C|Net reported that Boy Scouts in Hong Kong now can earn merit badges for learning about the wonders of copyright law–at least the version described by the Motion Picture Association. I wonder how long it’ll take them to figure out a merit badge for resolving search quests on Google.
“The MPA, the Hong Kong Scout Association, and the Hong Kong government announced the program this week. It’s the first of its type anywhere in the world.”
“The Intellectual Property Badge Award Program will provide thousands of young people–future leaders–with a better understanding of the value of intellectual property and of the importance of protecting it,” Mike Ellis, senior vice president of the MPA, said in a press release.
There’s a badge for ‘Computers’ and ‘American Business‘ too. I don’t think a ‘Google’ badge would be misplaced here. Living the ZeitGeist, we almost ‘just have to’. So here’s how I think it could look like :
The requirements to earn this wonderful Google badge should include the following for sure :
1. Do the following :
Point your browser to Google’s home page by visiting www.google.com. Find Google tutorials by typing [ google tutorial ] (without the square brackets) into Google’s search box and then clicking the “Google Search” button. Click on a link.
Describe how Google works, what capacity it has and name it’s dearest algorithms. Think of pet names for each one of the formulas.
2. Do the following :
Create a website that agitates on the mating behaviour of the Indonesian Chicken. Try to rank it in the top 5 for 10 keywords, including ‘chicken’.
Report your tactics in detailed bulletins.
3. Do one of the following :
a. Start a Google on your own. Report until you enter the stock market.
b. Help an old lady understand the Google Strategy and explain all the
tools and gadgets Google has released. Describe her learning process in detail and link it to three great psychologists.
I think there should be some more items, but this’ll do for now.
Check out all the badges you can earn. They’re plenty.
Stumbled upon it [ via Ronald Coleman's Blog ]