Sharing and Celebrating Points-Of-View: October 2006

Monday, October 30, 2006

Shut Up And Sing - New Film Rasies Promotional Blog Bar To New Level

Posted By:Ben Hamilton

Get this video and more at MySpace.com

‘Shut Up & Sing’ is right in tune
Documentary is a piercing look at free speech and celebrity image

By Christy Lemire
Associated Press

he Dixie Chicks would probably think of themselves as mothers first, then musicians.

They became accidental political figures — then they had to figure out how to reinvent themselves.

“Shut Up & Sing,” a documentary from directors Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck, follows the country trio after lead singer Natalie Maines’ offhanded on-stage comment that the group was ashamed that President Bush was a fellow Texan.

t’s not that the remark itself was shocking or even terribly provocative. But the backlash from the country music industry, from the South, from the core of the Chicks’ fan base was just stunning in its vitriol and hypocrisy. The same people who are so proud to live in a country where freedom of speech is an inalienable right wanted to silence these women — and worse. (Read More)

Shut Up And Sing has a very progressive blog to promote the new flim and to engage their audience (and the pubic) over time.

ZVUE Video Review

TechVidReview ep4 - HandHeld Entertainment's Zvue 200A

Adam Turner is an Australian freelance technology journalist. He writes a weekly column, the Upgrade, every Tuesday for the The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.

I really like his production style.

Friday, October 20, 2006

James Taylor - Steam Roller Blues

James Taylor - Steam Roller Blues

Lots of oldies but goodies on youtube.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

I can't hear you...

Please speak into the microphone

What did you say?

Hello...is there anyone out there?

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Jason Webley - Fremont Solstice Pageant


To hear more music of Jason Webley, go to his myspace

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Making The Commercial

If you love cheerleaders and think the Super Bowl rocks, what's not to like about CMT's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders make your own commercial promotion for the network's Dallas Cowboys Cheeleaders Making the Team reality show? Right. Nothing.

So have fun crafting your creation by dragging a droping cheerleaders arond the page until you have your masterpiece.

This is the video I created from the multimedia assets.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Microsoft Soapbox - First Videos

I'm checking out the new Microsoft Soapbox site...
At first glance, it works as advertised.

Video: The Big Sling - Extreme Ride At Puyallup Fair Part 1 of 2

Video: Microsoft Zune

Friday, October 06, 2006

Google may pay $1B plus for YouTube

Google Inc. is in talks to acquire the wildly popular video Web site YouTube Inc. in a deal that could reach $1.6 billion, according to reports Friday.

The Wall Street Journal reported the possible acquisition by Mountain View-based Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).