Interactive Buzz - Feb 29 '08

Quarterlife
+ 6 million streams to date
+ $0 in advertising
+ Viral phenomenon
The first internet show to be picked up by network TV (NBC, premiers Feb 26th, then airs Sunday nights at 8pmCST). This is really a fascinating creation...the way it started and its evolution. The site is part real, part not. A real social networking site about characters who use social networking. The line between watching entertainment and being smack-dab in the middle of entertainment is certainly blurred.

Adobe Launches Microsite
Adobe has launched "Adobe Cards" as a microsite to announce Creative Suite 3. There are no words - its simply to entertain designers. It's got some pretty crazy animation/Flash stuff going on.

Great Type Treatment
This is a pretty cool type treatment - in a video/animated format. Below is a quote from the blog entry.
(CONTENT NOTE: The voice-over content in the video may be considered offensive. It is from a movie that was rated R. Consider this your warning.)
"I find this interesting on more than just a visual level…as a typographic study it is outstanding. The words will change into graphics, jump from one side to the other, offering the viewer a “feel” for the story rather than just reading."