This video (and the ensuing playlist) is dedicated in loving memory to Lou Genise who passed away from cancer after battling the disease for many years. The intro with Lou playing guitar is inter-cut with clips of his friends at his funeral. Rest in peace, Lou. You are missed.
For my friend Yayoi who lives in another state.
A how to video for my friend Yayoi who lives in another state.
I’ve received numerous questions on how to make the “Obama Icon” as featured on PasteMagazine.com. It’s a pretty easy application if you know what levers to pull and button to push. My friend Vicki was unable to save her icon so I made this video to help take her the through steps. Get your own icon at https://obamaiconme.com
In this quick interview (as recorded on my iPhone) I asked Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora, what five albums he would take with him to a desert island.
At the time I made the recording, Westergren gave a talk about Pandora on the iPhone and the entire presentation is available below. It was done on my iPhone and mixed in GarageBand.
This playlist features 27 videos I produced from October to November of this year as part of YouTube and PBS’s project “Video Your Vote”. With my little Flip camera in hand I went all around my city and talked to friends and strangers about what they voted for. It’s worth noting the question was “What do you vote for?” as I feel that voting is a private act. It was interesting to me that many people chose to respond with the presidential candidate they were voting for.
On another note: KFWB (my local AM news radio station owned by CBS Radio, a subsidiary of CBS Corporation) ripped a sound bite from one of these interviews the day following the election. They failed to give me credit as a source. I attempted to contact the newsroom for several days and each time I was connected to a person they said they would look into it and get back to me.
But they never did.
I think this is sloppy reporting. Today with my blog and the tools I use for podcasting even I know the importance of acknowledging where I got the information I’m relaying or commenting on. Any corporate mainstream press outlet worth their salt ought to be doing the same. Not only that, except where indicated by a Creative Commons license, I retain the copyright to most of my digital media. Kindly obtain permission from me if you are interested in using my work because even under the CC license I disallow commercial use or the creation of derivative works.