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The Embedded Reporter in the Half-Marathon

The MySQL Runners Club meets whenever running MySQLers meet. Sun Microsystems GmbH here in Germany also has something similar — and a good week ago, a group of Sunnies teamed up for the 31. Münchner Stadtlauf half marathon. I decided to make myself an embedded reporter, combining Twitter, Flip Mino, YouTube and a bit of surplus electronics and Web 2.0 media.

What’s the result? 37 Tweets, an almost 10 minute YouTube video and, surprisingly, a new personal record (1:44:06).

You’ll see a bit more in the video. Sure, both voice and text are in German — but you’ll get most of it just looking and sensing the physical presence. I decided to increase the Web 2.0 ambition level from last year, when I just blogged the event.

So check out the results on YouTube and Twitter:

  1. The film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkR8ap7AoCw
  2. The Tweets: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=&from=kajarno&since=2009-06-28&until=2009-06-28&rpp=50

The commentators on YouTube and Twitter seem to like the film. “The orange mass of people resemble the disorder and rush when bringing the cattle down from the mountain pastures”. I hope the film conveys some of the feeling of running a half marathon!

More comments in my German blog entry: Der rasende Reporter mit dem Mittendrin-Video vom Münchner Stadtlauf 28.6.2009.

And — proudly presenting — my certificate with the new PR 1:44:06:

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3 Responses to “The Embedded Reporter in the Half-Marathon”

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