Filed under: Internet, E-mail, Google
Gmail collaborative video: behind the scenes look at e-mail delivery
A few weeks ago Google announced a collaborative video project. The idea's pretty simple. Imagine what goes on behind the scenes at Gmail. But not really. Instead, create a short video showing a little white and red envelope being passed from the left side of the screen to the right. Eventually, the folks at Google will stitch some of the best together to make a longer video.
Sure, it's all essentially free advertising for two Google products, Gmail and YouTube. But we have to say we've been impressed with some of the submissions. Here are a few clever ones, in no particular order.
Sure, it's all essentially free advertising for two Google products, Gmail and YouTube. But we have to say we've been impressed with some of the submissions. Here are a few clever ones, in no particular order.
Slithering across the screen:
X-ray:
It wouldn't be YouTube without a cat video:
And a transparent computer display:
You can check out all of the submissions at YouTube.
X-ray:
It wouldn't be YouTube without a cat video:
And a transparent computer display:
You can check out all of the submissions at YouTube.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
