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Growing up with the Real Time Internet

Sarah Cooley — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:01:23 +0000

Yesterday I had the honor of putting together a panel of my peers to talk about how we use the web! Our panel was titled “Growing up with the Real-time Internet” and it consisted of myself, Corvida Raven, Kelly Sutton, and Lauren Litwinka.

The video is embedded below. Please watch it and comment. I would love to continue the conversation that was started at #140conf.

For a good part of the beginning of the video, the camera guy didn’t realize I was on the panel, and I guess thought I was just the moderator. So he cut me out of the shot. But he figures it out half way through.

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution

Sarah Cooley — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:02:45 +0000

So I just finished watching the first episode of the new ABC show Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (watch it on Hulu here) and I really hope that this show makes a difference.

Jamie is inviting viewers to take a stand and change the way America eats, in our home kitchens, schools and workplaces with the thought-provoking new series, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, which has a special sneak preview SUNDAY, MARCH 21 10|9c on ABC, followed by a 2-hour premiere on FRIDAY MARCH 26 8|7c.

In the six-part series, Jamie heads to Huntington, West Virginia. Why? Well, Huntington has been called the unhealthiest city in America. Jamie wants to do something about that. Through his efforts in this one town, he hopes to start a chain reaction of positive change across the country.

So Jamie has started a petition to support the food revolution in this country. Please sign it, it will only take a minute of your time!

And we need to make a statement by supporting this show as well! So watch it on hulu, watch it on Fridays on ABC, send a message that you care about food, and DEMAND change!

Green Juice

Sarah Cooley — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:52:36 +0000

So you might have seen my tweets about making green juice, or getting green juice. I keep getting asked “what is green juice?” or “what do you put in your green juice?”

So I thought I would make a video to show you what I make every morning.

My Vegan Story

Sarah Cooley — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:01:40 +0000

So I was asked a question on formspring.me

How long have you been a Vegan? And what turned you to choose that lifestyle?

So I thought I would tell you guys the story.

More details on the conditions mentioned in this video. (definitions from WebMD)

Costochondritis is an inflammation of the junctions where the upper ribs join with the cartilage that holds them to the breastbone or sternum. The condition causes localized chest pain that you can reproduce by pushing on the cartilage in the front of your ribcage. Costochondritis is a relatively harmless condition and usually goes away without treatment. The cause is usually unknown.
Fibromyalgia syndrome affects the muscles and soft tissue. Fibromyalgia symptoms include chronic pain in the muscles, fatigue, sleep problems, and painful tender points or trigger points at certain parts of the body. Fibromyalgia pain and other symptoms can be relieved through medications, lifestyle changes, stress management, and other fibromyalgia treatment.

Here is a video from almost a year ago when I first went raw.

The chips were riceworks – Gourmet Brown Rice Crisps

The two documentaries I think EVERYONE should see:

Food Inc

King Corn

SXSW – starting the conversation

Sarah Cooley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:25:53 +0000

Hey guys! I made this video yesterday and I wanted to share it with you all. I hadn’t made a video blog, or even sat down in front of a camera since May 2009. So I get a little emotional about it. But I’m really excited to start getting back to my first love of social media, which is online video. So I hope you enjoy it, and I hope this opens up a really good conversation.

Been laid off? Check out the Lemonade Movement!

Sarah Cooley — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:00:22 +0000

This is a trailer for the documentary Lemonade.

More than 70,000 advertising professionals have lost their jobs in this “Great Recession.” Lemonade is about what happens when people who were once paid to be creative in advertising are forced to be creative with their own lives.

Economist “Did you know?”

Sarah Cooley — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:33:17 +0000

A great video from the Economist. It focuses on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology.

30 rock creates a Gary V like character

Sarah Cooley — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:56:26 +0000

Many of you know Gary Vaynerchuk and his motto, CRUSH IT!

Well apparently the writers of 30 Rock know of him too, and created a character based on Gary.

This is a very funny clip!

BarCamp Philly

Sarah Cooley — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:16:34 +0000

This is a great video of the creating of the schedule board at this weekends BarCamp Philly!

I had a great time attending sessions and holding one of my own.

I will write more about BarCamp in an upcoming post, but for now, enjoy this video!

Typography, cold?

Sarah Cooley — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:29:17 +0000

So I’ve been asking people what they think of my new theme, and most people like it. However I did get one comment on twitter that threw me for a bit.

@danlavelle said:

@sarahcooley love the format, very simple and easy to read. What don’t I like? The fonts. Too industrial and not enough personality conveyed

I mentioned in my last post that both themes (old and new) have had the same font. Helvetica.

It’s the type of font that does display anything, no personality, no emotion, and yet…it says everything. It’s clean, simple, timeless.

I never really noticed Helvetica has a font until I saw the documentary film, Helvetica.

From the website:

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.

The film showed me how much this simple little font had already affected my life. It’s everywhere!

So I stand by my choice of font, and I think it says a lot about me!

If you are on iTunes to check out Helvetica, you should also check out the other documentary by Gary Hustwit, Objectified. They are both really interesting.

Also from the website:

Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.