Wes Welker Fined by NFL for Wearing Bonk Breaker Hat. Watch Energy Bar Company Sales Skyrocket.


Bonk Breaker - Official Site

Welker fined $10,000...for 'unauthorized hat'

Wes Welker was fined $10,000 by the league for wearing an "unauthorized hat during his postgame interview," according to a league spokesman.

Patriots WR Wes Welker fined $10,000 by the league for wearing his Bonk Breakers hat

Welker is an investor in the company

Pats WR Wes Welker draws huge crowd in Bellingham as he pitches energy bar

The energy bars, meanwhile, are the brainchild of Jason Winn, who attended Texas Tech with Welker.

”I started eating them,’ Welker said. ”He’d send them to me all the time, and so finally, I invested in them, and became an owner myself.”

Naturally, his teammates love to stop by his locker and grab a few bars, especially Rob Gronkowski.

”He loves them, he’s always stealing them from my locker,” Welker said of Gronk.

Bonk Breaker lid!!! See it on Wes Welker.

Wes Welker Fined $10,000 For Wearing Promotional Hat

"Got fined by the NFL for wearing a @Bonk_Breaker hat in an interview after the game. Thanks for warning me the other 16 weeks I wore the hat" (via Wes Welker's Twitter)

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A Few Last Minute Donations to Charity for 2011

Lustgarten Foundation
To advance the scientific and medical research related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of pancreatic cancer by:
- Increasing funding and support of research into the biological mechanisms and clinical strategies related to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pancreatic cancer;
- Facilitating and enhancing the dialogue among members of the medical and scientific communities about basic and clinical research efforts that relate to pancreatic cancer;
- Heightening public awareness of pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and providing informational support for pancreatic cancer patients, their families, and friends.

Make a Donation to Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research lustgarten.org @LFPancreaticCan

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) December 29, 2011

FOOTLIGHT CLUB
Nestled in a residential area near Jamaica Pond, The Footlight Club, America's oldest community theatre, has performed every year since 1877. For over a century Footlight
Club members have sustained the organization's mission:
To present the best in non-professional theater to a broad-based audience, and to preserve and maintain Eliot Hall as a community resource.

Make a Donation to FOOTLIGHT CLUB justgive.org/giving/donate.…

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) December 29, 2011

EFF - ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC
EFF is a donor-funded nonprofit and depends on your support to continue successfully defending your digital rights. Litigation is particularly expensive; because two-thirds of our budget comes from individual donors, every contribution is critical to helping EFF fight — and win — more cases.

Make a Donation to ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC justgive.org/giving/donate.…

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) December 29, 2011

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in nearly 70 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.

Make a Donation to DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC justgive.org/giving/donate.…

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) December 29, 2011

Eliot School
The Eliot School offers training, classes and workshops in crafts and fine arts – woodworking, sewing, painting, drawing, photography, green crafts and other crafts of all kinds. We serve both children and adults at our schoolhouse in the heart of Boston, and our School Partnership Program sends teachers to classrooms throughout the city.

Make a Donation to Eliot School Trustees justgive.org/giving/donate.…

— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) December 29, 2011

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Coming soon Grass-Fed by Ten Tables

Just saw this sign in the window of what used to be Bon Savor on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain.

Sounds good already.

Labels: boston, food, grass-fed, grassfed, restaurant, ten tables

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Google+ for Business by @ChrisBrogan is now available. Download the Kindle version.

Just saw this on Amazon: Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network ChangesGoogle+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything' by Chris Brogan for $9.99 Kindle Edition (affiliate link)

Kindle


Paperback

Visit ChrisBrogan.com for more good stuff.

Want to learn about writing and publishing a book? Chris has an offer for you.


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WBZ TV: Don't Declare Your Curiosity


Image: Lisa Hughes (On TV) and Steve Garfield (Not on TV)

WBZ-TV newscast set gets $750,000 facelift:

Change is also happening off camera. The station has downplayed its light-hearted social media franchises such as “Conversation Nation’’ and “Declare Your Curiosity’’ - which asked viewers for story tips - in favor of more hard news and investigative reports that its parent CBS news division is known for.

Find the station at CBS Boston WBZ.

WBZ had a good thing going with “Conversation Nation’’ and “Declare Your Curiosity’’ but they didn't take it far enough. I had fun going in an making a promo encouraging people to engage with the station.



Fun huh?

In 2012 I'd love to be able to work with a local media outlet and be on TV.




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Boston Globe: Supermarkets shrink to fit city spaces. Whole Foods in Jamaica Plain.



Nice article by Kathleen Pierce, in today's Boston Globe, about the new Whole Foods in Jamaica Plain: Supermarkets shrink to fit city spaces
Whole Foods in Jamaica Plain is latest to try a smaller space:

"Steve Garfield, who lives a 20-minute walk from the Whole Foods in Jamaica Plain, said the store has changed the way he shops. He now stops in every other day for fresh food to prepare for his family that night.

“This is exactly what they do in France,’’ he said.

But there are a few things his Whole Foods doesn’t have.

“We miss fresh bread,’’ said Garfield, referring to the lack of an on-site bakery. Another thing he misses: the Whole Foods cafe, where the self-employed Internet start-up consultant sometimes popped open his laptop to work.

But the urban edition offers something its suburban counterparts, such as the 63,080-square-foot emporium in Dedham’s Legacy Place, can’t.

“I bump into my neighbors all the time,’’ Garfield said. “It’s a nice little community place.’’"

Labels: food, supermarket

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[How To] Plan, Shoot, Edit, and Upload Video



I made this video for .tv.

You can also see it over on the .tv website in the how to .tv section.


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Flour Bakery Gingerbread Molasses Cookies: Baking is Science!


Iamage: Gingerbread Molasses Cookies


We made these Gingerbread Molasses Cookies from this cookbook:

Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe (affiliate link).

They came out SO good.

We went into this thinking that we wanted a SOFT gingerbread cookie. When you make gingerbread men cookies, sometimes they cone out too hard.

So for the first batch we followed the directions exactly.

Joanne Chang describes baking as a science and I've heard that before from Christopher Kimball of America's Test Kitchen.

As a former programmer, I love following recipes. Why anyone would say, I can't cook, or I don't cook, I don't get it. Is that you? Whay do you say that?

So back to the recipe. at the end of the recipe you make the dough into balls and coat them with sugar and place them on the baking pan. I had no idea what would happen, but the dough melted down into nice, plump, soft inside gingerbread cookies.

SO GOOD!

Really, just click the link below and buy the cookbook. It's the best ever.


Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe

You can get a sneak peak at the recipe here:

Flour Bakery Gingerbread Molasses Cookies

Also, while you are at it, buy yourself a KitchenAid mixer. Makes things a lot easier.



KitchenAid K45SS Classic 250-Watt 4-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer, White




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Blip.tv becomes blip



*Blip.tv becomes blip*
Wow. This is big news in video for those of us who've been around for a while. blip.tv has changed their branding to become blip. They are now differentiating themselves from tv. Follow the links to read more from blip and +Steve Woolf VP of content at blip.

*Blip Blog: New Logo*
http://theblog.blip.tv/post/14577840631/yesterday-we-debuted-a-new-logo-designed-by

*2012: The Year Producers Must Step Up Their Brands by Steve Woolf*
http://news.tubefilter.tv/2011/12/21/2012-the-year-producers-must-step-up-their-brands/

http://blip.tv
http://blip.com now redirects to http://blip.tv



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Justin Bieber with Drew on #xfactor

[Video] Justin Bieber and Drew on #xfactor youtu.be/lXoN5kN6tjY?t=6m9s

That's supposed to be a direct link to YouTube with the video queued to 6 minutes 9 seconds, but Yahoo! inline media player is getting in the way.

Uploaded with Skitch

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[Video] Santa Baby by Santana (Naya Rivera) Never Aired on Glee



Santa Baby by Santana (Naya Rivera) Never Aired on Glee




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Add Snow to YouTube Video: Atlantis - The Falls - YouTube


You can add snow to YouTube videos by clicking the snowflake in the YouTube viewer.

This is the original video:


I shot this with a Kodak PlaySport. Here's a brief review of the most current version:

The Kodak PlaySport (Zx5) is one of the best choices for a pocket HD video camera that anyone can use to make great HD video. It's waterproof, dustproof and dropproof. Perfect for dropping in a bag and taking on vacation. It has a glare resistant screen which actually allows you to see the screen in bright sunlight, online some other pocket HD video cams. Works great with iMovie and Final Cut X.

Camera used:





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Jon Bon Jovi is NOT Dead

"Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey" -jbj.Rest assured that Jon is fine! This photo was just taken. fb.me/1uX5xLzSh

— Bon Jovi (@BonJovi) December 20, 2011

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[Video] Piers Morgan Tonight - Gary Vaynerchuk- Thank You Economy Interview



Too bad this never aired. Glad to be able to share this Piers Morgan Tonight interview with Gary Vaynerchuk.






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[Video] Tim Tebow and Jesus on Saturday Night Live (SNL)



"After yet another amazing Denver Broncos victory, Jesus stops by to to ask Tim Tebow to start playing better, earlier in games."

One of the best skits in years. Laugh out loud funny.


Image: Tim Tebow and Jesus Courtesy SNL

Source: NBC/SNL


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No. They were overcharged because of human error, not software.

Verizon to pay $800,000 in billing dispute

Phone company says cities, towns were overcharged because of software

"The overbilling occurred in 2006, after inaccurate information was programmed into newly installed billing software, according to a statement issued by Verizon."

It's human error. The 'software' doesn't make the error, a human does.

Having newspaper headline writers write captions for stories about software is like having politicians write legislation about the internet. #SOPA


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How to Embed a Tweet in a Blog Post

@achimbrueck just pointed to me to a great blog post over on HubSpot that gives you a Step By Step Guide on how to Embed a Tweet into a Blog Post: 7 Epic Uses of Twitter's New Embeddable Tweets Feature

See?

7 Epic Uses of #Twitter's New Embeddable Tweets Feature goo.gl/RUIwN

— achimbrueck (@achimbrueck) December 16, 2011

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Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World




Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

WSJ Book Review: An Inventive Hollywood Star



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Get Spotify Apps and Spotify Radio Right Now

Update:
If you don't see Spotify Apps you can grab it here: Spotify Apps Preview Version.

Here's the Spotify Apps info page. I could find a link to upgrade. Can you?

Update from KabirH, of The Echo Nest, on twitter:

@stevegarfield The client auto-updates, I think it's slowly rolling out now. I haven't received it either, but the Preview client is stable.

I wanted to get it today to try out the new Spotify Radio that lets you create radio stations like you can in Pandora.


New Spotify Interface


Spotify Radio Stations


Spotify Create a New Radio Station Page

You create a new Radio Station page based on an artist, jut like Pandora. Let's see how this works. :-)


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Ugly Deer Christmas Sweater T-Shirt by Vardagen



Ugly Deer Christmas Sweater T-Shirt by Vardagen as seen on a Facebook ad. ;-)

Or you could go all out and be Santa:







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2012 Golden Globes nominees - TV - My Picks

USA Today: 2012 Golden Globes nominees - Television

Here are my picks, based on the shows I've seen. ;-)

Drama
American Horror Story (FX)
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Boss (Starz)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime) - I subscribed to Showtime just for this and it was worth it!

Comedy or musical
Enlightened (HBO)
Episodes (Showtime)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC) - The comedy is so smart on this show.
New Girl (Fox)

Actor, drama series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Kelsey Grammer, Boss (Starz)
Jeremy Irons, The Borgias (Showtime)
Damian Lewis, Homeland (Showtime) - Love Homeland.

Actress, drama series
Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime) - I've always enjoyed Claire Danes. She's great in this.
Mireille Enos, The Killing (AMC)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Madeleine Stowe, Revenge (ABC)
Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness (USA)

Actor, comedy or musical series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC) - Easy choice.
David Duchovny, Californication (Showtime)
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Thomas Jane, Hung (HBO)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)

Actress, comedy or musical series
Laura Dern, Enlightened (HBO)
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl (Fox)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC) - Tough call in this category, but Tina is So good.
Laura Linney, The Big C (Showtime)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)

Supporting actor
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO)
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Tim Robbins, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (ABC) - Gotta go with Eric here.

Supporting actress
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story (FX)
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey (PBS)
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family (ABC) - Love her.
Evan Rachel Wood, Mildred Pierce (HBO)

Miniseries or TV movie
Cinema Verité (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS) - Awesome miniseries.
The Hour (BBC America)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
Too Big to Fail (HBO) - Great movie.

Actor, miniseries or TV movie
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (PBS) - Can't wait for more episodes.
Idris Elba, Luther (BBC America)
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Bill Nighy, Page Eight (PBS)
Dominic West, The Hour (BBC America)

Actress, miniseries or TV movie
Romola Garai, The Hour (BBC America)
Diane Lane, Cinema Verité (HBO)
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey - Love it.
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult (ITV)
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce (HBO)





Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 2 DVD (Original U.K. Unedited Edition) (2012)




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[Video] Mega Upload Song


Mega Upload Song - Note: Click once to see an ad, then click the play button again to watch the music video.

The Verge: Tech News Today episode censored by Universal:

A clip from Tech News Today episode 391 featuring the MegaUpload "Mega Song" video, which caused Universal to have the entire episode pulled from YouTube.

Megaupload: Join the fight against censorship:

...On December 9, 2011, we re-launched our website, featuring endorsements by top celebrities including P Diddy, Will.i.am, Kanye West and Chris Brown. The campaign includes a promotional song and video containing snippets from those celebrities called the Mega Song. The video became an instant viral online sensation. Within hours, it was the top trending topic on Twitter, and global news media reported about and linked to the video utilizing Youtube's embedded video player.

To our surprise, Universal Music Group (UMG) sabotaged our campaign by deleting Mega's creation from Youtube, abusing the DMCA takedown process and unlawfully claiming ownership of the Mega Song. UMG is currently lobbying lawmakers in Washington for legislation that would allow them to not only delete specific content from a website, but to delete entire websites from the Internet. After this demonstration of the abuse of power by UMG, we are certain that such an instrument of Internet censorship should not be put into the hands of corporations.

Let us be clear: Nothing in our song or the video belongs to Universal Music Group. We have signed agreements with all artists endorsing Megaupload. Efforts to reach out to UMG and open a dialogue about this abuse of the DMCA process were answered with unfounded and baseless legal threats and demands for an apology.

Hollywood Reporter: Dispute Over Megaupload's Viral Music Video Takes Another Odd Twist:

Megaupload also has something to say about the takedown notice by Will.I.Am.
According to Kim Dotcom's declaration, he says he spoke to the superstar on Monday, and Will.I.Am "personally advised me that he absolutely had not authorized the submission of any takedown notice on his behalf."

NY Times: File-Sharing Company Sues Record Label, for a Change:

Megaupload, a service for sharing large media files over the Internet that has often run afoul of Hollywood and the music industry, is suing the Universal Music Group for blocking a promotional video from being played on YouTube.

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New Facebook Timeline is LIVE: Steve Garfield

STEP 1:
Go over to my Facebook page and click LEARN MORE to get the new TIMELINE:


Image: LEARN MORE header on Facebook for people without the new TIMELINE

STEP 2:
Scroll down to the bottom of that page to indicate that you want the new timeline

STEP 3:
ACTIVATE the new timeline for your page.

You have 7 days to play with it in private. The one main thing you can do is add a header image for y our page. That's the only thing I did before making my new Facebook Timeline live.

Have fun!


My Facebook page with the new TIMELINE: www.facebook.com/stevegarfield





Facebook Marketing All-in-One For Dummies [Paperback]
Amy Porterfield (Author), Phyllis Khare (Author), Andrea Vahl (Author)


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Robert Scoble Testing out G+ Hangouts Live On Air

G+ Hangouts Live On Air



Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything [Paperback]
Chris Brogan (Author)


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Complete List of SAG Award Nominations: TV - My Picks

TV

Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
James Woods, Too Big to Fail

Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Maggie Smith, Downtown Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Betty White, The Lost Valentine
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce

Male Actor, Drama Series
Patrick J. Adams, Suits
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Female Actor, Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Male Actor, Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carell, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Female Actor, Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock TIE
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family TIE
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

Ensemble, Comedy Series
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office

Ensemble, Drama
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife

Read more: Complete List of SAG Award Nominations

What are your picks?



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[Video] SNL's Taran Killam Recreates of Robyn’s ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ at 4:30 Am in the Writer's Room

SNL's Taran Killam Recreates of Robyn’s ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ at 4:30 AM in the Writer's Room.

Here's a compilation video of the recreation and the original.

Awesome!


Robyn / SNL Dance Comparison


Behind the scenes on SNL's writing night. 4:30am. Call Your Girlfriend SNL.mov

Taran Killam and ‘SNL’ cohorts do late night recreation of Robyn’s ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ (Video)

Despite looking like he’s about to collapse from lack of shut eye, Killam gives a pretty impressive performance, even recreating the backward somersault from the Swedish pop singer’s video. Vanessa Bayer, Bobby Moynihan, Abby Eliott and writer Sarah Schneider provide some background lighting effects. Writer Zach Kanin attempts to keep working.

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I Work For The Internet

iworkfortheinternet.org

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Steve Garfield's Keepsy Instagram Photo Book


I'm on a Keepsy kick today. After documenting my experience with Keepsy in making my 2012 Instagram Calendar, I saw that Keepsy also lets you make a book out of your photos.

I saw this over on the Keepsy site where they were highlighting various instagram photographers and their photo books.

So I played around with the Keepsy photo book interface and ended up buying one.



It's so easy to make a book and then click to buy.

My book:
www.keepsy.com/9e13fBuVp




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Instagram Calendar for 2012 Made with Keepsy


Image: My 2012 Keepsy Instagram Calendar

Keepsy makes it easy to create a 2012 calendar with your instagram photos.

You just drag and drop your photos, with 6 on each month, after connecting keeps to your instagram account.


Then you preview the layout, edit it if you like, and then order.

Keep in mind, each calendar page is 8 1/2 x 11 which might be a little smaller that your standard wall calendar.





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International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) Awards: Nominee Announcement Live Stream 12/14 at 1 E / 10 P

Shira Lazar and Ethan Newberry will be hosting the announcement of the IAWTV Award Nominees live from the "What's Trending" studios beginning at 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST this Wednesday, December 14, 2011.

You can watch it live here:

A full list of categories for the first IAWTV Awards can be found at http://iawtv.org/awards/categories/.

In this contest I hope to be recognized for SteveGarfield.tv in two categories:

Best Hosted (Live) Web Series
A non-fictional hosted web series with episodes that premier in a live format even if recorded versions are made available at a later date.

Best Host (Live)
Best host in a non-fictional live hosted web series.



We'll see on Wednesday. ;-)


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Photos on Canvas by EasyCanvasPrints.com

Getting a photo made into a canvas print has gotten very easy. I've gotten one before, taking my photo on a USB drive down to Costco. They did a nice job, although the colors didn't match exactly.

Now EasyCanvasPrints.com gave me a credit for an 8 x 10 canvas print, so I decided to give them a try.

Here's the photo I decided to turn into a canvas print.



Ordering a print from EasyCanvasPrints.com takes four steps.

Here are the steps:

Step 1 - Order:



When you order you can choose the size and Canvas Wrap Thickness.

Step 2 - Upload:



You can upload an image from your computer, or choose one from one of your Facebook albums. The system will lt you know f the image is a good enough quality for printing to canvas.

Step 3 - Border:



Next you choose if you want it to hang on the wall or have a desk stand. Then you choose a border. I chose to have the image wrap around the edge. The website is very cool in that is shows you exactly how your print and border is going to turn out. I really liked this feature. I played with trying out a mirror image, but for this photo it looked too crazy.

For my previous Costco print, I chose a black border.

Step 4 - Finishing:



Finally, you choose the finishing. I didn't choose to change the color to B&W or Sepia. You can also pay for image retouching. I chose not to.

Here's the final canvas:



Here's what it looks like from the back:



Here's a detailed view:



I contacted EasyCanvasPrints.com to comment on the line I could see that matches the edge of the frame. They are looking into it for me and I'll update this post when I hear back.

Update:

I got a reply from the Easy Canvas Prints Customer Love Team:

Typically this crease comes from shipping, if something heavy was resting on the box and caused the canvas to push down around that frame more. I went ahead and submitted that request for a reprint, which typically only takes a few days to produce.

We'll email you the UPS tracking for this reprint as soon as it ships out next week. One trick to try and salvage the existing canvas, is to run a damp/wet, warm wash cloth over the back of the canvas. The warmth will help to release the crease and once the canvas dries it will usually tighten back up. This is also a good trick to use in case your canvas ever becomes stretch by something in the future, they're more resilient than they look!

Thanks!

Overall I think they did a nice job. I think the colors could have been a little more vibrant.

I liked the finish on the Costco canvas a little more. It was a little more shiny. Not a big deal.

Disclosure:
EasyCanvasPrints.com gave me a credit for an 8 x 10 canvas print in return for this review and a link to: Photos on Canvas.

Update:
Got a replacement canvas and it's perfect.


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How to Publish to Google Currents

STEP 1:
Go to www.google.com/producer/home

Don't use Apple Safari.

Google Currents producer requires Chrome.

STEP 2:
Agree to the PUBLISHER CURRENTS AGREEMENT


Image: Google Currents PUBLISHER CURRENTS AGREEMENT page

Read the PUBLISHER CURRENTS AGREEMENT here:
https://www.google.com/producer/tos

Item 4 seems to be the most important point and seems reasonable:

4. Brand Features. Publisher grants to Google a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use its trademarks, trade names, designs and logos ("Brand Features"), in accordance with Publisher's usage guidelines, if and as provided by Publisher, solely for use in connection with the Authorized Content, in the Currents Service and presentations, marketing materials, customer lists, financial reports and Web site listings of customers related to the Currents Service. All uses of Publisher's Brand Features, and all goodwill associated therewith, shall inure solely to the benefit of Publisher. Subject to the express license granted herein, right, title and interest in and to Publisher's Brand Features are and shall remain with Publisher.

ENTER:

NAME
CONTACT EMAIL
TITLE
ORGANIZATION

CLICK to AGREE to terms and conditions

CLICK CONTINUE

STEP 3:


Create a New Edition

Give your edition a name
Add an RSS feed
Enter your YouTube channel name

Click CREATE

Next your content is gathered and some articles are added.

Click DONE.


Image: Google Currents Basic Setup Complete

Here's what my blog will look like in Google Currents




Here's what my YouTube channel will look like in Google Currents



There are more things to configure and test before going live with my Steve Garfield Google Currents Channel.

This producer app is very powerful. It brings mobile app creation tools, which used to required experienced programmers, to everyone. Everyone who's interested in putting a little time into it.

I'm going to have fun customizing my channel and making it live. Stay tuned.

Update:

There's a lot to customize including content. and look and feel. In Edition Settings it might be a good idea to add an Edition Icon, otherwise you'll have a blank icon.

To make your content visible to everyone, click DISTRIBUTE.



1. Test
Test: Android and iPhone and iPad testing
Test: Verify Content Ownership

2. Distribute
Distribute to Google Currents

Update:

After updating with an Edition Icon, this is what Steve Garfield Edition Icon looks like on an iPad in the Google Currents Library screen:



Update:

Steve Garfield
Official Google Currents Stream for Steve Garfield for mobile, iPhone, iPad and Android.

Source: http://goo.gl/mag/eHWu7



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CanvasPop Affilate Link:
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$30 off your first order of $80 or more.

If you spend $100, I get a $50 CanvasPop credit.


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Lifebox - appeal from Atul Gawande | BMJ

Proud that I could be a part of this Lifebox appeal from Atul Gwande for BMJ.

I filmed the video in Boston.

Uploaded with Skitch

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