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Notes, Reflections, and People I Met at Podcamp Boston

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This weekend was Podcamp Boston 2. I attended Saturday, but just like podcamp Boston 1 last year, I learned an incredible amount and met some extraordinary people. I met Boston area documentary filmmakers including Marie Agui Carter , Rhonda Moskowitz and Cheryl from Women in Film and Video New England.

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Production Values, Do They Matter?

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That's on the agenda for the Boston Mediamakers meeting this Sunday. I had asked him for some suggestions on improving upon my sloppy editing techniques. I had asked him for some suggestions on improving upon my sloppy editing techniques. He shared this advice: In some ways the sloppiness and the intimacy is part of the charm.

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Reflections on the Social Media Lab Workshop

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It is also a good technique to explore the possibilities of new tools and techniques before investing more time and energy in something that isn't right for our organizations. Ten years ago, before my son Harry arrived, I volunteered as a mentor for the Computer Club House in Boston.

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Video Blogging Learning Journal: I have some exciting news!

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I've been struggling with this technique because I can't quite get my face in the frame correctly by holding the camera out in front of me. Any advice? When I saw Steve Garfield model this technique in his workshop at Boston Podcamp , I realized my problem! I didn't believe her. but tried it anyway. Practice does help.

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Which Social Networking Analysis Term Best Describes Virgin America?

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A minute later I noticed Pistachio's tweet about flying Virgin America from Boston and Glenn Stratchan direct messaged me asking what seat I was in because he thought we might be on the same Virgin America flight. . This is an area of tools and techniques that I have wanted to explore in further depth, but haven't. .

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NTC VideoGeekOut Session: The Video

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I have seen Steve Garfield do this at Boston Podcamp and it is reallly powerful way to demonstrate to folks how easy it is to get started. I learned a lot from Andy Carvin about A Role and B Role - and interviewing techniques (like get the person to repeat their name and the whole answer and asking them to look into the camera).

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Reflections on the Meyer Memorial Trust Workshop

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I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. I also didn't focus on some of the techniques I learned from She's So Geeky speaker training - the eye contact and the verb. What worked? What didn't? Then, I match this against participant feedback/evaluations.