South by Southwest – Looking Forward, Looking Back and Why I’m Going

February 27, 2011

Pilgrimage to Geek Spring Break As social media, web strategy, and tech company luminaries prepare to descend upon Austin, TX for the annual geekapalooza that is South by Southwest Interactive, it’s after some deliberation that I’ve decided to join the pilgrimage. The “why” of going isn’t some existential, intellectual – is SXSW dead – struggle [...]

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Does Your Video Content Suck?

August 15, 2010

So does your video content suck? And if it does, what are some simple things you can do to make it better?  Yeah, it’s a pretty harsh title, but it was inspired by  Jonathan Morrow’s post over at Copyblogger entitled 20 Warning Signs That Your Content Sucks.  In it he talks about how blogs have [...]

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Web Video – Show Me the Money!!

July 29, 2010

Is there any money in web video?  That question has been forefront on my mind of late.  I think the short answer is: some people are.  We’ve all heard the stories of people like Michael Buckley making a living from YouTube.  But let’s face it, Mr. Buckley’s YouTube success story is the exception, not the [...]

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Internet TV – Is Now The Time To Build New Networks?

June 20, 2010

There’s been a lot of movement in the web video world of late, and as a micro media mogul at my very core, I’ve been paying keen attention to it.  Broadband proliferation, the rise of smart, connected TV’s, set-top boxes from Google, and PC to TV app-based systems like Boxee, are all driving forces behind [...]

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New TV – How Broadband, Cord Cutters, and Media Center Apps are Changing the Way We Watch

May 16, 2010

We just got FIOS at my house this past week.  It’s BLAZING fast, the HD looks nice, and so far we’re well pleased with our decision to get it.  We opted for the 25 mbps up/down package.   That’s INSANELY fast.  What will I do with that upload speed?  Funny you should ask.  Watch this for [...]

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The End of Innocence – Why Social Media Is the New Corporate Media

May 9, 2010

Let my start by saying that my career in media has been paying the bills since 1988.  So I firmly embrace corporate media, advertising revenue and all media endeavors that enjoy commercial success. The lure of a life in TV (i’m a news cameraman by trade) was its combined appeal of an adventurous lifestyle and [...]

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Open Vs. Closed Media and Why It’s OK To Just Be a Content Consumer

April 11, 2010

Most good blog posts, or at least the ones that attract the most traffic, draw a line in the sand – taking an unequivocal position. So just on the heels of the iPad launch, scores of tech bloggers are taking that stand against the onerous, closed nature of Apple’s latest offering. And the Church of [...]

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