Creating videos has become exciting for me. It started with simple video clips on the Blackberry to daily vlogs on YouTube. Yesterday, I got the urge to increase my activity by creating screen capture videos. The question is which service should I use: UStream, Livestream, or Justin.tv? In the audio clip below, I discuss my dilemma.
There has been a lot of talk about community lately. Investing time into one community and building relationships takes effort, but is it possible to transfer those relationships to other sites? In this Cinch, I ask that very question.
After a brief vacation, I found myself struggling to get back into my normal habit. In this Cinch, I share my views and tricks for getting back into the swing of things.
In this video, I talk about the new Twitter Design, Panel Discussion at NCSU's MBA Program, C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference, Barack Obama, and birthdays.
The Middle Eastern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc hosted its annual Polemarch & Advisor Workshop at Duke University. In this video, I recap the event.
As content creators, especially new creators, it is easy to feel down about the lack of responses from people. Although, even when you don't see it, people are paying attention. In this Cinch, I talk about my own experiences. Maybe it can help you, too.
While driving into work this morning, I was the victim of "Road Rage." It caused me to ask the question how others handle poor driving on the highway. In the following Cinch, I describe my latest experience.
Filmed in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, I reviewed the Maui Salmon from Damon's Grill. Understand, this is the ONLY restaurant outside of the airport's security gate, so save yourself a trip thru the full body scan.
On the way to work, I saw a man cleaning up trash on the side of the road. This random act made me think about how life would be different if we all participated.
Hi, my name is Damond Nollan and I am a procrastinator. I don't remember exactly when it all began, but I know that as a child I waited until the last minute to do everything. From school work to getting dressed, there was always something more important to do at that very moment.
Most recently, I found myself dreading the gym. I used every excuse in the book to avoid going, but I knew that working out was also important.
Prior to an illness and vacation, I was working out in the gym nearly 5 days a week. Fortunately, life happened and that was enough to throw me off balance. As a result, I changed my routine and habit to exclude exercising.
In the following audio clip, I explain how I am currently getting my life back on track. You can, too! Take a listen and let me know what you think?
This episode provides an update on North Carolina Central University's Technopalooza (sponsored by ITS), a brief update on Twitter's Facelift, and the upcoming Middle Eastern Province Polemarch & Advisor training.
My friend Tim Arthur introduces the Motorola T505 Bluetooth Speakerphone for the car. Wanna listen to an episode of Room 3026 Live while driving? Now you can.
In this video, I take a taste test of the Strawberry-Strawberry Cake vs. Strawberry Ice Cream Cake (store bought). Special shout out to Danielle Baldwin for making a wonderful treat!
Happy Wednesday! In the following video, I spend a few minutes talking about my6sense, Cinch, Room 3026 Live, better communication at work, and engaging with your community.
After talking with a friend over lunch, I started thinking about the value of an online community. The first thing that comes to mind when I talk about community is Chris Brogan. He has successfully created a number of communities, with the Third Tribe being one of them.
Recently, I returned to a service called Cinch. Powered by BlogTalkRadio, Cinch allows users to create audio messages very much like Twitter allows tweets. Be it from a phone, mobile app, or website, users post updates and respond using their voice.
Through first hand observation, CinchCast.com has its own community of people who post messages and respond to one another. While the service encourages users to push their message to Facebook and Twitter, much of the interaction appears to happen on the site.
In the same way users interact on YouTube and DailyBooth, Cinch maintains its own culture. While fun and exciting, I wondered how wise it is to invest in community building within individual sites versus a single place like a blog or personal web site. I address this in a previous post entitled, "Respect The Community Where Your Readers Live And Engage With Them There."
In a response to my question, "Is an online community transferable?" Jason A. Nunnelley wrote that a community is NOT transferable and it is us, the content contributors, that must send our message to the users. This means, I cannot take my YouTube community and ask them to engage on DailyBooth, or vice versa.
If this is the case, where should we invest our time? Should we continue to build multiple communities or aggregate it all within a single place? I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Also, in the audio clip below, I ask the question posed above.
On today's episode of Room 3026 Live, we discussed the latest news in technology ranging from 9 ways to annoy your kids on Facebook to the Apple - Facebook Friction.
If you don't have time to listen to the show, take us with you to the gym, work, commute, or while cleaning the house. Download this episode using MP3 or iTunes.
While perusing a Facebook photo album, I noticed the "Tag This Photo" box kept showing up. At first, I simply tried to ignore it like an aggravating fly, but later realized that it showed up on other pictures as well.
To test my theory, I viewed a friends' album and found that it did the same thing.
As seen in the image provided, Facebook is now asking for help in tagging images of people. Understand, I did not click the "Tag This Photo" link, but yet here it rests.
I'm not sure when this feature went live, but assuming I wanted to tag a photo, it sure makes the process faster. Unfortunately, it's not consistent nor does it show up for all faces in a picture.
Have you experienced this feature while browsing the photo gallery? If so, what do you think about it?
During my last visit to the Sprint store, I found myself asking the question, "Which phone handles video, pictures, and audio better? Was it the Evo or Epic?" Clearly, I couldn't leave it up to the salesperson, as she just wanted to earn a commission. For nearly an hour, I went back and forth between the two phones and found few tests, if any, comparing the two devices. So, in this article, I would like to offer you the one thing I did not have, a comparison of the video, picture, and audio between the HTC Evo and the Samsung Epic.
I did my best to record the sample video, audio, and image at the same time. I would record one video or picture and then immediately follow up with the other. In both cases, I used the highest quality setting available. For video, I focused on the 720 p.
I took pictures and video both inside and outside. This should give you an idea of what your pictures and video might look like.
The Image Results
The following image was taken using the Samsung Epic:
The following picture was taken using the HTC Evo:
The following picture was taken using the HTC Evo:
The following picture was taken using the Samsung Epic:
Yesterday, Sprint released the Samsung Epic, the company's second 4G smart phone. With little fanfare, and maybe a slightly aggressive salesperson, I took a serious look at the newest Android phone.
In the video below, I offer my first look at the phone and share my initial observations. In case you are strapped for time, let me summarize by saying the Epic offers impressively vivid colors through its 4 inch AMOLED screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. Additionally, the phone records video in 720 p (30 frames per second).
After comparing speed, video quality, screen colors, and overall usefulness, I decided to purchase the Samsung Epic. Yes, it costs $50 more than the EVO, but I think it was worth it. Enjoy!
