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{ Monthly Archives } November 2008

Some Books We Like


I just created a new page call Books We Like that lists, well, books we like.
The books are categorized by topic and, depending how observant you are, the topics are listed in order of the doing media process.
These are all on our shelf in the office. A few need updated copies. And I recommend all [...]

DoingMedia on Tech in Twenty


My friends Jennifer Navarrete and Luis Sandoval asked me over to their BlogTalkRadio show to talk about How to use the Online Video Tools. It was a lot of fun.
What will you hear? Well, a lot of the same sort of thing you’ll find here at the DoingMedia blog.
Here’s a high level recap:

Use a tripod [...]

YouTube for Associations


I’ve followed the association blogger space for awhile mostly because of my work with MCA-I. Maddie Grant is one of those bloggers. Besides her day job she has a side gig with Linda Dreyer called SocialFish.
Here’s a the main points from their most recent newsletter article titled Experiment with YouTube It’s easier (and cheaper) than [...]

Corporate Video: It’s Back!


I get the Video Insider newsletter regularly (with all my other newsletters) and it usually has good stuff in it. But I never felt compelled to respond to anything in it. Until now. This article took me by surprise: Online Video: Redefining How Businesses Connect With Their Customers
I’ve been doing “corporate video” for toooo long. [...]

Flip Mino HD: No Excuse for Not Doing Media


It’s official. You now have no reason to NOT get out there and do a little media. Flip Video has introduced the Flip MinoHD, a 3.3 ounce, 720P HD video camera. Shoots for 60 minutes, battery lasts for 2 hours. Just plug into a USB port (WIN or MAC) and upload to MySpace, YouTube or [...]

Guide to Exporting for Online Video


Here’s a brief little overview from the Shoot Yourself blog on exporting for online video. But the title, YouTube Tip #2: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Exporting for YouTube is a little misleading becasue most of the information comes from blip.tv, which has, in my opinion, some of the best tutorial of any of [...]

Doing Social Media: 4 Types of LinkedIn Users


This came from a friend who is NOT an early adopter. It’s the summary of a study about LinkedIn users.
Not All Social Network Users Alike: 4 Types of LinkedIn Users
To highlight some key findings:

Most users connect to people they know
Users like look and feel of LinkedIn
Users tend to be more senior (uh, career-wise)
The majority are [...]

Run Your Business with Online Tools


As a small business I need every advantage to compete. So I work for simplicity and good cash flow. A number of online apps let me have both.
I recently gave this presentation at the MCA-I ProTrack 2008 Conference in Anaheim and then again last week to the First Friday Coworking event in San Antonio.
Who knew [...]

DoingMedia in the news


Alan at the AlanWeinkrantzPRBlog did a short video interview of me a few weeks ago. I got to talk about my company, Doingmedia LLC, and my approach to business, as well as about some of the coworking efforts I’ve been working on.
And there was a companion mention in Alan’s monthly column for the Express-News in [...]