Jay ThePal

Jay ThePal (and Kay ThePal) seem to be popping up all over social media lately.

It took me a little while to figure out what was up with Jay ThePal, a puppet character that seemed to start popping up all over every social media website that you can think of lately. I think I first saw him (along with Kay ThePal) when they gave me a shout-out on 12seconds.tv, which is sort of Twitter for video.

Jay ThePal is one of those FAO Schwartz “Whatnot” Muppet puppets and seems to be a sort of puppetry experiment that’s happening all over the web (Twitter, YouTube, 12seconds, etc.). It’s a little difficult to get a handle on the whole project or where it’s going, but it’s very interesting to watch how people are using puppetry to explore social media. Definitely something to keep an eye on.