About a month ago I edited together a video for the Ngecha Artist Association talking about their work in Kenya. The video was taken by Erin Murphy on her digital still camera while she was working on her graduate studies in Kenya. I think it’s a great example of how you can tell a great [...]
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Here Comes Another Bubble…
Another video that came out a while ago, but is worth watching again. Whenever I take a step back from my work from YongoPal, I think of this video. The economic crash seems to have curbed the web 2.0 bubble due to the pull-back of venture capital, but I wonder if it has fully burst [...]
MacBook Wheel
I know this came out about a year ago, but it still never gets old to me. Well done, The Onion. Well done.
Video Snacking and Web Shows – Defining a show, and why it doesn’t really matter
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In an article about the most watched show on the internet, Tod Sacerdoti from Video Insider defines a show as “any periodically produced branded content.” I would expand on this, defining a show as “any periodically produced branded content containing related themes or plot lines.” To me, the most important aspect of a [...]
Slate V – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Aspects of Slate’s Video Site
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This week in my Web Strategies for Storytelling class, we are looking at how print-focused websites are implementing video. A couple years ago, my favorite online magazine – Slate.com – launched Slate V, a video focused piece of their website. I was initially very excited about the site, but honestly haven’t paid much [...]
Microsoft Soapbox – Too Little, Too Late
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Well, it looks like the war is over. Microsoft is conceding to YouTube by scaling back on their video service Soapbox.
Wait, Microsoft has a video service? Apparently they do.
For some reason, Microsoft likes to try to make an application to compete in every market. When it comes to online video, this really doesn’t make [...]
Some Great Old Political Ads
John Dickerson of Slate V made a short video highlighting some political advertisements of the past. Looking back on the ads reminds us that the dirty tactics of today are quite similar to the dirty tactics of yesterday.
