links for 2008-09-26

• Asterpix Interactive Video – Video with Annotations
  Make your videos interactive
  (tags: youtube web2.0 web videos video tracking tools)
• HighSchoolJournalism.org
  By teens, for teens: News, photos, videos, podcasts. Welcome to the world's largest host of student media.
  (tags: yearbook writing teaching school newspaper resource)
• Writeroom
  For people who enjoy the simplicity of a typewriter, but live in the digital world. WriteRoom is a full-screen writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you're used to, WriteRoom is just about you and your text.
  (tags: writing wordprocessor word tools texteditor text)
• Election 2008 | powered by Twitter
  We’re filtering hundreds of Twitter updates per minute to create a new source for gathering public opinion about the presidential election and a new way for you to share your thoughts.
  (tags: web2.0 web twitter tweetmarks social politics usa)

A New Venue

Things are heating up in Singapore.  This weekend features the first ever night race on the Formula 1 calendar.  The cars will practice and race at night under heavily lighted conditions.

I’m excited to watch the qualifying and the racing.  Why under the lights?

Money drives this extremely expensive sport.

Typically, races on the other side of the globe have a far smaller television viewing audience.  After all, depending upon where you are in Europe or North America, the race could be run live at 2:00am.  Even the most die hard Formula 1 fan is challenged to watch the race live.

In the good old days, you would just tape the race and watch it on your own time.  But, those of us who really enjoy the sport also subscribe to mailing lists of our passion.  So often, we check our email only to get spoiler messages which end up ruining the moment.

For better television audiences, the Singapore race will be held at night which puts it mid-afternoon in Europe and in the traditional morning timeslot here in the Eastern Time Zone.  We get to see it live.  Thanks so much to modern technology.

From a driver’s perspective, they have to appreciate the night running.  According to reports, it was 27 degrees and very humid in Singapore.  Could you imagine the temperatures and humidity during a mid-afternoon race?

How do the drivers handle things?  After all, their bodies are on strict training regimes in this the world’s greatest auto racing series.  And, how about night vision?

They’ve got it covered.  Check otu the article dealing with Clubbing and Carrots.

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