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Steve Garfield on pop culture and technology. Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Elderhostel becomes Exploritas
 Boston Globe once again writes about a website without linking to the website. Still lame. Elderhostel looks to the younger set - The Boston Globe: "In an effort to attract new clients in a tough economy, Elderhostel, the popular program founded in 1975 to help senior citizens travel on the cheap, is changing its name to Exploritas, lowering its minimum age requirement to 21, and trying to revamp its image - causing some consternation along the way.Find Elderhostel/Exploritas on the web. The Exploritas Connection social networking site. posted by Steve at 2:59 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion  
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LIPDUB - I Gotta Feeling
via [ Epic Fu ] posted by Steve at 6:11 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Bakery Window Ennis, Co. Clare Ireland
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Driving in Ireland
Driving a Nissan Micra. I'm glad the car is so small because there's not much room on the roads. posted by Steve at 7:10 PM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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Measuring Viewer Engagement on Blip.tv
Blip.tv now has engagement tools built in so you can see how long your viewers watch your videos. This is very interesting because you can see exactly where you loose viewers. This will help you produce more engaging content. In this example 50% of viewers stay with the video almost the whole way. They drop off when Adam and I say thanks for watching and then roll the final credits. Video: Kodak Zi8 Entry Level Mic Tests getseen.ning.com/profiles/blogs/kodak-zi8-entry-level-mic posted by Steve at 9:02 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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Eliot School Tools
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Kodak Zi8 Entry Level Mic Tests
Testing the mic in jack on the Kodak Zi8 with: - Audio Technica ATM 10A - Azden SGM-2X - Audio Technica ATR-35S. Thanks Adam Weiss. Buy these products on amazon.com. Join the discussion at the site for my book, Get Seen. Formats available: YouTube, Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv) posted by Steve at 1:33 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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China’s Knockoff Electric Carmakers
In Shandong Province, renegade carmakers are churning out tiny electric cars in garages and small factories. And demand is on the rise. posted by Steve at 8:28 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Primary Election Day in Boston
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No Bikes at Jamaica Pond
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Election Day in Boston
I was #43 to vote this morning. Light turnout. posted by Steve at 10:54 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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150 Feet
Fun fact: you're not allowed to put signs within 150 feet of the entrance to a polling location. I reported on this back in 2004. Universal Hub has more. Original, videoblog post from 2004. posted by Steve at 6:29 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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Michael Capuano Calls For Boycott of Hyatt
 Open Media Boston reports on yesterday's rally protesing the Hyatt firings, Speakers Call for Boycott of the Hotel Chain: Rep. Michael Capuano is quoted as saying: "Every single politician from school committee to President should not stay at a Hyatt hotel anywhere in the country. Tourism's important. This is important. There's a lot of people that will be impacted. But I can't tell you how strongly I feel about this. And you do too. I pray to god that Hyatt Corporation comes knocking on my door next week. It'll be a closed door meeting if they do - I don't think they will - but it'd be fun. But I tell you I'm a former mayor. Over in Somerville. And you know, there's a couple of hotels over there. Not a Hyatt, thank god. But I'll tell you, sometimes they have to be inspected by the fire department. Sometimes they have to be inspected by the health department. And that's good because we need safe clean hotels. This hotel better be safe and clean."Strong words. What do you think? Senatorial? posted by Steve at 7:33 AM | link | (2) Join the Discussion
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Chuck and Lori Live Streamed their Wedding and Paused to Twitter
My good friends Chuck and Lori live streamed their wedding yesterday on Livestream at http://chucknlori.com/ At one point in the ceremony the program caled for "reflection and tweeting." That's when Check and Lori took photos of each other and posted them to TwitPic with their iPhones. Lori:  Totally getting married! http://twitpic.com/ict7e Chuck:  Pants status: Married http://twitpic.com/ict8e When I saw the photos on my iPhone, I shared them on flickr.   I was watching the ceremony from my mom's and chatting with other guests. You could follow the twitter hastag #chucknlori to see what people were saying on twitter. I'm so happy that they shared the ceremony online. Congratulations! Labels: chucknlori posted by Steve at 6:44 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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It's Yard Sale Day in Jamaica Plain Today
Everyone of having yard sales. Well, not everyone, but a lot of people are. posted by Steve at 7:39 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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15 At-Large Boston City Council Candidates and Their Websites
 Felix G. Arroyo: FelixArroyo.com Doug Bennett: BennettForBoston.com John Connolly: ConnollyForCouncil.com Ego Ezedi: VoteForEzedi.com Robert Fortes: FortesForBoston.com Tomás Gonzalez: VoteTomas.com Tito Jackson: TitoJacksonForBoston.com Andrew Kenneally: AndrewKenneally.com Steve Murphy: www.Steve-Murphy.com Hiep Nguyen: NguyenForCouncil.com Ayanna Pressley: AyannaPressley.com Sean Ryan: RyanForBoston.com Jean-Claude Sanon: www.JeanClaudeSanon2009.com Bill Trabucco: www.BillTrabucco.com Scotland Willis: www.ScotlandWillis.com Vote for the best at Blue Mass Group. posted by Steve at 11:21 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Harpoon Leviathan Quad Brisket
  This recipe is pretty simple. Brisket, onions, mushrooms, carrots, Harpoon Leviathan Quad (or another cool beer), onion soup mix, and ketchup. You make it the day before, slice it, then reheat it. posted by Steve at 9:15 PM | link | (2) Join the Discussion
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The Best Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot
Sheryl Julian wrote a article for the Boston Globe called Mandelbrot is a perfect treat for Rosh Hashana. I love these cookies and have always wanted to be able to make them. After reading her article I decided to follow her recipe that she got from Debra Nussbaum wo got the recipe from Sandy Brenner. Here's the recipe: Chocolate-chip cinnamon mandelbrot Here's are my Julie and Julia Steps: Spread batter in pan:  Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture:  Let cool after baking:  Place on sides, in baking pan:  Looks good:  After baking a second time: 
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John Tobin Comedy Show and Roast 09/16/09
Watch: Video Highlights John Tobin Comedy Show and Roast highlights featuring Tony V, Patty Ross, Jim Lauletta. Also appearing, Kate Plunkett Tobin, Rob Consalvo, Marian Walsh, Kevin Honan, Tim Murray, Andrea J. Cabral, Mike Ross, Tom Menino, Paul McMurtry, John Connolly, Tommy Doherty, Bobby Allen, Joe Plunkett, Michael Plunkett, Matt O'Malley, Ahawn Murphy, and John Tobin. posted by Steve at 5:51 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Steve Garfield's Video Highlights
I used Blip.tv's playlist function to put together a player with selected videos. One problem with using a blog to display videos is that over time, you older videos get lost in the archives. With blip.tv playlists, you can select a group of videos, and feature them on your blog or website. You can press the FF button to go to the next video. Are some of these videos new to you? Update: Thanks to Mike Moon for explaining how to configure hte player. > At Blip, Dashboard, Players. > Add a new player. Add whatever buttons etc. Save it. > Now go back to the list of players and you'll see the Embed at the bottom. > Click on embed, select Playlist, select your playlist and copy the embedded > code. Paste away in WordPress or where ever. posted by Steve at 5:57 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Awesome Clouds at Sunset over BU
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President Obama-Wan Kenobi
 President Obama-Wan Kenobi, originally uploaded by Official Star Wars Blog. (Image Courtesy Getty) posted by Steve at 4:17 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Menino's top policy aide has been deleting emails
 Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino's top policy aide Michael J. Kineavy has been deleting emails for five years. Here's what he did: Kineavy has been “double-deleting,’’ or dragging e-mail into his trash folder and then emptying that folder every day, before the city’s computer system made an automatic backup at midnight.Oh oh. On the good side, the Mayor hasn't been deleting his emails because he doesn't use email. D'oh! via [ Boston.com ] posted by Steve at 11:11 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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'Michael Jackson's This Is It': The Full Trailer
via [ MTV ] I called this on 6/27. posted by Steve at 12:10 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I Feel Like I Just Got MacWrite and MacPaint for Music
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CNN Twitterville Story Page: Ads Make Stories Disappear
I was reading a nice story on CNN.com about Shel Israel's Twitterville. Then I went to click on a story headline on the sidebar at CNN.com, but a Verisign ad popped up, and then I couldn't get to the story. Or so I thought.  Oh silly me. The 7 1/2" tall Verisign ad only pushed the side bar content below the fold so I couldn't see the story links anymore. When I went to take a screenshot for you, a new ad showed up from Samsung.  Same thing. This is not cool. posted by Steve at 9:03 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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iPhoto '09 Does Not Edit Video
The iPod nano description on the Apple.com site says, "On a Mac, you can browse and edit your videos in iPhoto, too. Well, not really. If you control click on a video from within iPhoto '09, a Quicktime X window pops up. The only thing you can do with Quicktime X and video is trim off the ends. Cut, Copy and Paste is not included with Quicktime X. You can still get those features, but you need to install Quicktime 7 Pro off the Mac OS X Snow Leopard install disks. I hope this gets resolved in an update to Quicktime. posted by Steve at 5:10 PM | link | (2) Join the Discussion
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iPod nano: Poor Design and Missing Features
iPod nano picture taken with an iPhone 3GS I just got a chance to take a look at the new iPod nano that shoots video. Initially I was excited to see such a beautiful device that was able to shoot video and expected it to become a contender in the pocket video recorder market. Sadly, it doesn't measure up. Here are the bad points: 1. The camera is on the bottom I don't know why they designed it this way, but the camera is on the opposite side of the scroll wheel, on the bottom, when held in portrait mode. So if you are shooting a video in portrait mode, your hand is in the way. 2. The camera is on the bottom When you sit the iPod nano on the table, so that it stays still, the camera is on the bottom and you get a great shot of the surface that you are sitting it on, like a table. Try to stand it on it's head, so the camera is on top, the iPod nano tips over because a switch is protruding from the top. 3. The camera is on the bottom OK, so you decide to hold the camera in landscape mode. When holding it, your hands cover the lens because, as I said before, the camera is on the bottom behind the scroll wheel. 4. It's not a stil camera You can't take photos. 5. Quality doesn't seem to match even the original Flip My friends Liz Gannes and Chris Albrecht at NewTeeVee shot this video to compare the Flip to the iPod Nano. You decide: posted by Steve at 5:01 PM | link | (6) Join the Discussion
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Remix Röyksopp’s ‘Tricky Tricky’
This is so interesting to me. You can see all the parts that go into making the song. via [ Soundcloud ] posted by Steve at 1:48 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Listen to some electronic music for free
Some of the music is available for free/paid download. On each track you can click over to the hosting site, SoundCloud, and check out the license to see if you can use the music in your own projects. This is great! From [ Synthtopia ] posted by Steve at 1:21 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Boston Art Commission presents Public Art Walk Boston but only provides PDF's
This is a great idea, a map of 100 pieces of public art in Boston.  Here's the announcement and info page: Boston Art Commission :: Public Art Walk :: Boston: Mayor Thomas M. Menino & the Boston Art Commission welcome you to the City of Boston’s first edition of Public Art Walks, featuring both historic and contemporary art installations throughout the neighborhoods of Boston. This walk includes Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the Financial District and the North End.The only problem is that all the information is contained in downloadable PDF files. It would be nice if there were text based web pages that people could use to browse the locations. MAP • full version (19MB) www.publicartboston.com/PDF/BAC_PublicArtWalk-1_Full.pdf • printable version (12MB) www.publicartboston.com/PDF/BAC_PublicArtWalk-1_Print.pdf   
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Oprah Feeling / I Gotta Feeling Live at Oprah's 24th Season Kickoff Party
Black Eyed Peas perform a special live version of I Gotta Feeling for Oprah while a flash mob of synchronized dancers groove on Michigan Avenue downtown Chicago, IL USA. The performance was at Oprah's 24th Season Kickoff Party on September 8, 2009. posted by Steve at 3:04 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Boston.com article about iPhone MBTA Apps doesn't name them, much less link to them.
 Here's the Globe article that talks about iPhone Apps but fails to mention their names: State transportation officials said the decision to open up transportation schedules to computer software developers has already paid off with the creation of two iPhone applications that could help people trying to catch a train or a bus.Here are four iPhone MBTA Apps: MassTransit by Sparkfish Creative iTransit Buddy - MBTA RAil by Blue Technology Solutions LLC theNextTrain MBTA by theNextTrain to a T by Wonderland Development Update: HopStop is free.  Google Maps on iPhone Also, the Google Maps App on the iPhone is great at showing train schedules. posted by Steve at 1:34 PM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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I Was a City Coucillor One Day - Tom Menino vs Sam Yoon
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Behind the Scenes: Powered Mic Test with Kodak Zi8
Adam Weiss and I streamed this video live during a recording session where we tested powered microphones on the Kodak Zi8. We get going at 4:28 You won't be able to hear the microphones since they were plugged into the Kodak Zi8. I'll be posting those videos in a while. Stay tuned. Follow me on twitter @stevegarfield for updates. posted by Steve at 3:18 PM | link | (5) Join the Discussion
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[Video Slide Show] Burritup 09-09-09
Labels: burritup posted by Steve at 12:22 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Shooting video for Digital Marketing World
 On twitter: Marketing Profs posted by Steve at 2:33 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Script - If You See Kay
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What Time Is It?
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Boston Media Makers 090609
Oh Snap! It's Violet at Boston Media Makers. Watch her video where she interviews Emily, Joeseph and me! More Photos. Dan Ronken writes a great post about the meeting, Attraction Trumps Promotion - Having a Blast with Boston Media Makers. This was the most fun I've had at a 'networking' (that's not even the right word, felt more like a gathering of friends) meeting I've ever attended. Our 'three minute' introduction consisted not of sales pitches , but was more about sharing valuable information or asking for advice. Labels: bmm posted by Steve at 2:49 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Girls on Dock - Kodak Zi8 720p 60 fps Viddler test
Labels: viddler posted by Steve at 11:33 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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Girls on Dock - Kodak Zi8 720p 60 fps Vimeo test
Girls on Dock - Kodak Zi8 720p 60 fps test from stevegarfield on Vimeo. Testing out an HD video embed with Vimeo posted by Steve at 11:26 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Imprisoned Journalists: We Were Violently Dragged Back to North Korea
It's very interesting to see how the headline writers present this story. Violently Dragged to North Korea Soldiers Dragged Them Back to North Korea Freed journalists regret entering North Korea Words Matter.  Mashable: Imprisoned Journalists: We Were Violently Dragged to North Korea, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA Mashable: Imprisoned Journalists: We Were Violently Dragged to North Korea  Bloomberg: U.S. Journalists Say Soldiers Dragged Them Back to North Korea  guardian.co.uk: Freed journalists regret entering North Korea posted by Steve at 5:43 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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Hi. How are you doing?
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Gravity Summit Video Highlights
Labels: garyvaynerchuk, gravsum photos, mchammer, ramondeleon posted by Steve at 7:48 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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[Slideshow] Gravity Summit at Harvard
Gravity Summit photo set on flickr. Gravity Summit photos tagged #gravsum sorted by most interesting. Gravity Summit website. Labels: gravsum photos posted by Steve at 7:39 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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