New media and video journalism
I thought I would make a tutorial for how to send a DVD through the Internet.
I am in Germany and need to send a DVD image to Florida for my brother to burn to a playable DVD movie disc. Snail mail and the delays in international customs processing will make for a slow delivery.
The Challenge:
Send a 4 GB DVD disc image halfway around the world.
The Solution:
This video tutorial that shows how to send a disc image of a DVD using free tools and free file sharing services. (For Mac OSX.)
How to “opt-out” of the things Facebook just opted you into with their new like button and social graph technology.
On April 21, 2010 Facebook dramatically changed their approach to sharing your personal data to their business partners and, disturbingly, they automatically enroll all users into adopting or opting in to the new scheme.
If you have not visited your privacy settings, go take a look at what you, by default, have opted into.
At the very least, hiding your friends list is a good first step.
Seesmic is super fast and easily customizable.
A quick tutorial of my favorite power tips to help you find and mine the good stuff.
Continue reading ‘5 power tips for using Twitter for research’
A quick tutorial to guide beginners in making better video reports.
Video journalism 101 - Mashable style.
Leah Betancourt wrote about video blogging and video journalism today in a Mashable.com article.
Continue reading ‘The Complete Guide to Video Blogging - October 2009′
Bonita Burton, AME of the Orlando Sentinel explains that this first draft of the Orlando Sentinel redesign style book was designed as a “quick-and-dirty guide to what’s new - just something to tide folks over while we update the full style book.”
Sentinel designers Nick Masuda and Wes Meltzer get credit for producing it.
Continue reading ‘Orlando Sentinel redesign - A peek at the style guide’
Did you know that you can use the new VizEds to host your portfolio pages or video reels and get a widget that lets you post your work anywhere on the Web. Your blog, Facebook, wherever you want your work to play.
In this 3:46 video, I telestrate the powerful portfolio management features this new site makes possible.
All you need to know is how to click, cut and paste.
Upgrading your portfolio - the VizEds way
Find more videos like this on Visual Editors
Continue reading ‘Upgrade your portfolio with a click, cut and paste’
Robb Montgomery produces new media workshops to train journalists and media professionals in more than 20 countries in writing for the Web, multimedia reporting, and Web video journalism.
His hands-on seminars include interactive learning techniques, live demonstrations and expertise in teaching new media concepts to professionals.
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