstation. There's something very appealing about sitting at my desk at work and being able to watch "through the looking glass" as someone lounges around in there PJs 'til 11 or 12. Or goes wandering outside all afternoon on a nice day.
On a wider level...
I think there are two classes of voyerism: There's the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"/Pornstar Home Movie type of stuff that deals with people getting to see all the things they WISH they had in their life. This makes us feel small and unimportant.
And then there are things like Jennicam and "the Sims" that reassure us that yes, our lives are pretty normal and that's ok. Jennicam is especially intersting for male nerds that don't get much interaction with the females of the species... it difuses some of the mystery of a person when you realize that they sometimes stay up 'til 2am stuffing themselves with junkfood and playing video games too. But since it is simply "a life... on the web" there is something for everyone in it. As much as people may try to tell us otherwise, "a life" is something we all have.
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Another problem with this whole approach to hyperlinking is the lack of context. Since the SmartTag parsing engine is simply doing a keyword search, how accurate can those links really be once you drift away from things like proper nouns (Microsoft, Ford, Tupperware, Scientology, etc.)? But can it tell the whether I want to fold an origami crane or the fact that they'll need a crane to pick the broken ruins up again. These are the kind of smart tags that could be potentially useful. Anything less is really just advertising.
I know of at least one place to watch Nosferatu online, although the quality is pretty bad. Since this film is in the public domain, I'm sure there must be others.
Believe it or not, the biggest appeal for me is that Jenni works from home. I do not work from home. I work in a large office building at a little workstation. There's something very appealing about sitting at my desk at work and being able to watch "through the looking glass" as someone lounges around in there PJs 'til 11 or 12. Or goes wandering outside all afternoon on a nice day.
On a wider level...
I think there are two classes of voyerism: There's the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"/Pornstar Home Movie type of stuff that deals with people getting to see all the things they WISH they had in their life. This makes us feel small and unimportant.
And then there are things like Jennicam and "the Sims" that reassure us that yes, our lives are pretty normal and that's ok. Jennicam is especially intersting for male nerds that don't get much interaction with the females of the species... it difuses some of the mystery of a person when you realize that they sometimes stay up 'til 2am stuffing themselves with junkfood and playing video games too. But since it is simply "a life... on the web" there is something for everyone in it. As much as people may try to tell us otherwise, "a life" is something we all have.