For creators/vloggers/influencers who need more than a phone but don’t want to spend thousands, the Canon EOS R50 is a good choice. It is relatively affordable, takes amazing photos and videos, and it’s easy to use.
It’s time to step up your game for Zoom and Teams calls. Here’s my top-10 list of “must have” accessories for home-office video calls in 2024. These are curated equipment and gadgets to help you look fabulous during office video calls via Zoom and Teams. I’ve perused the best on Amazon for more time than…
GOOD News. I’ve updated this for 2024… see the top 10 list of my favorite video and office gadgets and accessories. Let’s face it. Looking bad on Zoom is now the professional equivalent as having bad breath and a cheap suit. For the past few years I’ve worked remotely, and since Covid I’ve been experimenting…
Buzzfeed featured my YouTube prank antics in an article today titled “An Early Dad YouTuber Reflects On The Viral Prank Videos That Made Him Famous — And Ones He’s Since Decided To Delete.” It’s part of an ongoing series by Tanya Chen about YouTube and pranks. I discuss some of my experience with pranks, and…
Getting tired of paying attention on Zoom calls? Here’s how you can create a looped video of yourself paying attention… so you can relax. While you’re here, this is my list of the top-10 “must have” accessories for work/class video calls including lights, cameras, backdrops and more. See the video here, and here are instructions:…
Getting tired of paying attention in Zoom calls? Here’s how to create a looped video of yourself to make people think you’re paying attention. See video here (it’s only 2-minutes and it’s for Apple/Mac not PC) 1) record about 30 seconds of yourself using your phone or Photo Booth (using same shirt and background as…
My son and I were in Annie over the weekend, and I played Bert Healy, the host of the Oxydent Hour of Smiles. He sings “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” Yeah I bought a Barber Shop hat (Skimmer) but the director wanted me in this little baseball hat. The video is annotated to…
Here’s an infographic from Entrepreneur magazine, in an article titled “7 Ways to Create a Killer Marketing Video” authored by Emily Conglin. I have some additional thoughts, as a marketer (currently leading strategy for an Omnicom agency) and as an author of Beyond Viral,” which was written for marketers seeking to capitalize on video online. The…
Since I was dangerously close to having a “dark blog” here, I thought I’d share some recent online-video information that’s worth knowing. Online-video ad spending continues to grow, with 2017 looking to be passing $9 billion this year (it was $6.8 Billion in 2016). That’s according to recent research by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) as…
What do you need to know about online video for 2016? Here’s a convenient “round up” for your viewing pleasure. Mobilization. Mobile advertising is growing 66% and desktop is just 5 percent. What’s interesting to me is that 36% of our time is spent on TV, and 39% of the ad spending is there. But…