Jason Levine – Healing People Daily with the Power of Digital Video & Audio

So...what exactly *is* Radical Transparency? Some new Photoshop CS3 Extended feature? Well, no. New X-ray glasses for kids (and bigger kids) to have fun with whilst out and about? Sadly, no. A concept that has inadvertently entered the mainstream and altered the way the world (communicates) concepts, thoughts, feelings, and even gratuitous nonsense? ? Yes. It also happens to be a recent article from Wired Magazine.

Now, I must admit...I'm not a fan of Wired. That being said, I've still got a subscription (it's definitely a love/hate kind of reading-relationship). But a recent article in the current issue (with the girl from The Office on the cover, clad in a business suit on the front 'clear' cover; 'exposed' with only a TV (ie, Tube) covering her most intimate parts on the actual cover...genius) explained and explored this concept of 'baring' your, uh, soul...to the masses--and how it's making waves, everywhere. And it's not just for the 15-year old wanting to share the trials and tribulations of teen life in the era of 'My SuperSweet 16' and Paris Hilton (can you say 'LonelyGirl15'?) but even moreso, it's for the big guns, the big companies, the little companies, the entrepreneurs and the musical mavens to expose (a bit) of their soul, but do it honestly. Simply put: it's a fascinating read...so much so, that I had to BLOG about it!$%!&! Yeah, fo' real.

So, as mentioned, I'm not a fan of Wired (heck...we didn't even make their Tech Top 40!?! What's up with that?? Have they not heard about CS3? How about Vanishing Point Exchange? Video layers? The Puppet Tool? Editing sound with your Eyes?? I'm sorry...but they clearly missed some 'big' stuff in the form of CS3...Oy) But aside from all that, the article itself (and it's many sub-articles) really outline a trend in the world (both socially and economically) that speaks volumes, heck, Terrabytes, about the way people want to share more, all in an effort to build trust, maintain integrity, and give people (and more importantly, consumers) an inside 'scoop' on what's shakin'-- at least in the business sense. (not talking booty here)

Well, this is actually blog entry #3. (entry #1 magically disappeared due to some weird user/server error, and #2 was just that...a pile of poo!). I'm digging this one. I might even have to get my YouTube on. lol. Oh, and be sure to check out the CS3 Production Premium tours. The voice you hear *just* might be a familiar one...

Blog on. (an allusion to David Essex's 1973 hit, 'Rock On'...though much nerdier)