8 Nov links

Create your own virtual talking character

Sitepal enables you to design your own animated speaking character for your web site or blog. Genius. I may take next week off and get my alter ego to do the videoblog.

Is Dudley Castle haunted?: Express & Star

Posted: 07 Nov 2007 09:44 AM CST

File under: 'Questions to which the answer is no'. But gives the videojournalist an interesting problem. How to capture strange 'glowing orbs' on camera with the lights out.

The Star Online : Star Car

Posted: 07 Nov 2007 09:28 AM CST

Via the Editor's Weblog - this is a great idea from The Star in Cleveland. The Star Car is a mobile newsroom that follows stories, and readers can check its progress and view its past stops on an interactive map. Question is: does it chase ambulances?