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Five Essentials: Shooting Video
2007-06-18 14:54:00
(One of a series of tips about the basics, the minimum, you need or should do to produce good media.) Have a checklist There’s nothing worse than reaching into your bag for [insert essential piece of gear here] and realizing that you don’t have it. Been there, done that. The cheapest and most valuable piece of gear ...
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The Windmill that is UGC
2007-05-09 06:33:00
I got a comment on my latest post about UGC and I thought, well, maybe I was tilting at windmills. So I Googled and found I wasn’t alone. Ethan Kaplan at BlackRimGlasses posted “User Generated Content , or how to enforce media hierarchies while appearing not to?“. Nice to have company. How so many smart people can think ...

User Generated Content is a Myth
2007-05-05 22:24:00
Who thinks of these terms? And why do we let them? User Gene ra ted Content (UGC) is less the buzzword than it was, oh say, 6 months ago. But I have yet to read anyone setting the record straight. So here goes: User Generated Content is a Myth. Beyond being a myth, User Generated Content is just insulting. We need a new. more accurate, more polite phrase that describes the “what” (content) without making people feel like things that operate. Without depersonalizing activity that is increasingly more personal and intimate. Are you Content? Are you content with “content?” I am. The word “content” its not actually offensive, at least not to me. This is one of those bucket, catchall nouns that acts like a superset for other nouns. “Content” allows me to put all sorts of wonderful things inside: my thoughts, a picture, a song, messages. So the “content” in User Generated Content is not really a bad thing. I’m content with th...
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DoingMedia coming off life support
2007-04-18 01:21:00
…or maybe it’s being resuscitated? Either way there will be more coming soon. I’ve left my corporate gig and have struck out on my own. That means more posts here, more teaching, more public speaking and seminars and some contracting and consulting work on the horizon. I’ll update the “About” page with new info. More to come! Stay ...
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Tending Your CMS Garden
2007-03-07 18:03:02
Jim Howard has written the article I wished I had all about operating a content management system once it has been implemented. Here here! (CMS Watch is a great resource for this kind of stuff. That’s why it’s over in the ‘roll.) Not all too often, actually almost always, a CMS is installed and, well, that’s it. It’s not a toaster, it’s not “implement and forget”. Its not an install of Microsoft Word. Implementing a content managment system is more akin to a wood chisel than a screwdriver. You shapren a chisel when its gets dull so your can work efficiently. A screwdriver generally just keeps putting in screws. All Media, all mediacontent management, Any Media, business, CM, CMS, Content Management, implementation, operationBookmark to:
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Tending Your CMS Garden
2007-02-14 19:54:00
Jim Howard at CMS Watch has written the article I wished I had all about operating a content management system once it has been implemented. Here here! (CMS Watch is a great resource for this kind of stuff. That’s why it’s over in the ‘roll.) Not all too often, (actually almost always,) a CMS is installed ...
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8 ways to shoot video like a pro
2007-02-04 05:58:02
Over at Lifehacker, associate editor Rick Broida has a good, succinct and professional post on shooting video. Every tip is right on. I've practiced each one (I love the first one, RTMT - Read The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Choosing a Content Management System
2007-02-04 05:58:02
Seth Gottlieb over at Enter Content Here has a very good, succinct post on choosing a content management system (CMS). Don’t know whether this topic is getting some recent traction because... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization
2007-02-04 05:58:02
Check out this post over at UIE’s Brain Sparks. It’s a re-publish of something from 2003 but has some good points. My comment on the post is pointed at a missing reference: What role... [[ This is a content summary only. Visi t my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Community Access: Money vs. Ideas
2007-02-04 05:58:02
The FCC is working to place caps and limits on what most of us know as "Public Access." The regulations limit how municipalities can negotiate to support media in their community and release... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Who do they think they are?!
2007-02-04 05:58:02
What matters most about your audience is "Who do you think they are?" Your audience knows who they are. You have to get to know them if you expect your media communication to be successful. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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8 ways to shoot video like a pro
2006-12-21 06:15:00
Over at Lifehacker, associate editor Rick Broida has a good, succinct and professional post on shooting video. Every tip is right on. I've practiced each one (I love the first one, RTMT - Read The Manual Twice) and taught them.
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Who do they think they are?!
2006-12-08 17:51:00
What matters most about your audience is "Who do you think they are?" Your audience knows who they are. You have to get to know them if you expect your media communication to be successful.
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Community Access: Money vs. Ideas
2006-12-08 16:52:00
The FCC is working to place caps and limits on what most of us know as "Public Access." The regulations limit how municipalities can negotiate to support media in their community and release providers from having to provide wider access to media distribution.
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Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization
2006-11-02 23:35:00
Check out this post over at UIE’s Brain Sparks. It’s a re-publish of something from 2003 but has some good points. My comment on the post is pointed at a missing reference: What role does “production value” or “macro design” have in audience acceptance of a web property’s design? Bookmark to:
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