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FlipVideo Makes Web Video Simple

by · March 24, 2008

So I was sitting in the Bloghaus at South by Southwest (SXSW) one day and Ted Shelton from The Conversation Group comes up and says, “Here! Take this camera and go shoot the SXSW experience and bring it back to me. I’ll post your video on the web. Maybe you’ll even get a free camera.” I look at the unit, a FlipVideo Ultra not much bigger than a decent cell phone. It fits in your pocket and has about four buttons on it. I’m skeptical, but figure what the heck. But I never leave a chance to get a free gadget in limbo.

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Lessons Learned In HD Camcorder Purchasing

by · February 12, 2008

As many of you noticed, I’ve ramped up the frequency and quality of the video blog efforts recently with SME-TV. My interest in providing a video component as part of the offerings here stemmed from both my involvement in The Daily Idea (funny stuff, you should watch it regularly) and interest in pursuing web TV projects from a client.Canon Vixia HG 10To provide that client with the best quality equipment at the most affordable price, I was set loose on a shopping spree recently to purchase a high definition camcorder. And, as always when shopping for gadgets, I learned a couple things worth sharing.

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