Sponsor My Ukulele Shows With A Bribe
Here’s the deal. I’m looking for someone to send me this Ukulele. Yep, it’s only $200 bucks or so. Purchase it and send me this ukulele and here’s what you get in return. 1. My playing the ukulele in at least one video per week for the rest of 2008 broadcast on this blog. 2. Your logo on those video recordings as the sponsor of these shows (anytime I play it). 3. Bad playing and bad singing of some of your most favorite and beloved songs of all time.... Read More »
I Fell In To A Burning Ukulele Ring of Fire
Ok, I really am getting better. I can now play songs, sorta. Today on Ustream I played 4 songs for you. Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash. Crazy by Willie Nelson (I thought that was originally a Patsy Kline song?). Moon Over Parma from the Drew Carey Show opening. And Only the Good Die Young by Billy Joel. Here’s the tabs for those songs. Admit it, I’m not that bad, considering I have taken no lessons and have only been learning online through Youtube videos and google... Read More »
And The Oscar Goes To… Jim Kukral
I’m involved in more than just “Daily Flip” type videos you know. I also work with companies to help create much “bigger” videos that are on “the next level” in terms of quality and production. Believe me, it’s a whole different world to create those videos. There’s concept strategy, scripting, pre-production, production, post-production, etc… And so much more. Fortunately for me, I work with an amazing full team... Read More »
Dualing Flips with Kevin Savetz
This is a cool video for many reasons. 1. Because my friend Kevin Savetz is a great guy. 2. He’s got a great new site that you should all checkout that is very smart at ReviewRoundup.com, and 3. We did a dual Flip cam video. He pointed his at me, and I pointed mine at him. I flipped back and forth between the camera footage to create a neat interview effect. Note: Kevin is a smart guy who builds sites like this that do very well. You could learn a thing or two from... Read More »
Strumming My Ukulele
That headline sounds bad, I know. More ukulele playing in the video below. Today I’m showing off my lame strumming skills. I’m getting a little better, but it’s obvious I need more practice time. Again, the entire point of doing these videos is to showcase the power of web video both as an educational and entertainment medium. I’m using web videos to not only educate myself on how to learn the ukulele, but I’m also using web videos to show the... Read More »
How YouTube Is Missing Out On $1.2 Billion A Year By Not Having A Business Channel
Why doesn’t YouTube have a business channel? They have channels for musicians and experts and journalists and more, yet no place for businesses to upload their content. Why? Well, it could be that as of the time of this writing, there is hardly any business-type video content in existence. By this I mean that businesses have not begun en masse to create videos for marketing purposes. So it makes sense, right now, that there is no YouTube business channel because there... Read More »
Do You Value Yourself & Your Business High Enough?
Good question, eh? I’m willing to bet you suffer from what most people suffer from… devaluing yourself or your business. You know… charging too little, or not making your value known to customers and employers. Admit it, it’s ok. Everyone does it. But the time to stop is now. You’re never going to get where you want if you continue to devalue your knowledge and experience. So how do you determine your value as a consultant or employee or as... Read More »
Podcast: How To Build A Successful Niche Website & Market It?
This is a good one today. Listen to the interview below where I talk with Kelly from TheHolisticOption.com. A niche site that operates on a publisher/subscription business model. Kelly provides great insight about how she started the site only 8 weeks ago is already selling ads. But that’s not all, we talk about all kinds of things that you MUST listen to if you’re a person wanting to build a successful niche website. Standard Podcast [25:27m]:... Read More »
Practice Makes Perfect
Time for yet another learning how to play the ukulele update. The truth is, I don’t have that much time to practice, so I’m not getting that much better. So bear with me. In today’s video I show you some more chords I’ve learned. I’m still having fun, I just wish I had more time. Remember, the whole point of this was to see if I could learn how to play by watching videos on Youtube or learning from free information found through Google. So far,... Read More »
Tim Russert Had A Strong Personal Brand
Today I posted a blog over at MPDailyFix.com about Tim Russert and his personal brand. I’m cross-posting the video over here as well. I didn’t know the guy personally, but after watching his friends and colleagues talk about him, it’s safe to say that he was a person of great character and personal brand and I would like to be like him. Read More →
Podcast: Online Marketing For Small Business
Check this cool interview I did with Rob McNealy over at StartupStoryRadio.com. Rob runs a social media marketing company, as well as doing his podcast, and we chatted about that and all kinds of online marketing. Overall, a great interview with some helpful tips and tricks you can garner for your brand/business. Click here to listen. Read More →
Flip Winner Announced
So the winner has been chosen. Yep, you, are getting my old Flip camera. I hope you take good care of it. It likes to be read to before bed, preferably stories that aren’t scary, and it also likes to have its tummy rubbed when it’s not feeling well. When you get the camera in the mail, you had better use it to take a thank you video :) Oh yeah, and send me your address. I think you’re in Canada? Wow, what’s this shipping going to cost me? Can I just... Read More »
MomGoesGreen.com - My Wife’s First Blog
Let me tell you a story. A story about my wife who’s a wonderful person. She cares a lot about her family and the future, so she’s trying to be as environmentally conscious as possible. I said to her a few months ago… “Doreen, you have a new story for me every day about how you’re trying to be so “green”, you should start a blog about it.” And she did. It’s called MomGoesGreen.com. It’s her telling stories about... Read More »
Can The iphone 3G Do Video After All?
On this week’s “Video Ninjas” over at Geekcast.fm, Steve and I talk about how the iphone 3g “could” still be able to do video. For details give a listen to the podcast below. 1938media seems to think Steve Jobs could have turned it on if he wanted. We tend to agree. Update: It looks like video is coming to the iphone. We also do some chatting about Hulu.com and how it’s beginning to kick some serious butt. I wonder why other competitors... Read More »
Ukulele Lessons Part 3 - Learning Via YouTube
Here’s part three in my Ukulele lessons video series. I’m actually getting to be “good”. I know good is a relative term hence the quotes. What I mean is I can actually play some chords now. It’s fun. I’m finding how amazingly possible it is to learn how to do anything via YouTube video and google searches. Really, even learning how to “play the ukulele” can be done using the Internets. We live in an amazing world. This would... Read More »
6 Days Left To Win A Flip Camera
We’re less than a week away from me giving away my old Flip camera. Watch the video below for details. This is a promotion for my free video guide at Online Video Toolkit. The winner will be selected on Monday, June 16th 2008. Read More →
Why Does YouTube Hate Business Content?
I do a weekly podcast called “Video Ninjas” over at Geekcast.fm with my friend Steve Rosenbaum who owns Magnify.net. I think you might like the show so I’ve included our latest podcast below. The show is all about the business of online video. Trends, business models, stats, etc… In this week’s show Steve gets me all fired up about how there is no real “place” for business or marketing videos on YouTube. It’s true. YouTube... Read More »
Let’s Talk Online Marketing, Video & Branding!
Today I talked with Lou Bortone who’s a personal brander/expert kinda guy like I am. Lou also works in the online video space like I do. We chatted about our industry and the challenges we face and other assorted online marketing goodness. It’s a quick listen and might provide some insight to you about how guys like me and Lou think/work/live. Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Read More →
Is All Marketing Deceitful & Propaganda?
Quick, let’s get on Skype and chat. That’s what I said yesterday on Twitter and I was able to get Rob McNealy from StartupStoryRadio.com on a recording where we ended up having a great discussion about marketing and propaganda. Rob runs a social media marketing company, so we discussed how that business operates and went back and forth on the definitions of deception and intent and propaganda when it comes to marketing. We also delved into the USA presidential... Read More »
Ukulele Live Streaming on Ustream.tv
I’m testing out Ustream.tv again. Here’s the recording, not bad audio. The video was a bit choppy. In this video I play (badly) the ukulele and chat with some people. Kinda neat. Live .TV show provided by Ustream Read More →
