Key tips from today’s SXSW panel on making online video viral. 1. Surprise and add elements of the unexpected, i.e., granny beating up a robber, Cookie Monster eating or saying something unusual, different colors, sounds, tempos. 2. Remember that it’s…
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Making Online Video Viral at #SXSW
March 13th, 2010 · No Comments
I’m Taking the Fifth
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments
I’m taking the fifth on this one. I won’t say anything that may be used to portray me as an anti-Obama activist or a detractor of his economic policies. But for the love of God I can’t fathom out what were they thinking—smoking?—at the White House when they came up with the idea of paying [...]
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AVATAR: All Energy is Borrowed and One Day We Have to Give it Back
March 6th, 2010 · No Comments
The heavily marketed and hyped AVATAR, which is up for 9 Academy Award nominations this weekend, was as intense and powerful as District 9. Seeing it in 3D added great energy and dimension, particularly to the inner forest scenes, but…
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Fotobabble Turns BILLIONS of Photos into TALKING Ones
February 24th, 2010 · No Comments
There are tens of billions of static photos on the web, all without a voice or a sound. The Fotobabble guys think that’s a crying shame. Within seconds, you can voice-enable any photo — on a PC, a Mac or…
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Daniel Siegel on Consciousness: Part III
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments
Rigidity versus fluidity versus integration of the mind and what constitutes a healthy mind. What moves us towards consciousness? What can we do? Daniel Siegel continues to talk about what he learned from writing his book Mindsight, which just came…
Daniel Siegel on Consciousness: Part II
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments
How do you define the mind? What is a healthy mind? A healthy mind comes from something he refers to as integration. Hear Daniel Siegel’s perspective.
Daniel Siegel on Consciousness: Relational Nature of our Minds, our Brains: Part I
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments
Dr. Daniel Siegel meets with a small group of us for lunch in Santa Monica last week to discuss the relational nature of our minds and our brains…..body/relational and how all of it connects to consciousness. His new book Mindsight…
Early Glimpse of Countdown to Zero: #countdowntozero #nuclear
February 20th, 2010 · No Comments
At Long Beach last week, film producer Lawrence Bender gave an early preview of his latest movie Countdown to Zero about nuclear weapons threat. Following the eye-opening film, he takes questions from the audience. While the footage is extremely dark,…
Dancers POP to ETHEL in Long Beach
February 20th, 2010 · No Comments
The energy to this joyous night of musical and dance exploration in Long Beach last week was magical. Join us on the journey below.
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Late Night Jam Sessions Bring on Surprise After Surprise
February 20th, 2010 · No Comments
Late night energy with Jake, ETHEL and other string musicians.
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