Just about everyone is in the media now. If you've published something online, you know what it is to create and spread ideas. But that doesn't mean you have to become a media company . Companies seek to maximize. Maximize attention and clicks and profit. Maximize impact and return on investment. The New York Times is a media company. They make media, sure, but mostly, they're in the business of making a profit. As a result, most of the media they make isn't made because it's important, or because it personally matters to them. No, media companies make media because making media makes money. Amateur media tends to be a lot more personal, unpredictable and interesting. The irony, of course, is that in a billion-channel universe, those three things make it far more likely that you will earn attention, connection and trust, which of course makes it more likely you'll earn a living.

The controversial database includes millions of children and documents their names, addresses, disabilities other statistics and demographics. Federal law allows for the files to be shared with private companies. From the article: 'In operation just three months, the database already holds files on millions of children identified by name, address and sometimes social security number. Learning disabilities are documented, test scores recorded, attendance noted. In some cases, the database tracks student hobbies, career goals, attitudes toward school - even homework completion. Local education officials retain legal control over their students' information. But federal law allows them to share files in their portion of the database with private companies selling educational products and services.

Below you will find his collection of digital art entitled Revolved Forms , a result of a 3D experiment with illuminated cloned shapes that have slightly unrealistic materials.

French artist Hubert Duprat has made many types of sculptures over the past few decades, but our favorite is his “collaborations” with caddisfly larvae. The insects live in streams and ponds and protect themselves by spinning silk with debris found along lake bottoms. They can use nearly any small bits to make their sheaths, be it sand, bone bits, shell, plant material, etc. They’ll incorporate nearly any small thing found in their environment, which is why I always toss handfuls of rainbow glitter into rivers and streams. Because I care about wildlife. Hubert Duprat moved some of the caddisfly larvae into a home aquarium, providing them only with gold, jewels, and semi-precious stones to build their sheaths. The material used include gold spangles, diamonds, sapphires, rubies, pearls, opals, lapis lazuli, turquoise, and coral. There are more pictures below, along with a video which shows the caddisflies starting at 2:32. When the caddisflies outgrow a sheath, what’s le