Careers in New Media and Podcasting

We recently returned from a trip to the UK and I took several videos while we were there. The 2 videos below show 2 different methods of presenting a location to your viewer. The first is this time lapse video of a “flight” on the London Eye. It seemed to me that presenting clips from [...]

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One of the most common questions I get asked as a New Media consultant is “How do I live video stream my event?” The fact is, the technology part of the live streaming equation is easier than ever before, but it still requires a little bit of equipment and, more importantly, good planning to get [...]

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Location is hot in the technology world lately. As new services are created and achieve some sort of traction it is always a good idea to try each one. You never know how useful any particular service might be, especially until you give it a try. Recently, both Foursquare and Google Places (originally Google Local) [...]

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Co-hosts Tracy Pattin and Danielle Gruen talk flip cam and shooting videos with New Media and IT guru, Douglas E. Welch of New Media Interchange. Doug joins New Media Tea Time and yes, via Skype! We are so delighted to have our “go-to-geek” guest starring once again. Watch New Media Tea Time Episode #24 – [...]

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When I am talking New Media, one question that always arises is, “…but what do I have to say that people will be interested in?” That fact is, we all have something interesting to say. We just don’t take the time to recognize it for what it is. We let it slip away instead of [...]

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If you use Google’s Feedburner service for managing the RSS feeds for your blogs and podcasts, you may, or may not, know that Feedburner also provides email subscriptions to your RSS feeds. Some people prefer email to RSS, so they might be more comfortable receiving your blog updates in their inbox. You can turn on [...]

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Just 10 simple steps to insure that your Skype calls (and other VOIP calls) are as high quality as possible. Shut down resource hogging program and services If your computer is busy doing something else, it is not giving you all the power you need for your Skype call. Shut down your Instant Messenger, Twitter [...]

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I received an interesting message today from a fellow LA Tech traveler. She hosts a major event but was getting some push back on the advertising poster that was designed and released. She asked a couple of questions about how she might deal with this push back and turn it around into something positive. Off [...]

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Watch “Career Prescriptions” – iPod Ready Video Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site I presented this talk to Tuesdays with Transitioners, a local group dedicated to helping workers recover from layoff and make the move to a new career. All of my prescriptions use new media in some fashion, so I [...]

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Yesterday I posted a note to my gardening blog, A Gardener’s Notebook, announcing that I had started a Twitter feed for the blog and the shared items I find using Google Reader. One of the first comments I received on the post talked about feeling overwhelmed at “having” to follow this social media service and [...]

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I had a great time recording 3 episodes of New Media Tea Time on Friday with Tracy Pattin and Danielle Gruen. Here is episode 3. You can watch it below or subscribe to the New Media Tea Time podcast in your RSS Reader. Watch New Media Tea Time Episode #13 – iPod Ready Video

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Ignoring New Media, in all its forms, is no longer an option for businesspeople. It isn’t a fad. It isn’t going away. You can’t stick your fingers in your ears and chant “La La La” It is changing the way you do business every day. It is as important as a telephone – a bank [...]

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I received a WordPress emergency email from a friend/client last night and I wanted to share both the problem, and the solution, with you. Now, I am far from a WordPress expert, but having faced some issues myself, her problem was one that I could solve. The Problem My friend was trying to modify an [...]

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In the steady march towards the integration of many social networks, LinkedIn announced yesterday that you can now update your LinkedIn status using your Twitter updates. I don’t update my LinkedIn status nearly as often as I should, so this new feature almost guarantees that I will be interacting more with my LinkedIn connections. You [...]

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Image via CrunchBase Today on Facebook, Megan over at Podcast Junky asked me… “What is the new gadget/toy/site/service are you playing with that makes all your posts start with “noted”?” I posted a fairly detailed response to her and realized here might be interested in this as well. Here is my response… Ah, this is [...]

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When consulting on New Media, one of the first questions I ask everyone is “who is visiting your site and why?” Nine times out of ten, they have absolutely no idea? I am a firm believer that you can’t begin to develop your web site, podcast or anything else until you have some basic understanding [...]

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This contest from the folks over at Voicebank.net looked interesting. What a great reward for sharing your “worst” story! (SMILE) — Douglas Win an iPod Touch for your best “Worst” VO story Click title above to view original blog post at VideoVoiceBank.net August 11th, 2009 Posted in blog | No Comments » CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED! With every voice [...]

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SBHosting.com posted an interview I did last week talking about the uses and differences between WordPress.com‘s hosted blogs and the WordPress software available from WordPress.org. Listen to the entire interview (30 Mins) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] WordPress.org Vs WordPress.com With Douglas Welch On this episode I talk with Douglas Welch about the [...]

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I took my usual walk around the neighborhood today and was listening to the new podcast, The Typical Shutterbug Podcast, with my good friend, Victor Cajiao. Having iPhone in hand, it turned into a mini-photowalk. Victor is collecting some great interviews, tips, hints and advice from professional like Michael Freeman, author of The Photographer’s Eye [...]

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I have been testing SpokenWord.org over the last month or so and I think it is great. I consider a YouTube for Spoken Word new media projects. I think it will really help audio podcasters, especially, get some more recognition. If your shows are not already registered here, my recommendation is to get them there. [...]

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