Off on a Tangent

My daily weblog on pop culture and technology as seen in TIME, BusinessWeek and the New York Times.
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First Look: EpixHD.com
Here's a quick 3 minute screencast looking the the http://epixhd.com interface.
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Emerson College 11/06/09: Blogging and Multimedia
Class Roll Call:Recorded on Qik and cross-posted to YouTubeStudents on twitter: A List.Get Seen on Screen:Class Panorama:
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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Video Cameras and Accessories
The quality of video you can get from consumer level video cameras is amazing. It's HD everywhere. Here's a list of my Top 10 suggestions for getting started with video for this holiday season.1. Ground Breaking Pocket HD Video Camra - Kodak Zi8 The Kodak...
Scott Berkun at Microsoft NERD Center Cambridge
Scott Berkun at Microsoft NERD Center Cambridge, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
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My Twequency is 51.4 Tweets per Day
My Twequency is 51.4 Tweets per Day, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SAhttp://twequency.com/What's yours?
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Steve Garfield's Favorite Videos
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Three Guy Fawkes (Color)
Three Guy Fawkes (Color), originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SAHappy Guy Fawkes Day.
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How to Embed a Twitter List on Wordpress.com using RSS
Note: This is the correct procedure to get an RSS feed into Wordpress.com, but Twitter Lists 2 RSS seems to be having some issues at the moment. 1. Make a Twitter List. Here's one I created for Boston Media Makers attendees.@stevegarfield/boston-media-mak...
November is Videoblogging Month
This has gone on for a number of years and videobloggers are making lots of videos this month.Here are two places to follow along:The Videobloggers Miro Microcommunity where 30 people will make 30 videos in 30 days and each video will have something do do...
Amazon.com: Best Books of 2009
Congratulations to my friends Chris Brogan and Julien Smith for having their book Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust chosen as one of the Top 10 Books in Business & Investing.I'm very excited for them. ...
Tips For Getting Started With Twitter
My good friend Scott Kirsner wrote an article about twitter for the Boston Globe, The tweet cheat sheet, but the online version has NO LINKS, as usual for the Boston Globe, and doesn't provide the twitter usernames mentioned in the column. Here are links ...
Halloween Gravestone
SNAG-0016, originally uploaded by celerityfm. CC BY-NC-SAFrom the SpookUp.
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PodCamp NH, November 7th and 8th, 2009
PodCamp NH is an innovative gathering of new media enthusiasts, professionals, and anyone curious about what comes next in blogging, social media, podcasting, video on the net, and so much more. It's called an UnConference because the attendees themselves...
Short Ribs
Short Ribs, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SABest food photo ever, taken with my iPhone 3GS.
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Empowering People to Tell Stories with Pocket Video Cameras
Empowering People to Tell Stories with Pocket Video Cameras, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SA
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Steve Garfield Explains How to Use Online Video for Marketing
Steve Garfield Explains How to Use Online Video for Marketing, originally uploaded by stevegarfield. CC BY-NC-SARead the interview at HubSpot's Inbound Internet Marketing Blog
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FREE PDF - J.C. Hutchins novel, 7th Son: Descent
J.C. Hutchins novel, 7th Son: Descent - 10 chapter "Special Edition" PDF excerptThe promotional email I received for 7th Son: Descent contained this excerpt:For two years, J.C. chased publishers the traditional way. Unable to find a literary agent to repr...
White House Family Portrait
P090109-0127, originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream. CC BY-NC-SAPresident Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2009. (...
New Media Tools for Journalism Slides - 10/23/09
Best. Class. Ever.I taught New Media Tools for Journalism at BU today and had the best time. The students were enthusiastic and excited to learn new ways to tell stories using a cellphone. This class could have gone on all day long since there's so much...
New Media Tools for Journalism - Audio Post - 10/23/09
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