In a recession, the entertainment industry thrives. So if you are thinking about trying your hand at event promotion, I have some suggestions for you: You need at least two weeks to advertise. Use different color flyers with different ads for the same event. Use original artwork and be creative. Be brief: Too much information is…

Ever do a truly crappy job at something you cared about? That was me a month ago when I put together my first YouTube video. I did it – God forgive me for my sins – because the organizer of the Business of Software Conference in a fit of Pure Evil decided…

Online video has gotten massive during the last few years, partly due to the ability to embed video from one source to another. This is a great concept for writers and anyone who wants to share videos. However, it’d be nice to be able to cut down and edit such video so you’re sharing exactly…

YouTube recently announced that they will be launching a new site called Citizentube that will specifically cover political content. With the approaching elections in November 2008, YouTube has decided to syndicate all of its existing (and incoming) politically-based content to sister site, Citizentube. The announcement was made on The YouTube Blog. What issue matters…

There are LOTS of conferences to attend, and only so much time and money to get around. For instance, I wished I could’ve dragged myself down to Austin, Texas to attend South by Southwest Interactive. But my own conference, Video on the Net is next week, and I’m busy. So this is how…

In the US at least, this appears to be the year of the Internet Presidency, and this trend got me thinking about ways that that you might use Internet video to improve you universe. Post A Video Resume- There’s something powerful of matching a face to a name, but it’s even stronger if you…

Why do people bother with MySpace? I’ll tell you why: people can make connections and communicate and open dialogue. By “adding friends” and building your space, and adding multimedia, and using the tools on there, you can establish connections. The benefit of using this social sharing sites (Flickr, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIN, Upcoming.org, etc, etc, etc)…