Monthly Archives: February 2012

From “Social Media Self Preservation” by Douglas E. Welch

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“I am deeply convinced of the importance and effectiveness of social media. Like the Internet itself, which made social media possible, social media allows you to expose your talents, your products, your creativity to a huge number of people all over the world. The “loose contacts” we make online are the beginning of what I call our own global family.

This isn’t one unwieldy global online community, but rather our own personalized family made up of those that bring value into our lives. Our communities might overlap in some ways, but they will never be the same. They can’t be. We are all unique individuals so therefore our communities will reflect this uniqueness In fact, when our communities are too alike, we might be just following the crowd instead of building our own community.”

Social Media Self Preservation is now available in the Amazon Kindle Bookstore.

*Amazon Prime members can “borrow” the book for free.

An Audio Book version of Social Media Self Preservation is also available

 

* Kindle books can be read on nearly any computer or mobile platform including, Mac, Windows, iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, and Android phones and tablets. Download Free Kindle Reader Software

 

Audio: Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012

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A recording of our live show from February 12, 2012…
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Reaching Across the Distance -
Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012


A Live look at Love Letters and Poems Through History
- Reaching Across the Distance-
Presented by

Love letters can reveal the true personality

of the individual that puts pen to paper.

Love letters can bridge time and place.
And they come in many different forms. 

Sometimes a love letter offers the love of a friend

and reaches across desolation
to bring the recipient back to the world of the hopeful.
Sometimes the loss a letter conveys is unexpected.
A few words can bring the reality of home
across an ocean
to a distant battlefield. 

The love can be written between the lines.

Some love letters are the trumpets that herald

the return of their author.
These letters leap across time and miles
to escort in the future.  

Do something different this Valentine’s Day,

reach across the distance 
with a love letter written in your hand,
speaking your words. 

 

Tip: Video Lighting Technique: Turn a Hard Light into A Soft Light from Izzy Videos

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Israel Hyman has been producing great video technique tips for years. I met him a couple of times at PodCampAZ and he is a great guy.

Take a moment to visit his site, Izzy Video. There is a huge amount of information there to help you improve the quality of your videos.

Learn how to turn a hard light into a soft light. Also, learn how to tell the difference between a hard light and a soft light. Check out the full article to read all the details about how to do that.

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Event: Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012 – Sun, Feb 12

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Announcing – a new Eclipse-1.com  radio show:
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- Listen to :
Reaching Across the Distance –
Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012

Sunday, February 12, 2012
3:00 pm  Pacific      –       6:00pm Eastern

A Live look at Love Letters and Poems Through History
- Reaching Across the Distance-
Join us in an Interactive exploration of the heart.
Listen LIVE on talkshoe.com
hosted by Michael Lawshe and Keri Dearborn of

Love letters can reveal the true personality

of the individual that puts pen to paper.

Love letters can bridge time and place.
And they come in many different forms. 

Sometimes a love letter offers the love of a friend

and reaches across desolation
to bring the recipient back to the world of the hopeful.
Sometimes the loss a letter conveys is unexpected.
A few words can bring the reality of home
across an ocean
to a distant battlefield. 

The love can be written between the lines.

Some love letters are the trumpets that herald

the return of their author.
These letters leap across time and miles
to escort in the future.  

Do something different this Valentine’s Day,

reach across the distance 
with a love letter written in your hand,
speaking your words. 

Pricey, but sweet, chroma key solution for video

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If you have an extra $2k to spend, and need to do some Chromakey video work, this is a really cool system. The video below outlines how it works and gives some excellent examples.

It is portable and isn’t effected greatly by additional ambient light sources.

One of those things that sort of has to be seen to be believed.

Reflecmedia RM 1125MG DeskShoot Lite Standard Bundle Kit Includes Chroma Key Solution with Medium Green LiteRing

Thanks to Langley for letting me know about this cool product!

 

 

YouTube Education uses New Media to spur lifetime learning

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Online education seems to be exploding of late and the biggest New Media powerhouse is helping to spread the message.

YouTube Education

Get more into learning

YouTube EDU brings learners and educators together in a global video classroom. On YouTube EDU, you have access to a broad set of educational videos that range from academic lectures to inspirational speeches and everything in between.

Come here for quick lessons from top teachers around the world, course lectures from top-tier universities, or inspiring videos to spark your imagination.

Youtube education

YouTube Education collect and organizes a wide variety of educational material for easy searching and watching. These include short lectures and demonstrations from teachers from all over the world and full college level seminars for this that really want to dive in.

Lifetime learning is a great use of New Media. It brings directly into your home, office and school information and education that was tied up in academic silos accessible only by a few. While you can’t get your degree online via YouTube Education, you can certainly improve your knowledge in whatever topic interest you most.

Link: YouTube Education