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Steve Garfield on pop culture and technology. Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Pixability webinar 12/1: "Get Seen: Online Video Secrets From Steve Garfield"
Update: 12/1/10: Here's the archived video from the webinar. Enjoy! Archived Webinar Video Steve and Pixability CEO Bettina Hein discussed which video camera you should get, which accessories make sense, how to look good on camera, where to find great shooting locations, and how online video can help your business. Pixability webinar 12/1: "Get Seen: Online Video Secrets From Steve Garfield" Webinar Introduction Video Join us to learn from the best in a free 60-minute webinar. Steve Garfield, the "Paul Revere of video blogging", and Bettina Hein, CEO of Pixability, will share with you the latest trends that online video and related media have to offer. You'll learn: - benefits of marketing with online video - how to shoot video like a pro (recording, editing, exporting, etc) - how to build presence with video on the social web - how to increase views for your video We will also raffle off ten copies of "Get Seen: Online Video Secrets", an amazing book by Steve about online video, (2) Pocket XShots and a new iPhone 4 case. Space is limited, so register now. The webinar will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST on December 1st, 2010 Webinar Registration ![]()
Content Rules: Looks Like Someone Got A New Pair
Shocking! I just noticed what was written on the side of my shopping bag. "Looks Like Someone Got A New Pair." Can you guess which brand's bag this is? Answer here. I'm thinking twice about the message on this bag, because I just happen to be in the middle of reading my friend's Ann Handley and CC Chapman's new book, Content Rules. Having a voice In Content Rules, Ann and CC talk about brands having a voice. A voice that stands out from the crowd. One that is authentic and has a personality, without making excuses. I'd say that this brand has it nailed. They know who they are and aren't afraid to show it. Ann and CC are the same way. While reading the book, I can hear their voices come through without apologies. ![]() Photo: American Idol. Distracting. Know who you are Ann shares how reality TV was a distraction for her while writing the book, and then ties that experience together with analyzing the fact that successful American Idol contestants "know who they are." ![]() Photo: CC Chapman. Write the way you talk. Write the way you talk I can hear CC talking in the section about writing the way you talk. CC and I joke about how everything he writes usually needs an edit, so I can hear him talking when he advises, "Break some rules. Despite what you learned in school, you can start sentences with and, but, so, and because. So go on! And try it!" I'm up to Chapter 7 and haven't found anything that needs editing! Six characteristics of good content The 'six characteristics of a good content idea or story' provides good suggestions for content creators: True, Relevant, Human, Passionate, Original and Surprising.Create a publishing schedule There is a nice section in Content Rules about creating a publishing schedule. In it they modify and annotate Russell Sparkman's "1-7-30-4-2-1" publishing schedule. I found this very interesting. It's a good guide for content publishers. ![]() Photo: Ann Handley. Behind the Scenes. What to say Next up is figuring out what to say. Ann and CC provide 25 examples of what kinds of content you can create including sone of my favorites, including photo sharing, behind the scenes, and how-to content. One are that I hardly ever is is going into my archives. I've got 10 years of blog content and should take a look at revisiting and updating some of that. I am somebody! Congratulations to Ann and CC for getting Content Rules published. I was happy to see my name in the Acknowledgements page, and know from peeking at the index that I show up in the Video chapter. ;-) Looking forward to reading the rest of the book. And I don't have to finish this blog post because, as Content Rules states: Leave Stuff Undone. Labels: contentrules Monday, November 29, 2010
Speed Test vs Comcast Speed Test and HOW TO: Add Google DNS Servers on a Mac
![]() ![]() One of these things is different than the other. I just changed my DNS server to Google and got astonishingly faster results on SpeedTest.net: ![]() ![]() HOT TO: Add Google DNS Servers on a Mac: 1. Go to System Preferences -> Network -> click “Advanced”Note: I also left the existing Comcast DNS in there as the last option. More: Using Google Public DNS. Important: Before You Start:How's your speed? Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Back in Brooklyn - In A Berlin Minute
Brilliant 1 minute video gives you a sense of New York. Bagels and lots of cream cheese!
Buy Nothing Day
A 24 Hour Moratorium on Consumer Spending. North America - Nov 26th International - Nov 27th www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving!
I think this was our first Thanksgiving. A blast from the past. Happy Thanksgiving! Be safe. Wednesday, November 24, 2010
All iPad Paid Apps Lost on Update. Not. #Fail
After my most recent iPad update I thought I lost all my paid apps. I used the 'Transfer Purchases From iPad' menu option when iTunes told me to. I don't like it when the software is be so user friendly as to shield me from what is going on. I clicked the button, then I had to re-authorise my computer. Nothing seemed to happen, so I clicked to update anyway. After the update was complete, I didn't notice that Apple iTunes had installed Game Center on screen 1: ![]() That pushed Mashable to screen 2. ![]() It looked like everything else was GONE! But, all my apps were still on the iPad, on pages 3-7. LOL Apple, #Fail Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business. Read INTRODUCTION for FREE
Get Seen will make a great holiday gift for someone who wants to learn how to put video online.
Comcast Speed Test 18 Hours After After Extreme 50 Upgrade
![]() SpeedTest.net ![]() 62/11, 50/11 ST You should see the faster speeds after 12 - 24 hours. This isn't looking any better. Comcast Speed Test 11 Hours After After Extreme 50 Upgrade 76/10, 53/9 ST Comcast Speed Test Just After Upgrade but Before Modem Reset 60/11, 50/10 ST Comcast Speed Test After Netgear WNR1000v2 Wireless-N router 6/11/10 60/12 ST Note: ST - SpeedTest.net
BlogTalkRadio: Today's Pick's - Steve Garfield
![]() BlogTalkRadio has chosen this afternoon's LIVE radio show with Mike Ball as Today's Pick. Mike will be interviewing me at 2:30 Eastern. BlogTalkRadio's description: SHOW NAME: Steve Garfield ![]() See BlogTalkRadio's Featured Shows. ![]() I like BlogTalkRadio because they make it easy for you to have your own show. You can also call in and chat. Thanks to Mike Ball for having me on Left Ahead radio. ![]() On Demand audio: Listen to internet radio with massmarrier on Blog Talk Radio Steve Garfield [58:12m]: Play in Popup | Download
Comcast Speed Test 11 Hours After After Extreme 50 Upgrade
![]() SpeedTest.net ![]() You should see the faster speeds after 12 - 24 hours. I'll test again later. Monday, November 22, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
HOW TO FIX: Adobe Presenter 7 Installer: "Unable to detect Microsoft Powerpoint"
![]() I have Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 Trial version. I tried to install the Adobe Presenter 7 presenter.msi from the Adobe Connect Pro website. I get the error: "Unable to detect Microsoft Powerpoint" Here's the fix from dawpa2005 on the Adobe Forums: All you have to do is sniff the executable URI and copy it to a writable location.This worked great for me. To review: 1. Get SuperOrca, Open presenter.msi 2. Click 'LaunchConditions' and select DROP 3. Under InstallUISequence, select CheckToSeeIfPPOpen and click DROP, then select NoUpgradeonVista and click DROP. 4. Save and Run presenter.msi.
Focus Global Test Drive Video Invitations: One-On-One in the Public Square
![]() Focus Global Test Drive Video Invitations: One-On-One in the Public Square, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA Becky Johns has a great write up on Ford's Focus Global Test Drive special video invitation PR campaign, PR PITCHES HAVE CHANGED COMPLETELY. She gets a great quote from Scott Monty of Ford: “We decided to use personalized video invitations for the Focus Global Test Drive because we wanted to be sure we had the attention of the high-level influencers we wanted to reach. Moreover, we wanted to be sure that it would be in a format that they could easily share with their readers. We believe that video is one of the most personal and intimate ways to communicate online, and it’s also a medium that allows us to showcase our products at the same time. A video invitation, shared with the world, is basically one-on-one communication in the public square.”Great use of web video. If you want to learn more about easily creating and putting casual video like this online, check out my book: Get Seen.
I'm here. Just paying partial attention, and it's OK
This is a response to Chris Brogan's post, I'm not really here. I was talking with a friend about an event she’d attended. She said that it was okay, but she noted that a lot of people there were really into their Twitter accounts and not really giving as much attention to the people in front of their faces. Whether it’s text, Facebook, FourSquare, or Twitter, I’ve noticed a lot of this behavior, myself.Wrong. Ask First I had lunch this week with someone in the PR business. At the same time, 30 min into lunch, my recorded session for a virtual seminar was was being played. I scheduled some tweets with Hootsuite to enhance the presentation, but also wanted to check the twitter stream to see if I could add value there, during the event. Before I turned on the phone, I asked, "Is it ok if I check twitter?" ... and explained the situation. Not a problem. She did the same. ![]() Photo: Grace has a cellphone. Everyone's Doing It Chris, I also remember that I was recently with 3 other people, and we were all talking in a circle, while checking out streams. We were laughing about it. It's OK. ![]() Photo: Crowd at 140 Conference Tweeting is Sharing and Caring As for being in a conference and being online at the same time, there's value in that too. Tweeting out quotes, informing others that the session is good (come join me), or bad (I'm heading out), and looking up things on Google that the speaker is talking about, that you want to learn more about. You know this. On the other hand, I've also put down my phone to pay full attention to speakers that deserve it. Using your phone is OK. Just don't take a phone call. ;-) Friday, November 19, 2010
SteveGarfield.tv 11/18/10 featuring Maggie Rulli and Raw Milk!
On Demand: SteveGarfield.tv 11/18/10 ![]() Giving Maggie Rulli video tips on SteveGarfield.tv. Get Seen: If you can see the lens of the camera, it can see you ![]() Kristen Canty, producer of Farmageddon, explains that Drinking Skim Milk Makes you Fat! Farmageddon on twitter Farmagedon website Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Girl Talk - All Day
See what samples are being used as the song plays in real time. Brilliant! http://alldaysamples.com/ All Day - Wikipedia: All Day is the fifth album by American mash up musician Girl Talk, released by the record label Illegal Art on November 15, 2010 as a free download. The album consists of 372 overlapping samples of other artists' songs.[
Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen: Whip My Hair
Brilliant. Labels: BruceSpringsteen, jimmyfallon, LNJF Monday, November 15, 2010
[Video] Calming the Baby Beast
If you were having a bad day, that’s all over now. via [ URLesque ] via [ Zadi ]
Aol Daybreak with @LindsayCampbell Premieres with a Question: What do you want in a morning show?
![]() My friend Lindsay Campbell premieres her new show today, Aol Daybreak, with the question: What do you want in a morning show? Great way to start, except for the fact that as of 9:43 Am Aol Daybreak is still not on the Aol.com homepage. I'm a big fan, going back to her groundbreaking show MobLogic.tv. Moblogic featured on Vlog Soup On MobLogic.tv, Lindsay did a great job of including the audience before, during and after her news segments. The other thing that was refreshing was that we got to hear Lindsay's perspective on the news. I'm also happy to see my friends Adam Elend and Jeff Marks are Executive Producers: ![]() I'm excited to see where this goes. ![]() Update 10:04: Found it: ![]() Image: Aol Video Player It's a text link. See it? Update 11:00: ![]() Image: Aol Video Player Featuring Daybreak @stevegarfield It's a revolving player. You can get your @lindsaycampbell fix on the Aol homepage now. Update 5:05 PM: Aol Daybreak episodes at video.aol.com: http://video.aol.com/show/aol-daybreak
Ed Burns New Film Cost $25K to Make
Nice Guy Johnny Official Site Trailer Available on iTunes, VOD, DVD, iTunes and more on October 26th!Nice Guy Johnny Facebook Nice Guy Johnny Twitter Nice Guy Johnny YouTube Click to get the film on iTunes in standard and high-definition. Check your cable provider for on demand, as well as Amazon, Netflix and more... I just added this to my Netflix queue and moved it to position 1. I love the idea of how this film was made, like the story line, and am interested in seeing how the distribution method works out. Sunday, November 14, 2010
Saturday, November 13, 2010
West Wing Week by Official White House Videographer Arun Chaudhary
NY Times: Arun Chaudhary is the first White House videographer, producing “West Wing Week” online.: Mr. Chaudhary is the official White House videographer and the first person to hold the job, a part documentarian, part White House-message-machine post. He travels with the president on roughly two-thirds of his trips, documenting the behind-the-scenes occasions and public theatrics.This is great and the first I'd heard of it. More here: Making Video From the White House White House photographers joke that you can't take a good picture of President Obama without Arun Chaudhary, the first official white house videographer, being somewhere in the frame. Arun Chaudhary on twitter
Content Marketing Crash Course
Content Marketing Crash Course (affiliate link) Our expert instructors like David Meerman Scott, Brian Solis, Joe Pulizzi, Steve Garfield and Kristina Halvorson will show you how to set your strategy, build a sustainable content program, and more. By the end of this online course, you'll have mastered what you need to bridge your company and your customers using creative, engaging content that works. Plus, we're presenting Content Marketing Crash Course LIVE over two weeks in December. That's right: nearly 14 hours of live, online training. And, after that, you can access the complete course on-demand to catch what you've missed, brush up on the details that matter most to you ... or see it all from the beginning. My session: VIDEORegister here: www.marketingprofsu.com/register/59?coupon=VIDEOCM (affiliate link) There are 2-3 classes per day scheduled on seven days (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from December 3-17). Each class is 30-60 minutes long with time for Q&A. Thursday, November 11, 2010
Jimmy Fallon Talks “Late Night”, Social Media and Steve Garfield [INTERVIEW]
Great interview with Jimmy Fallon in Mashable today, Jimmy Fallon Talks “Late Night” and Social Media [INTERVIEW]. Love this part where Jimmy talks about how I helped him out when her first started his video blog: Q: With the spontaneity and the craziness of social media, has there been anything that’s been surprising?At the time, everyone on YouTube was saying that they were making a new vlog each time they put up a video. Since it was Jimmy's first video I wanted to tell him that he wasn't making a new vlog each night, he was putting a new video ON his vlog every night. Thanks for the mention Jimmy. Here's my first video blog post and some video from Jimmy's first week on the web: Steve Garfield and Jimmy Fallon - First Video Blog Posts Steve Garfield 1st Video Blog 1/1/04 Jimmy Fallon 1st Video Blog 12/8/08 Jimmy Fallon 2nd Video Blog 12/9/08 Jimmy Fallon comments on first video submissions I got a chance to interview Jimmy at CES and we talked about how cool web video is in that it makes people feel like they know you. Jimmy Fallon talks with Steve Garfield about his new show, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, at CES. I have interviews with Jimmy and Gavin Purcell in my book, Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business. Check it out: Jimmy wrote the blurb for the back cover: "Steve Garfield is hilariously awesome. He gave us timely advice when we started our videoblog, and now he's put that advice and more into this ridiculously thorough guide." —JIMMY FALLON, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
My Blog is 10 Years Old Today! Happy Blog Birthday Blog.
Wow. TEN YEARS. ![]() Happy Birthday to my Blog. Here's my first Blogger blog post from Thursday, November 09, 2000: Today we had a really good meeting and lunch. The best part of the day was when our meeting went off on a tangent and we started discussing the current election. After lots of talk about Saturday Night Live and the Hamburger sketch (watch it in the screening room Season 3-5 3/18/78), we decided that this stuff had to be logged somewhere.There a link to the archives on the right hand sidebar. Prior to having a blog, using the Blogger platform, I hand coded a blog for the Karlson and McKenzie radio show back in 1997-1998. Happy Birthday to My Blog. Happy Birthday to You. Although I've made new friends with twitter and Facebook, I still like you. Labels: blog birthday blogger Wednesday, November 10, 2010
.Mac is dead to me
.Mac is dead to me. ![]() Error:Apple just broke all my .Mac hosted image links by shutting off .Mac support of images on web pages. MobileMe: .Mac HomePage Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): Q: I published content to homepage.mac.com using my own HTML editor and my content is located in the Sites folder of my iDisk. Do I need to do anything?Oh right, like I'm going to go back and change IMG tags for content going back 10 YEARS! Apple hasn't heard of a redirect?
Future of Marketing Virtual Conference
November 16, 2010 This is going to be fun AND fast! I know all these people and they are all great. "60 leading thinkers have 60 seconds each to share 60 tips every marketer needs to know to thrive in 2011." REGISTER FOR FREE: futureofmarketing.com We'll be talking about this conference with steve Haase on SteveGarfield.tv on Thursday November 11th at 2:00 Eastern. Watch LIVE on The Pulse Network. Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Overhaul: New Book Lifts the Lid on GM and Chrysler
Motor Trend's Todd Lassa writes about Steven Rattner's book Overhaul in Notes From the Revolution: Rattner's Overhaul: Overhaul makes a strong case for the bailouts, though. Saving GM and Chrysler was not socialism. It was pragmatic, balanced capitalism with government oversight. It saved jobs, and with the distasteful bailout of the banking industry, likely prevented a depression potentially far worse than the great one of the 1930s. Monday, November 08, 2010
The ONE Story Baratunde Thurston is thinking about today: Conan O'Brien
The ONE on AOL. CLICK the image to see the video. Smart move by AOL to have Next New Networks produce a daily show for the front page of AOL.com. My friend Tim Shey, Co-founder of Next New Networks, sent me an email about it: Today, we launched The ONE, a new daily series on AOL, as part of the innovative new relaunch of AOL.com.Focusing ONE video, on ONE topic, with ONE interesting contributor is a great idea. This way someone might tune in to hear the contributor because they are a fan, or tune in to hear about the topic because they are following it online or want to hear more about it. It's also short and doesn't require a large time commitment. Good luck. Sunday, November 07, 2010
Boston Media Makers 11/07/10 Photos
Boston Media Makers Meeting Report: Nov 7, 2010 w/tweets, photos and video. Labels: BMM BMM110710 Saturday, November 06, 2010
Friday, November 05, 2010
Imogen Heap + Love the Earth Film
Love the Earth Film a concept film from Imogen Heap and Thomas Ermacora. Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Thursday 11/4 at 2:00 on SteveGarfield.tv
![]() Thursday 11/4 at 2:00 on SteveGarfield.tv: A cool new USB speaker, Did Massachusetts poll workers break the law, Conan for Halloween, Video Chat with Brian August of Watchitoo, Sarah Evans @prsarahevans and you, plus Video Soup where an iSight video is good enough, and a new cover from Alexa Goddard.Join in for a LIVE Watchitoo video chat fest at 2:30. This is the @Watchitoo link for the LIVE VIDEO chat during SteveGarfield.tv today 2-3 Eastern: http://www.watchitoo.com/show/waw-872Watch live at The Pulse Network. SteveGarfield.TV on TPN brought to you by the .TV domain name
A portable USB Soundbar for any device in the world!
![]() I got a SoundbarUSB from Edifier to try out on my MacBook Pro. ![]() SoundbarUSB connected to MacBook Pro For the Mac, you plug the SoundbarUSB into an available USB port and then go into system settings and direct output to the USB device. Worked simply. No external power required. I like devices that work simply. On my Mac I've grown used to Cambridge SoundWorks dual speakers with a woofer. Big difference. But for times when I'm out on the road speaking, and the conference organizer forgets to order a sound system, this 10" USB powered speaker could come in handy. It does cover up the function keys if you place it directly underneath the MacBook Pro screen. ![]() SoundbarUSB covers functions keys on MacBook Pro I also tried it on my iPhone and it's a great match there too, although it needs to be plugged into USB power. Note: I did get a notice that some USB device was drawing too much power, so I unplugged my USB keyboard and plugged the SoundbarUSB into the Mac directly., The error went away. But wait! iPhone Power Plug It works when you plug the supplied USB cable into the iPhone power wall plug, but the sound doesn't go as loud as when it's plugged into the Mac. A good portable speaker solution for your iPhone! ![]() Edifier SoundbarUSB plugged into iPhone Power Adapter The volume control on the side of the Edifier Soundbar USB allows you to crank the volume to a pretty high level. You press the volume button to raise the level and hold the button in to lower the sound. USB Portable Power I have these iogear portable USB power packs that allow you to charge them up and then you can charge things like your iPhone when you aren't near power. Those power the SoundbarUSB too, but like the iPhone Power plug, the sound doesn't go as loud as when it's plugged into the Mac. USB Cigarette Lighter Power Those cigarette to USB power adapters for your car work too. So overall, I can see lots of places that the SoundbarUSB could be used despite it only being powered by USB. Even my Monster Power Outlets to Go 3 has a USB port on it. iPad But wait, there's more. I also plugged the USB power into the iPhone power adapter and plugged it into the wall and then plugged the audio in jack in from an iPad to the Soundbar USB. It worked great. Then it didn't. More testing is needed. ![]() Edifier SoundbarUSB amplifies audio out on iPad Edifier Soundbar USB from stevegarfield on Vimeo. Soundbar USB Update from Edifier: The Soundbar is available in December on the Apple online store. Starting November 5th it can also be bought on the WIRED Store website (http://www.wiredstore.net/) ![]() This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Steve Garfield's blog featuring Pop Culture and Technology. Visit: stevegarfield.com Steve Garfield's blog featuring Pop Culture and Technology. Visit: stevegarfield.com. Off On A Tangent.
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