Last Chance to Save Internet Radio
Some bad news today in the fight to save Internet radio. Turns out the courts denied the stay of the royalty rate increases set by the Copyright Royalty Board. If this stands, all Internet radio stations will be out of business as of this Sunday, July 15th. Read Rusty’s analysis of the situation and then PLEASE CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN TODAY! SERIOUSLY! This is huge and grassroots action is critical to get Congress to act.
MyBlogLog Recruitment Video
I’ve been doing some freelance video work for a new recruiting startup out of Montreal called StandoutJobs.com. This is a pretty cool concept for both potential employees and employers. It gives employers another avenue to hire skilled people and it gives potential employees a way to get a sense what a company and future coworkers are like before even applying for the job. Here’s the first video I did for MyBlogLog, a startup of 7 people recently aquired by Yahoo! They are looking for engineers. Lots of them.
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Frank Chu at the SF Apple Store for the iPhone launch
Frank Chu stopped by the San Francisco Apple Store for the iPhone launch. Here’s what he had to say about the current state of events.
Josh Wolf owns Colbert
Friend and fellow video blogger Josh Wolf, who had 7 months of his life taken from him by the federal government, made a stellar appearance on the Colbert Report last night. Josh was solidly on his game, even catching Colbert off guard a couple of times. It’s rare to see both Thomas Paine and Charles Manson invoked in an interview, but it all makes complete sense. You gotta watch!
Pixelodeon in LA this weekend
There’s a really cool event on tap this weekend, June 9th and 10th, in Los Angeles that I’m proud to be a part of. Pixelodeon is a festival of curated screenings of videoblogs and web videos. Ryan Junell and I are curating a block that will be shown at 1pm on Sunday. If you’re in LA, please come down and check it out. The screenings are free, keynotes require tickets which unfortunately are sold out. Come for the screenings which anyone can come to. Check the complete schedule for something you might like.
In NYC and Denmark
I’m on a trip through Denmark visiting family and then NYC next week for work and the Webby Film and Video Awards. I’m currently kicking it in Roskilde, DK, home of the big ass Roskilde Music Festival that wish I could go to this year. 🙁
Barack Obama in Oakland
On March 17, 2007 I checked out a rally in Oakland, California for presidential candidate Barack Obama. Here’s what some people who were there had to say.
A fool and his freedoms are soon parted
Wow. After reading about Microsoft’s renewed assault on the rest of the world, I was reminded how brilliant Richard Stallman was in creating the GNU Public License (GPL). It was created 20 years ago to keep free software free, predicting exactly what Microsoft is trying to do today. The software patent system is totally broken and Microsoft is taking advantage of that broken system to try and kill free software. Interesting times indeed. Here’s a GETV interview we did with Richard Stallman last year at HOPE, explaining the freedoms of software creation and why they are important.
A Simple Video Panorama
After seeing this Rocketboom episode and this tutorial, I thought I’d play around with creating a simple video panorama. Shot in the District wine bar in San Francisco. Gary Vaynerchuk from Wine Library TV was in town and his holding court with some fans. Gary is a rad dude and if you’re into wine at all, his vlog is a must see.