New Site

I am going to re-design www.groomlake.co.uk
It will be more functional and interactive…stayed tuned!

Filed under: Internet

The Internet Would Be Perfect.

I have just finished reading this article.

It’s about some video posted on GoogleItaly. The video featured a person with down syndrome, being bullied – of course this is a horrible thing.
Everyone will agree with that. However, the ‘people’ want to know how a video containing such in-humane acts was allowed to be published online.

Google is basically being sued for allowing this to happen. They are being accused of not filtering content correctly and not responding to complaints in a quick manner.

The thing is….you have to look at this from the big picture. GoogleVideo has, I don’t know around 40million videos on it? ‘Active filtering’ would take a 1000 years, and you’d need hundreds of staff to monitor the videos. It’s completely unworkable.

So what if say…100 complaints = the video to be blocked until reviewed? This could work…but its open to abuse if not properly worked out. Maybe ‘flagging’ is only open to registered and authenticated users? Who knows.

However, if Google is found guilty and all videos in Italy become ‘pre-approved only’ then social videos will be completley lost. They might as well watch TV. Its just another thing leading towards the Internet being regulated – which I never want to see.

If it wasn’t for the minor few posting videos etc like this online then the Internet would be perfect. Alas, it’s not.

Filed under: Annoyances, Information, Internet, Media, Politics, Thoughts, Video

Oh Haiii

I’ve made a few posts about Japan.
Probably too many. Thing is, I really love the place.

Ben Schauland, Tyler Hoare and myself fly out on the 2nd May. We’re there till the 12th for 4 shows, so it should be real good fun.
The rest of the band fly out the day after.

I will be ‘tweeting’ a lot I assume – www.twitter.com/charleswbrown | www.twitter.com/bbabhofficial | www.myspace.com/blessedbyabrokenheart - be sure to check all of those links for silly updates too.

I think we’re videoing everything and we’ll probably post an update-a-day or every other day at least. In High Def, of course! 

 We have some other great touring news that we hope to reveal in the up and coming weeks. Can’t say anything just yet.

Anyway, go and read some of Meg’s writing. Its great: http://ghxstwritings.wordpress.com/

 Over and out,
- Charlie.

Filed under: Bands, Internet, Music, Travel