This is Internet TV May 31, 2008
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I’ve been hearing Leo Laporte talk about setting up his video streaming for weeks now, but he’s constantly down-playing the awesomeness of the whole thing. Today I finally had a few spare moments to check it out, and I have to say that this is what Internet TV is supposed to be. He’s got some great cameras and awesome lighting, and apparently he’s able to have guests in the studio as well.
This is every podcaster’s dream - you get to time-shift your shows, but you can have interactive features and discussion during the recording - there is a chat room under the video window at all times with a deluge of rolling comments from the TWiT Army.
Maybe Leo is a fluke because of all of his built-in celebrity, but I’m just happy he’s making this happen, paving the way for the little guys.
Nice work.
This is a full-sized version of the video stream - that’s just a pretty thing - it looks and sounds fantastic.
Petentials on Fox News April 11, 2008
Posted by Ryan in : News, Site News, Career, Markteting, TV, Petentials, Social Networking , 2 commentsPetentials on Fox 35 | Petentials Park
Also, here’s an email Darren sent out to friends and advisors.
As some of you know, the Fox reporter, David Martin, informed me today that the feature on Petentials was picked up by Fox national news. I think what this means is that it’ll be aired on local news shows throughout the country over the next several days…or weeks.
We’ve had about 50 new accounts created in the last 24 hrs. In fact, 4 have been added in the last 2 minutes. There are 20 people on the site right now.
It looks like we’re now getting some Tennessee traffic, so my guess is that we were on the early news in Tampa tonight and the late news in/around Cleveland, Tennessee. Exciting stuff!
Now it’s hit Minneapolis/St. Paul (and maybe others). 123 people currently on the site…and rising with every refresh! At least 20 new registered users in the last 20 minutes. Plus, we have someone who wants to be our community ambassador for Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Update: Detroit Free Press Article
When Old Media Gets Their Heads Above Water February 23, 2008
Posted by Ryan in : News, Video, TV, Trends, Petentials , add a commentThey do a story like this. About how new media is eating their breakfast and lunch.
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Fox News, tell me why you suck so bad? Steve Novick, the beer-drinking hook-handed politician February 11, 2008
Posted by Ryan in : Video, Reviews, TV, Politics , add a commentMy dad watches Fox News, and I am personally embarrassed for him. He says they provide a “balanced” view of things, but I feel like I understand media, and it’s my opinion that they don’t really say anything, but really everything they’re saying is just designed to keep you from changing the channel. Take this YouTube clip from Red Eye as an example.
They start with a good idea: let’s do a news show in a bar with no green room, no makeup and really short segments. Sounds good so far. Here are several problems with the show:
- Short segments? Put them on YouTube. This one was uploaded by a Novick supporter
- You had a politician on your show and said many times you had no idea what his platform was, and when he tried to tell you, he was interrupted and told to make funny jokes.
- The first line of this video claims you’ve got “too much news”, but you spent the whole time talking about the beer in the commercial and the fact that Steve Novick has a hook for a hand. Surely there are better ways to fill 3 minutes.
- I feel that by speaking in a raised tone of voice (like every commentator on the Fox News channel), you’re trying to make me feel stupid, like what you’re saying is so important that I should keep your station on in the background all day, because otherwise I might miss your half of the story.
Fox News, you make me very glad that I don’t own a television.
How Generation X Sees Election Coverage January 23, 2008
Posted by Ryan in : News, Links, Video, TV, Trends, Politics , add a commentEugene Merman wins.Thanks, Jeremy
My favorite moments:
“I’m kind of close to a Burger King”
and
“I’m doing my impression of a reporter: ‘poll poll poll poll’”
New Media ‘Think and Drink’ at Red Light, Red Light Saturday Jan 5th at 5:30pm December 31, 2007
Posted by Ryan in : Tech, Podcasts, Orlando, Links, Events, Video, Beer, TV, Trends, Radio, floridacreatives, mashups, OrlandoScene, PodCamp, Storytelling , add a commentMore than a year ago, I hatched an idea about uniting the creative communities around Florida under a common banner at a Creative Summit. We are much closer to such an event now, but still so far away. After doing a dance in several directions, we came up with a Think and Drink.
This Saturday at 5:30, local media producers will gather at Red Light Red Light in Winter Park (map) for perhaps the first event of its kind in Central Forida. 2008 will see the coming of age of many types of new media. Blogging will become a pre-teen; podcasting is no longer a toddler; YouTube even turns 3 this year. As we start to see the hardening and refactoring of several popular and useful services and standards, it becomes more important for the enthusiasts and early adopters to come together to get on common footing and think about the future of media.
Orlando’s technology, media and other creative communities have been growing along side each other for the past few years in a collection of several small fast and focused movements. What better way to start a new year than with a gathering with the purpose of setting goals and recording the words of the trend-setters of our community.
We’ve been setting aside January 5th on our calendars for some time now as a day to share our thoughts and experiences with new media. In December, a few of us got together to discuss what we’d like to get out of a PodCamp or a New Media day. Everyone agreed we should plan to have a much larger and more ambitious event later in the year, perhaps this summer, but a small event would help us get a solid idea about what sorts of topics to discuss and how we sell the event to the community.
BarCamp was a great event that really brought a lot of the community out in force, but the focus on programming made the video people, the podcasters, the storytellers and the writers believe that we could have our own Unconference. Enter this PodCamp Party.
Be sure and hop on the Facebook Group and to add some of your favorite sites and links to the Ma.gnolia Bookmarks Group. We’ll make it worth writing home about.
P.S. I’m also trying to plan a “Photowalk” at 3PM for all the photographers and people who might like to take a walk around Winter Park and grab some food before the Happy Hour. Reply via Facebook if you’d like to go.
Watch A Local Folkus, Learn About Central Florida’s Local Food Movement December 20, 2007
Posted by Ryan in : Podcasts, Orlando, Links, Video, TV, Trends, Earth, Travel, Restaurants, Web Sites, floridacreatives, OrlandoScene, Storytelling, Friends, Viddler , add a commentI finally got to watch John Rife’s awesome locavore video, and I now feel very educated and inspired to explore and sample some of the places and foods he intoduces us to in his first installment of A Local Folkus.
It’s also nice seeing this project happen, because John is renting space on our server, and I helped him set up the Wordpress (a bit).
I’d like to post a lot of relevant links to go with this video, but that will take a little while. Check back soon for some more info.
Coffee Pr0n with your morning Blogroll December 10, 2007
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Boing Boing TV is an utterly amazing show. Watch it. Daily.
Coffee aficionado Mark Frauenfelder demonstrates his favorite portable coffee maker, the Aeropress, and makes a delicious cup of methamphetamine-free espresso (Intelligentsia Coffee’s “Black Cat” variety, to be precise). While you’re enjoying that first cup, watch this mesmerizing gogo dancer, Miss Foxie Moxie.
Lijit Wijit makes a useful Search Landing Page November 21, 2007
Posted by Ryan in : Site News, Podcasts, TV, Netvibes, Trends, Standards, Wordpress, Virb, phone , add a commentA nice follow-up to my last post about SEO and Landing Pages, Lijit!
Lijit is a Google Personalized Search wrapper that helps you add all your sites and content to one search box. People can also search your MyBlogLog and LinkedIn networks, Ma.gnolia bookmarks and Twitter updates. Someone searching for “Jenny K Surrounded by Wolves” on my blog will see a search results page, but then when they return to my blog, Lijit picks up on the referrer and tries to suggest other stuff. Cool!
This page is a video I made about a local band, but if you look in the sidebar, you also see that we’ve referred to them on OrlandoScene.TV, so the person who came here looking for Jenny K might find what they were looking for on another one of my sites.
Mark Baratelli and I have talked about this problem before - we both blog in 23 places, so how can someone search all of our stuff? Do any of you fair readers use personalized search engines? I’m interested to see what else is out there.
I might have been on Channel 13 Yesterday September 29, 2007
Posted by Ryan in : Tech, News, Site News, Career, Blogging, Orlando, Events, TV, floridacreatives, photos, OrlandoScene, BlogOrlando , 1 comment so far
Channel 13 is the local news/weather station for Central Florida, and they were at BlogOrlando yesterday doing their thing. Jackie Shutack was a one-woman crew and she did all of her own camera work.
Jackie was interviewing Alex before the Orlando Scene segment when he came in and said “Ryan Price, come here, NOW!” Jackie had asked Alex if his blogs had any impact on local art and music, so Alex came to get me to answer the question.
I told my story about the challenge I presented before myself 2 years ago to make something out of my life in Orlando and where it’s gotten me so far. I’m sure I said othe stuff, but I could’t really say what unless I see the tape. After the interview Jackie made a funny comment about not needing to interview anyone else… I’d be very flattered if she was serious.
If you see it on News 13, try to TiVO it, I’d love to have a copy. If I ever get one, I’ll try to YouTube it or link to the stream on News 13.
edit: I was on TV, and apparently they showed a screenshot of OrlandoScene.TV and a short clip of the video about B&S Daily Market
