http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/237/tunisia_1984_video_mash_up Comments for "Tunisia 1984 Video Mash-up" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/237/tunisia_1984_video_mash_up#comment-369 <p>My father grew up in Tunisia. I had not seen this video until now, but I think it is wonderful that it played an interesting role in that country's politics.</p> <p>It looks like the 1984 ad is becoming the equivalent of sample from a James Brown record that seems to make an appearance in every hip-hop album.</p> <p>Since mash-ups are inherently a derivative genre, it doesn't really matter who did something first or better.</p> <p>In this case, I think the mash-up artist did some amazing work and made a very powerful statement for change.</p> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:55:09 -0400 Philip de Vellis comment 369 at http://www.techpresident.com http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/237/tunisia_1984_video_mash_up <p> Blogger and human rights activist extraordinaire Ethan Zuckerman has a fascinating <a href="http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=1374">post</a> up about a Tunisian version of the 1984 Apple ad video mash-up that <em>predates</em> the now famous "Vote Different" Hillary 1984 video by <em>three years</em>. </p> <div> <object width="425" height="308"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/cz4VOk96Dk2Xp4lKt"></param> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/cz4VOk96Dk2Xp4lKt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="308" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br /> <br /><strong><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xm839_dans-la-tete-daziza">Dans la tête d?Aziza...</a></strong><br /> <br /><em>Uploaded by </em><em><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/fikrat">fikrat</a></em> </div> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/237/tunisia_1984_video_mash_up">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/237/tunisia_1984_video_mash_up#comment Ethan Zuckerman Hillary 1984 Larry Lessig Tunisia Vote Different Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:00:48 -0400 Micah L. Sifry 237 at http://www.techpresident.com