That’s tall.

Built by Daktronics, the ENORMOUS screen takes over the entire side of the 35-story “Podium” office building, part of the Dubailand development project.

The screen is scheduled to run “messaging, art, and advertising,” and seems like it would be a perfect opportunity for interactive apps.

Now, I wonder how long it would take Usain Bolt to run down that monstrosity? I suppose you’d need to charge that as wind-aided…

In any case, LOOK AT THIS THING:

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Elliot: He’s a man from outer space and we’re taking him to his spaceship.

Greg: Well, can’t he just beam up?

Elliot: This is REALITY, Greg.

Today, this “REALITY” got a little weird. Even from E.T.’s vantage point.

Social networking site Bebo (much like Facebook and decently popular among European teens) beamed out a message to the planet Gliese 581C, in hopes of contacting human life. The message was a binary-encoded signal containing personal messages from 501 Bebo users. The most popular messages from a huge pool of Bebo submissions were selected to make the voyage.

The signal is scheduled to reach Gliese 581C (catchy name, eh?) sometime in 2029.
Um… Mark your calendars?

Outerspace lag time notwithstanding, I’m pretty impressed by the endeavor. I mean, I talk about the web outside…. But this is taking things to a whole ‘nother level…

Mobile Monday Boston put on a fantastic event last night and hosted an amazing panel of Boston’s most successful mobile experts. The lecture hall was filled to the brim, and the discussion could have gone on for at least another hour.

LocaModa’s CEO Stephen Randall and Enpocket Founder (and current Global Director of Mobile Brand Strategy for Nokia) <a href="http://www.ad-tech.com/sf/adtech_san_francisco_speake