Testing Flickr Video

Hey - just me, testing out the embed part of the new flickr video option. The what??? If you haven’t heard - flickr now allows video uploads for pro members (translation - those who have paid $30 a year for a flickr pro account).
The limitations? Not overly produced (I think the idea is to upload [...]

CIL2008, Day 2 Keynote: “The Dutch Boys”

Two years ago, Delft bought a mobile recording facility - to teach kids how to tell their own stories via sound and video.
These guys do a fun presentation. They talked about the documentary they made, visiting libraries across America. Their first stop was New York - so Eric asked if anyone was in the audience [...]

CIL2008, Preconference: Podcasting & Videocasting Bootcamp

David Free and I had a great time with our preconference workshop yesterday. Here’s a link to my presentation, and David Free’s post on the session (includes a link to his presentation and a link to the podcast we made). And of course, the video we made is at the top of this post.

Video on the Web Presentation

A couple days ago, I gave a workshop on videos and videoblogging to the fine folks at the Long Island Library Resources Council. It was a fun presentation to give (see the video above)!
Here’s a list of videos we watched during the class:

Me - Changing a Tire
Rocketboom
Steve Garfield
Jay Dedman
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library - [...]

PLA 2008 Day 1: Take Your Online Services to the Next Level: Audio, Video and More!

Speaker: Michelle Jeske
Why - make connections with a new audience.
Sunnyvale public library podcasts - audio and video broadcasts… cool! Nice looking site - blog-based
Charlotte and Mecklenberg example - LibraryLoft author presentation
NYPL example (they’re really been transforming lately - fun to watch)
Denver Public Library- Stories for Kids podcasts- teen tech week - podcasts created by teens [...]

SXSWi2008, Day 2: Quit Your Day Job and Vlog

Zadi Diaz, Bre Pettis, Lisa Donovan (Lisa Nova on YouTube), Lindesy Campbell
lots of people taking video of people in this session
People who have made videoblogging their day job - topic of panel
Telling their stories:
Lisa Donovan:

started a small production company
lots of corporate stuff
they wanted to be more creative in their down time
this was about 2 years [...]

Semanal: Post One Video Per Week for all of 2008

The few of you who actually follow my videoblog might have noticed I’ve been posting more video lately. There’s a reason for that… I’ve gone insane! No… seriously, it’s because I’m participating in something called Semanal. What’s that? From the Semanal website:
“Semanal is an open project where you post one video a week. You can [...]

Video Coolness at My Library

Have you been thinking about diving into video? Confused about where to begin? Here are some ideas, taken from the highly creative people that work at my library.
First off, the William Allen White booktalks. What are they? From our Papercuts blog: “Traditionally, the Kansas William Allen White (WAW) book award nominee booktalks have been performed [...]