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Photos and Video from South Padre

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:05:55 +0000

My family went down to South Padre Island this week before the official beginning of summer vacation season and the island is swamped with drunk and sunburned college students. We were going to be there for the whole week but had to cut the trip short because of a death in the family. Nonetheless we had plenty of fun and sun during the few days we were there. Check out the video below to see numerous pictures of me not smiling.

I created the video in less than 10 minutes using Animoto.com, a great service that lets you put your photos and videos clips into a great compelling video with music. I love Animoto and wish I shot more photos so that I could use it more. It makes the watching peoples boring vacation slide shows and super 8 film a thing of the past.

How to Install a Hitch on a Jeep Liberty [video]

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:04:18 +0000

Cheap and easy way to add a hitch to you car in less than an hour and for only around $200.

Photos and Video from South Padre

Squirrel Attacking our Bird Feeder

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:35:43 +0000

Video of a squirrel hanging upside down and going to town on what birdseed was left in the bird feeder in our backyard.

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Put This On Episode 2: Shoes

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:40:19 +0000

This second, much longed for, episode of the great show from the minds of Adam Lisagor and Jesse Thorn is out today. Put this On is a show aimed at educating men about clothing and providing them advice on how to properly dress themselves.

Put This On, Episode 2: Shoes from Put This On on Vimeo.

Weatherman freaks out about the Snowpocalypse a.k.a. “Snowmageddon”

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:08:43 +0000

Jim Kosek, a meteorologist that works for AccuWeather.com, an online weather website, reached YouTube fame with his recent report about the impending Snowpocalypse that hit the Baltimore and D.C. area last week. While doing some research on Kosek I came across the second video about Jim Kosek, and apparently it is a common occurence for Kosek it get psyched about the weather. There even is a Jim Kosek fan club on Facebook.com (link) with more than 1,000 fans. There was even a piece on Kosek in the Washington Post this weekend about Kosek and his antics. (link)

Enjoy some of these other classic Kosek weather casts.

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The Jesus Tablet

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:31:59 +0000

Tomorrow is the day that like Moses, Steve Jobs comes down from the mountain and unveils the next great thing from Apple that will change our lives and the way that we interact with media and the internet. McGraw-Hill’s CEO Harold McGraw while being interviewed by CNBC, confirmed that they were working with Apple to bring their e-book materials to the Apple tablet.

This brings an interesting angle hinting at possible markets for the new tablet like device. Some other bloggers have brought up the potential uses for such a e-book like device to hopefully make a huge dent in the textbook market, hopefully lowering prices. Apple already has a stranglehold in higher education as the glowing apple logo lights lecture halls around the world and iPhones are almost required materials for learning. Another potential market for the Apple tablet device is in healthcare, where PC tablets have seen fairly wide adoption and I think the right hardware with thoughtout software could be a huge success in the healthcare industry with the greater push toward electronic medical records.

Everything is mere speculation and hopes made with fingers crossed with little more than 12 hours till the big reveal, but I had to join in on the Apple speculation fun.

Apple Tablet Revelations

Tegan and Sara "Hell"

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:42:40 +0000

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Jason Segel performs with The Swell Season

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:50:06 +0000

Jason Segel gets on stage with “The Swell Season” and performs an original song at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, Nov 18, 2009

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Put This On

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:35:31 +0000

Put This On, Episode 1: Denim from Put This On on Vimeo.

The first episode of “Put This On,” a video podcast that comes from two “Monsters of Podcasting” Jesse Thorn (host of “The Sound of Young America” & “Jordan, Jesse, Go”) and Adam Lisagor (member of the “You Look Nice Today” podcast) made it’s web debut today. Put This On is a change from the normal tech based talk that often comes to mind when talking about podcasts. Put this On also is different in how it got started, they used Kickstarter.com to help raise funds to get the podcast project started. Kickstarter.com is a site that touts itself as ” A New Way to Fund Ideas and Endeavours” and provides a place for those with an idea and the willingness to to the footwork to gain funds to get started. Many of the Kickstarter.com projects come from artists wanting to make a book, record a new album, and other projects of the like. Thorn and Lisagor were able to use Kickstarter.com in a way to test the virtual waters to see if their idea for Put this One would work and to attract sponsors and gain the startup cash to get the series started right.

Thorn and Lisagor were looking for $1,500 to start “Put this On,” and within days of announcing their intentions and using twitter to get the word out quickly exceeded their initial goal and at the end of the funding round had pledges from people and businesses in total of more than $3,900. In full disclosure, I was one of the backers pitching in a couple of bucks to the cause. Most of the donnors pledged fifty dollars or less while Metafilter.com (a longtime sponsor of Thorn’s other podcasts) stepped up with $1,500 in return for a post-roll advertisment by Thorn and Lisagor that airs at the end of each episode.

The production value of “Put this On” is excellent and should serve as an example for anyone who wants to start a video podcast and really shows that online video has grown up to take on old media. Certainly, anyone who has ever worn jeans or ever will should check out the first episode of “Put this On.” I think the use of Kickstarter.com is an interesting development in the world of podcasting. It is a twist on the donation model that many podcasters have tried, but with varying degrees of success. Not only do the donnors have the enjoyment of seeing the project come into reality, but they also feel a sense of ownership as they were there on the ground floor, getting the project started. It will be interesting to see what Jesse Thorn and Adam Lisagor come up with in future episodes of “Put this On” as they attempt to educate people on how to dress like grownups. I will admit that I could use the advice as there was a period in middle school where I wore sweatpants everyday, and despite what Michael Jordan’s hanes commercials would lead you to believe, sweatpants will not help your jump shot or help you in the ladies department either.

Revision3 Launches an Online Sitcom

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:03:14 +0000

At the end of this week’s Diggnation (episode 221) Kevin and Alex show a trailer for a new show Revision3 that is launching on October 7th. The show, Web Zeroes, is a departure from the normal variety and current events programs that make up the rest of the Rev3 lineup. The show is centered around three best friends living in Houston, TX that aspire to become internet superstars. Check out the trailer below.

Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog on the Emmys

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:08:57 +0000

Last week Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog made news winning the first Emmy for a show that never aired on TV. This was just another in the line of firsts that Dr. Horrible’s has blazed since it debuted on the net last year and became a run-away success, showing that the internet TV business model could be profitable. Last night Dr. Horrible broke into the Emmy broadcast in a skit that poked fun at the advancing new media early day technological problems. Some on twitter found the skit in poor taste, but think it is just cute as the old media is trying to combat new media and we will see who will have the last laugh as more and more of our entertainment is found online.

Gary Vaynerchuk's SXSW 09 Keynote

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:14:49 +0000

It’s been almost a week since I left the awesomeness that is SXSW Interactive. In that time I have been trying to put together my plan and get focused on what are going to be the one or two projects that I tackle and and get off my ass and make a real effort in making something happen. This was my first year going to SXSW and for me on of the highlights was Gary Vaynerchuk’s keynote session. I’m getting on the Hustle 2.0 bandwagon and Gary’s session was really inspiring and game changing. It’s great to see someone that really gets it and wants to genuinely help others in the space. Embedded is the session, the video isn’t great but just hearing it gives you a real sense of the energy of the room.

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