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My friend Cheryl Colan was broadcasting from her backyard using Qik the other day. It was fun to see her gardening, but there is also the most amazing song bird sing in the video. He goes nuts a few minutes into it. Looks like spring has sprung in Phoneix, Az. Great fun Cheryl!

p.s. I'm going to test the newly installed Twitter module to see if it posts a message about this puppy :) Read more »

I saw a post today in the Yahoo Videoblogging Group about RemixAmerica.com. This is a nice looking video site. Check it out. They use the Kaltura player. Here's a blast from the past from the site featuring Rammondy Massey in a 1964 Goldwater spot.

I've participated in several remix collaborations with videobloggers and it can be a lot of fun. Carp Caviar is one of my favorite examples. What are your favorite remixes? What remix tools are you looking for?

Wow! I went to look up the url for Carp Caviar and found a Bottom Union RemixAmerica Interview! Too cool. Leave it to Eric to be on top of it already :)

Tyler Suchman asked if I'd help judge a YouTube video contest for Laurel Springs School for distance learning, which is based in here in Ojai. Over forty students from around the world participated by submitting a one-minute video essay about why home schooling is cool. There were several age categories and one grand prize winner. This was a great experience and i learned a lot about how to efficiently and carefully review so many videos, but also came to realize that the task was fundamentally no different than reviewing as many student term papers or projects. Read more »

Richard Schave from the LA Drupal Group discusses how Drupal might be used to help relate and recommend content. Here's a video recording of Richard's Los Angeles Drupal Camp 2007 session.

Click the pic to view the vid

Formats: Quicktime (iPod), Quicktime (iPhone), Quicktime (Flash)

Sites: archive.org, ourmedia.org