Social Media #3 By Miles Weston
Part of a series of articles to plainly explain what organizations need to consider and carry out in today's social media.
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Social Media #2 By Miles Weston
Number two in a series of articles to plainly explain what organizations need to consider and carry out in today's social media. As the online communities increase in size, number, character; companies will refine their activities to develop "word of mouth equity" that can be used to strengthen their understanding of the customer's wants/needs (present/future), produce sales, blunt the effect of cheap store brands compared to name brands and draw upon when problems, issues arise.
...Read More »
Social Media #1 By Miles Weston
The reach of the Internet has opened the door for companies to be in direct touch with millions of individuals who want to obtain information and discuss your company, products, services and your capabilities. They have thousands of online outlets to research virtually anything - and anyone - who exists on the planet. The challenge for companies is how to participate with these people, win them over or neutralize their issues.
...Read More »
Avid's Media Composer 5 Part 3 - Matrox's MXO2 mini By Kevin McAuliffe
When AVID stated that they supported the MXO2 mini to monitor external video, I was pretty surprised, as this is a big change of direction for AVID as they normally only support their own hardware for video monitoring. I wanted to give the MXO2 mini a fair shake, as for the $449 price tag I really wanted (and hoped) it to work for the user bases sake. Let's see how it fared.
...Read More »
Content Insider By Miles Weston
Wouldn't it be great if you just had a good -- no great -- idea. But there's a lot of drudgery and hard work between the idea phase and the delivery phase. The first phase is the biggest hurdle for most entrepreneurs, most ideas. It's where most stumble, fall, never get back up. There are no guarantees to getting the mother's milk of new enterprises -- funding
...Read More »
The Flip Slide pocket camcorder By John Virata
The Flip Slide is Flip Video's latest high definition pocket camcorder targeted at those who like the simplicity and ease of use of a pocket camcorder combined with HD quality video capabilities. The Slide is about the same size as the Flip Ultra HD but sports a new slide feature that makes it a bit different. The screen slides at a 10 o clock angle for viewing your videos, and the screen itself is touch capable, enabling you to slide your fingers across the screen to get to the video you want to watch.
...Read More »
Content Insider By Miles Weston
What does the industry have? Lots of really, really smart people. They can develop fantastic -- brilliant even -- hardware, software, services. Many of them can do everything right but step from the lab to the front office. Sure they can move into the corner office but staying -- especially when they're beholding to VCs and stockholders -- is more work than they thought.
...Read More »
Storyfarm uses G-Technology G-SPEED eS PRO to Cut Latest Doc Projects By Dean Mermell
Video editors working in high definition (HD) face increasing technical challenges on a daily basis. Their tools need to be sharp, fast and function well under deadline. The sheer size of video files that have to get pushed through today's postproduction workflows can slow a system down to a level where the creative process just isn't fun anymore.
...Read More »
The Non-Linear Road To NAB By Charlie Wade
For video editors, NAB is akin to a pilgrimage. Every year they flock to Vegas, push themselves through the crowds to the booths of the video editor purveyors, and watch, learn, debate and yearn. Here are 5 top notch solutions, plus one who should have been there but wasn't!
...Read More »
NAB 2010: What Cameras were HOT? By Charlie Wade
Missed NAB 2010 this year? Lots of people did but I know you still want to know what was hot. For you who live for camcorder technology, here are six of the hottest cameras (or camera announcements in some cases) at NAB 2010.
...Read More »
Let Paper Press Kits Join History By Miles Weston
The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) started the world of change a few years ago "encouraging" PR people to only use online press services or online kits. Most of the shows followed suit going green and making press materials available to media folks even if they didn't attend. The benefits of the web and online services isn't new. After all these years we're rather glad to see the blood, sweat, tears of paper kits disappear.
...Read More »
Chasing Leads: Offline Lead Tracking in SEM Campaigns, Pt. 1 By Scott Buresh
The value of an SEO campaign in terms of lead tracking is tied up with the particular search engine marketing company you select. Based on the company's abilities, it can take your existing SEM campaigns from lackluster to high performing marketing tools that are integrated.
...Read More »
Content Insider - Selling By Miles Weston
Talk about two sides of the coin just think of the sales call. If you're in sales then it is all about the person in front of the other person/group. If you're in marketing it is all about the polished, super slick presentation. If you're the CEO and CFO it's all about the order. It takes them all. And it should go where few marketing people have gone before...it should ask for the order.
...Read More »
"Repossessed" Captures Reality Series On-The-Go Action with AJA Ki Pro
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced that their Ki Pro, portable tapeless recording devices were used by Stick Figure Productions for the upcoming season of National Geographic Channel's documentary series "Repossessed."
...Read More »
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe By John Virata
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe is an inexpensive video converter that enables you to take virtually any type of video file format and convert it to a variety of other video file formats. The application's interface uses a simple four step process to video conversion, and it is really quite simple.
...Read More »
Dazzle Video Creator Plus HD By John Virata
The Dazzle Video Creator Plus HD bridges the digital divide, enabling you to capture video from your digital camcorders via the analog composite or RCA outputs on your camera, as well as serve as an effective bridge that can digitize those VHS and 8mm video tapes captured during the last 25 years. And when it captures that footage, it sends it back into the computer as a digital file for editing via Pinnacle Studio HD v. 14.
...Read More »
Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 By John Virata
It has been more than five years since I looked at any version of VideoStudio. In fact, what was my go to application for a long time was supplanted by the other applications on the market that compete with it. So, I consider it new to me again. What has Corel done to enhance the capabilities of VideoStudio?
...Read More »
iFunia Video Converter Pro for Macintosh By John Virata
iFunia's Video Converter Pro is an application that converts your video into a wide variety of formats, including AVI, WMV, AVCHD, MKV, FLV, H.264/AVC, MP4, MOV, 3GP and DV. It is straightforward to use and the results are very good to excellent. The application works in three simple steps; Source Setup/Add, Destination Setup, and Start Conversion/Start.
...Read More »
Apple and Oranges Productions adds digital sizzle to Broadway marketing with Panasonic P2 HD camcorders
Bi-coastal Apples and Oranges Productions, with offices in Southern California and Manhattan, has ramped up quickly since its founding in 2008 to become a notable force on Broadway, with two shows currently on the boards, the Tony Award- winning revival of the 1960s' bellwether musical, Hair (associate producers), and Memphis (lead producers), a new musical with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan.
...Read More »
NO...Doesn't have a thing to do with "that" smartphone...or "that" store...or "that" tablet. It's the next generation. Kids and we mean little kids. That's what today's products are being designed for/targeted at. You happen to buy one...fine. Watch a little, little kid pick up a smartphone. He/she just uses it. They've come pre-wired and we're still trying to figure out how to IM. It's the IGen. They want it instantly. They want to use it instantly. They expect their photos, their video, their music, their stuff immediately when/where/how they want it.
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In this clip, lynda.com host Mark Abdelnour takes a look at proxy bidding. He discusses the strategy and how it works. He also discusses the maximum bid, and when to use Proxy bidding.
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The blood, gore, adrenalin challenges that were unveiled at E3 and enjoyed at ComicCon are fun to look at, easy to hold but are they really the games people want to plunk down their credit cards to own or rent time with? Seems as though the investors, the players who control the controllers have a different idea of a "good" game than the kids who develop them. While mobs of people play educational, informational, stimulating games our kid huddles in his room and mumbles "The Few, The Proud, The Gamers."
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Social Media #3
Part of a series of articles to plainly explain what organizations need to consider and carry out in today's social media.
...Read More »
Social Media #2
Number two in a series of articles to plainly explain what organizations need to consider and carry out in today's social media. As the online communities increase in size, number, character; companies will refine their activities to develop "word of mouth equity" that can be used to strengthen their understanding of the customer's wants/needs (present/future), produce sales, blunt the effect of cheap store brands compared to name brands and draw upon when problems, issues arise.
...Read More »
Social Media #1
The reach of the Internet has opened the door for companies to be in direct touch with millions of individuals who want to obtain information and discuss your company, products, services and your capabilities. They have thousands of online outlets to research virtually anything - and anyone - who exists on the planet. The challenge for companies is how to participate with these people, win them over or neutralize their issues.
...Read More »
Avid's Media Composer 5 Part 3 - Matrox's MXO2 mini
When AVID stated that they supported the MXO2 mini to monitor external video, I was pretty surprised, as this is a big change of direction for AVID as they normally only support their own hardware for video monitoring. I wanted to give the MXO2 mini a fair shake, as for the $449 price tag I really wanted (and hoped) it to work for the user bases sake. Let's see how it fared.
...Read More »
Content Insider
Wouldn't it be great if you just had a good -- no great -- idea. But there's a lot of drudgery and hard work between the idea phase and the delivery phase. The first phase is the biggest hurdle for most entrepreneurs, most ideas. It's where most stumble, fall, never get back up. There are no guarantees to getting the mother's milk of new enterprises -- funding
...Read More »
The Flip Slide pocket camcorder
The Flip Slide is Flip Video's latest high definition pocket camcorder targeted at those who like the simplicity and ease of use of a pocket camcorder combined with HD quality video capabilities. The Slide is about the same size as the Flip Ultra HD but sports a new slide feature that makes it a bit different. The screen slides at a 10 o clock angle for viewing your videos, and the screen itself is touch capable, enabling you to slide your fingers across the screen to get to the video you want to watch.
...Read More »
Content Insider
What does the industry have? Lots of really, really smart people. They can develop fantastic -- brilliant even -- hardware, software, services. Many of them can do everything right but step from the lab to the front office. Sure they can move into the corner office but staying -- especially when they're beholding to VCs and stockholders -- is more work than they thought.
...Read More »
Storyfarm uses G-Technology G-SPEED eS PRO to Cut Latest Doc Projects
Video editors working in high definition (HD) face increasing technical challenges on a daily basis. Their tools need to be sharp, fast and function well under deadline. The sheer size of video files that have to get pushed through today's postproduction workflows can slow a system down to a level where the creative process just isn't fun anymore.
...Read More »
The Non-Linear Road To NAB
For video editors, NAB is akin to a pilgrimage. Every year they flock to Vegas, push themselves through the crowds to the booths of the video editor purveyors, and watch, learn, debate and yearn. Here are 5 top notch solutions, plus one who should have been there but wasn't!
...Read More »
NAB 2010: What Cameras were HOT?
Missed NAB 2010 this year? Lots of people did but I know you still want to know what was hot. For you who live for camcorder technology, here are six of the hottest cameras (or camera announcements in some cases) at NAB 2010.
...Read More »
Let Paper Press Kits Join History
The CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) started the world of change a few years ago "encouraging" PR people to only use online press services or online kits. Most of the shows followed suit going green and making press materials available to media folks even if they didn't attend. The benefits of the web and online services isn't new. After all these years we're rather glad to see the blood, sweat, tears of paper kits disappear.
...Read More »
Chasing Leads: Offline Lead Tracking in SEM Campaigns, Pt. 1
The value of an SEO campaign in terms of lead tracking is tied up with the particular search engine marketing company you select. Based on the company's abilities, it can take your existing SEM campaigns from lackluster to high performing marketing tools that are integrated.
...Read More »
Content Insider - Selling
Talk about two sides of the coin just think of the sales call. If you're in sales then it is all about the person in front of the other person/group. If you're in marketing it is all about the polished, super slick presentation. If you're the CEO and CFO it's all about the order. It takes them all. And it should go where few marketing people have gone before...it should ask for the order.
...Read More »
TOP 5 TIPS: Getting a Jump on IT Spending for 2010
The OS Is Irrelevant! | Ditch the Servers | Give Your Employees a (Virtual) Key to the Office | To Thy Own Client Be True | Automate Your Protection
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"Repossessed" Captures Reality Series On-The-Go Action with AJA Ki Pro
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced that their Ki Pro, portable tapeless recording devices were used by Stick Figure Productions for the upcoming season of National Geographic Channel's documentary series "Repossessed."
...Read More »
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe
WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe is an inexpensive video converter that enables you to take virtually any type of video file format and convert it to a variety of other video file formats. The application's interface uses a simple four step process to video conversion, and it is really quite simple.
...Read More »
Dazzle Video Creator Plus HD
The Dazzle Video Creator Plus HD bridges the digital divide, enabling you to capture video from your digital camcorders via the analog composite or RCA outputs on your camera, as well as serve as an effective bridge that can digitize those VHS and 8mm video tapes captured during the last 25 years. And when it captures that footage, it sends it back into the computer as a digital file for editing via Pinnacle Studio HD v. 14.
...Read More »
Corel VideoStudio Pro X3
It has been more than five years since I looked at any version of VideoStudio. In fact, what was my go to application for a long time was supplanted by the other applications on the market that compete with it. So, I consider it new to me again. What has Corel done to enhance the capabilities of VideoStudio?
...Read More »
iFunia Video Converter Pro for Macintosh
iFunia's Video Converter Pro is an application that converts your video into a wide variety of formats, including AVI, WMV, AVCHD, MKV, FLV, H.264/AVC, MP4, MOV, 3GP and DV. It is straightforward to use and the results are very good to excellent. The application works in three simple steps; Source Setup/Add, Destination Setup, and Start Conversion/Start.
...Read More »
Apple and Oranges Productions adds digital sizzle to Broadway marketing with Panasonic P2 HD camcorders
Bi-coastal Apples and Oranges Productions, with offices in Southern California and Manhattan, has ramped up quickly since its founding in 2008 to become a notable force on Broadway, with two shows currently on the boards, the Tony Award- winning revival of the 1960s' bellwether musical, Hair (associate producers), and Memphis (lead producers), a new musical with music by Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan.
...Read More »
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