When I was told I’d be attending last night’s 4th Annual Webutante Ball, as part of NYC’s Internet Week, a bunch of questions raced through my mind. Most notably: People still have “balls”? Although the concept of a ball may sound of another time, the reason for the Webutante Ball is anything but. Created by…
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Ladies and Gentlemen: Here’s the low down on our Download Contest Winners. Congrats go to Kwame T., who works in integrated production at Anomaly, using Bigstock for advertising initiatives. Kwame is the winner of a brand spankin’ new iPad! The Winner of 250 Credits is Theresa S. of MediaPix Web Designs, who uses our collection…
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There I was, anxiously awaiting my very first assignment as the new Social Media Community Manager for Bigstock, when I got picked for Jury Duty. Waah Waaah.Retro Gavel Vector ©RetroClipArt Let me be clear, I have no problem with honoring my civic duty. I did have a challenge though trying to be a new Social…
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“So, you’re just going to be ‘tweeting‘ all day long?” This was the common response from my sweet-but-confused pals when I shared my good news of being selected to be Bigstock’s Community Manager. I knew the position would require a lot of writing – content and commentary – which I’ve always loved. From writing personal…
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Think the project you’re working on is hard? Imagine creating an extremely elaborate, single-take music video. The amount of work makes us exhausted just thinking about it. We’re big fans of OK Go, who are famous for their amazing and difficult one-take videos. Below you can watch their latest and a few of our other one-shot favorites. How many TVs did The Matches destroy for their Salty Eyes video? How much hopping did the guy in the Goldfrapp video really have to do? How did the masked bicyclists in the Bat for Lashes video see where they were going? Which of these are the real thing and which used digital effects? Think about it — and enjoy!
(Image: © Antonio Nunes/Bigstock)
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – Rube Goldberg Machine version
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