Do you remember making mix tapes back in the day? I do. It was an artform all its own — worth spending hours perfecting just the right cuts, themes and beats. Then came cds and, now, playlists. Take a step back in time and use the net to make a mix tape for your friends. Just this week Muxtape was shut down by the RIAA, and Pandora might be down for the count, but you can still have some fun with Mixwit. Check out this rockin’ mix of some of the 80s finest melodies I whipped up in under 3 minutes:
Does it bring back memories? It should. Research indicates that the more you like a song, the more you’ll associate memories with it (and those were some fine, fine tunes). While you’re in the wayback machine, why not freshen up your look to match the mood? Upload a photo and Yearbook Yourself! Then try to remember a time when Kevin Bacon was more famous for Footloose than for his central role in a social networking game illustrating the small world theory. It turns out we all enjoy about 6.6 degrees of separation according to a study of 30 billion MSN Messenger conversations in June 2006. [See you really never know what happens with the data you send out into the ether!]
If the music and the Bacon didn’t jog your memory maybe Pensieve, from IBM, is for you. Yes, the Harry Potter reference is deliberate. Pensieve works with your mobile devices to create all manner of associations for you, so you may never forget a face, or a place again.
