From “Social Media Self Preservation” by Douglas E. Welch

“I am deeply convinced of the importance and effectiveness of social media. Like the Internet itself, which made social media possible, social media allows you to expose your talents, your products, your creativity to a huge number of people all over the world. The “loose contacts” we make online are the beginning of what I call our own global family.

This isn’t one unwieldy global online community, but rather our own personalized family made up of those that bring value into our lives. Our communities might overlap in some ways, but they will never be the same. They can’t be. We are all unique individuals so therefore our communities will reflect this uniqueness In fact, when our communities are too alike, we might be just following the crowd instead of building our own community.”

Social Media Self Preservation is now available in the Amazon Kindle Bookstore.

*Amazon Prime members can “borrow” the book for free.

An Audio Book version of Social Media Self Preservation is also available

 

* Kindle books can be read on nearly any computer or mobile platform including, Mac, Windows, iPhone/iPod Touch, iPad, and Android phones and tablets. Download Free Kindle Reader Software

 

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Filed under: Books

Video: TimeLapse: Houston to Los Angeles via Amtrak’s Sunset Limited

My friend, Liam Johnson, produced the extensive time-lapse video during his trip back to Los Angeles from Houston, Texas. He used 2 GoPro Sport cameras in time-lapse mode to capture a photo every few minutes. The video is comprised of over 50,000 individual photos.

Enjoy the trip!

See the GoPro Sport camera on Amazon.com

Filed under: In The Field, Member, New Media, Video, YouTube

Audio: Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012

 

A recording of our live show from February 12, 2012…

Reaching Across the Distance –

Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012

Listen to

“Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012”

Podcast

A Live look at Love Letters and Poems Through History

– Reaching Across the Distance–

Presented by

http://eclipse-1.com

Love letters can reveal the true personality

of the individual that puts pen to paper.

Love letters can bridge time and place.

And they come in many different forms. 

Sometimes a love letter offers the love of a friend

and reaches across desolation

to bring the recipient back to the world of the hopeful.

Sometimes the loss a letter conveys is unexpected.

A few words can bring the reality of home

across an ocean

to a distant battlefield. 

The love can be written between the lines.

Some love letters are the trumpets that herald

the return of their author.

These letters leap across time and miles

to escort in the future.  

Do something different this Valentine’s Day,

reach across the distance 

with a love letter written in your hand,

speaking your words. 

 

Filed under: Audio, New Media, podcast, Show

Photos: Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012

Here is a collection of photos from today’s live reading — Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012 – Sun, Feb 12 — produced by my friends , Keri and Michael.

We broadcast this live via Talkshoe, but an audio podcast will be coming soon.

View the Flickr slideshow

Filed under: Events, Live, New Media, Photos

Tip: Video Lighting Technique: Turn a Hard Light into A Soft Light from Izzy Videos

Israel Hyman has been producing great video technique tips for years. I met him a couple of times at PodCampAZ and he is a great guy.

Take a moment to visit his site, Izzy Video. There is a huge amount of information there to help you improve the quality of your videos.

Learn how to turn a hard light into a soft light. Also, learn how to tell the difference between a hard light and a soft light. Check out the full article to read all the details about how to do that.

Filed under: Hardware, New Media, Tips, Video

Event: Reaching Across the Distance – Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012 – Sun, Feb 12

Announcing – a new Eclipse-1.com  radio show:

– Listen to :

Reaching Across the Distance –

Love Letters for Valentine’s Day 2012

Sunday, February 12, 2012

3:00 pm  Pacific      –       6:00pm Eastern

A Live look at Love Letters and Poems Through History

– Reaching Across the Distance–

Join us in an Interactive exploration of the heart.

Listen LIVE on talkshoe.com

hosted by Michael Lawshe and Keri Dearborn of

http://eclipse-1.com

Love letters can reveal the true personality

of the individual that puts pen to paper.

Love letters can bridge time and place.

And they come in many different forms. 

Sometimes a love letter offers the love of a friend

and reaches across desolation

to bring the recipient back to the world of the hopeful.

Sometimes the loss a letter conveys is unexpected.

A few words can bring the reality of home

across an ocean

to a distant battlefield. 

The love can be written between the lines.

Some love letters are the trumpets that herald

the return of their author.

These letters leap across time and miles

to escort in the future.  

Do something different this Valentine’s Day,

reach across the distance 

with a love letter written in your hand,

speaking your words. 

 

Filed under: Events, New Media, Show

Product: TASCAM iXZ Mic / Instrument input for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

TASCAM iXZ Mic / Instrument input for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

Want to turn your iPad or iPhone into a portable recording studio, the Tascam iXZ can do just that. This interface allows you to plug in standard XLR connector microphones, guitars or any other audio source and then record them using iPhone and iPad software of your choice. For those more advanced, it also provides Phantom power so you can use high-quality condenser miss, too.

Mat Langley of the Robot Underpants podcast (Content Advisory)  let me know about this device today after he picked one up for his iPad. Mat does a variety of shows and also uses his iPad to join Google+ hangouts and wanted/needed a way to get better audio into his iPad. I have asked for Mat to give us a review of this device sometime in the near future.

Filed under: Hardware, iPhone, New Media, Technology