Why LOLSaur Really is Cool
At the most recent iteration of PodCamp, we once again saw something new come into play. This time, it was the LOLSaur site. Basically, it’s a site where you post silly, bad grammar “jokes” over pictures of dinosaurs. Basically, a spinoff joke from I can Has Cheezburger. It’s easy to think this isn’t that interesting. Except that it is. Here’s why.
Fast
This went from joke to customized website and content in only a few hours.
Rapid Participation
People self-organized, built the site, and rushed to make it firm quickly.
Learning Experience
This project incorporated a lot of learning in a very brief time.
So, you can crap on it, because it’s a bit silly, or you can think about how fast someone can turn an idea into a project, and a project into a group experiment in learning to be proud of, should you take a moment to consider it.
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Maybe it is the picture of the Tyrannosaurus Rex that grabbed me first, but this is a great idea. Two hours from idea to getting on the front page of Digg - amazing! You Rock Stars are inspirational!!!
I think a lot of folks are missing the point
gosh that’s new!
besides, how cool it is to create something smash boom
(didn’t bacn happen like that?)
beyond any of that is how lolsaurs let me really find my creative self
for years i have been searching and finally now i have found it
I completely agree. This was all about collabolration and community. Smash boom, like Kat said. 2 hours and the site was up, and I couldn’t be more excited to have been a part of it.
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The adreniline rush on this was awesome!
I’m going to try to do something like this at every podcamp I can get to!
Oh, and next podcamp, we’re playing werewolf… I’m a villager!
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Completely agree. From what Bre said, it apparently took 2 hours from idea to getting on the front page of Digg? That’s truly awesome.