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For two years or more, I've been beating the drum about the use of pictures; still pictures, moving pictures, pictures on social media, and pictures in your marketing. It's easy for us in the business of audio to overlook the important of video...but it's hot. Red hot. Don't believe video is...
What's the saying?...the best camera for taking a great picture is the camera you have with you? Well, the same is true of video. I'll wager 98% of the people reading these words right now have a camera/video camera within their reach: the smartphone. For years, I've been beating the drum about...
Blab, the wildly popular (for a while) online site allowing community live streaming, ended its grand experiment last week. All the signs were there, and its developers/founders offer an involved explanation for its demise on Medium. The owners swear they will take what they've learned, and will...
Ever since Google bought YouTube, it's been trouncing the competition for online videos. YT is the de facto standard for posting, linking, viewing, and sharing video. Not even mighty FaceBook has been able to make much of a dent in YT's video dominance.Now, there's a new guy in town, and the...
VideosPicturesGraphicsA soothsayer I am not. But, I do feel a little vindicated that I've been steady tooting the horn for VPG for months 'n' months. Others have too, and they continue to do so. Here's the rule: anytime you post on social media, send a newsletter, write an email, follow-up with...
So, yesterday's video wasn't quite your cup o' tea? That's OK, there are SOOO many tools available (unbelievable, really) for easily producing videos that it's almost a crime not to take advantage of 'em. Below is a little thing I put together in less than an hour using wideo.co. Once composed,...
2015 was going to be the year of video for me. So far, it hasn't been easy carving out that goal, but I've made some deliberate and encouraging steps in that direction. Let me back up a second. How often do you find that your friends outside of your VO circle are fascinated to find out what you...
Maybe all this Consumer Electronics Show stuff is going to my head. CES is in Las Vegas this week. Then again... I've never been short on gusto when it comes to playing with the latest devices. Regardless, let me share with you what I think is a winning combination of 3rd-party (aftermarket)...
In 2014, I verged on being a pest in relentlessly reminding blog readers of the mantra: video, video, video. In 2015 it's not gonna stop. I'm convinced more than ever of the power of video in establishing your voice-over presence in the marketplace. It can be something as simple as the video I...
Voice. OVER. Guess what?...what you're voicing OVER is almost always video...some sort of visual presentation. Of course, you make it complete with your voice (wink, wink), but since we humans are mega-optically gifted and sensitized... the message you bring is the window dressing to what people...