WE live in a world where often too much information is available, yet people have too little time. So increasingly we want our content in small yet constant doses. And we want it now. On demand. All the time.

It could be micro-blogging via Twitter, like what INQUIRER.net executive editor Leo Magno, tech reporter Erwin Oliva and multimedia reporter Izah Morales are doing, bringing updates from Cagayan de Oro using their mobile phones at twitter.com/talesofthenomad.

It could be the bunnies of Angry Alien Productions, who give 30-second reenactments of movies such as “Alien,” “Kill Bill,” “Die Hard” and “Borat.” In fact, the site’s bunny version of “Brokeback Mountain” won two Webby awards this year. I’ve been watching the bunnies for years now, and my favorite is still one of the very first ones I saw, “Jaws.” You have to watch it heh

It could be flash fiction, also known by different names such as short short story or microfiction. I remember Sacha Chua being a flash fiction enthusiast when we first met online years ago, when she contributed some literary pieces to our YOU site. Check out some samples of Sacha’s flash fiction.

Another site you can visit for flash fiction is Flash Fiction Online. Let me know if you have other sites you can recommend.

Now go have a bite.

ONE of my favorite shows right now, apart from “Heroes,” is the “Battlestar Galactica” TV series, which reimagines this cult classic that first appeared as a movie in 1978.

I’m actually a late convert to this show, which I could never seem to catch on cable, and frankly once you start finishing a whole season in one sitting, it’s hard to be patient with watching weekly episodes on your TV set, heh

This might contain spoilers for those who haven’t seen the show yet or who are still blissfully unaware of the reimagining, so you’ve been warned, OK?

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