I recently interviewed Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records, about the music retailing giant’s rise and fall. The interview took place as employees were clearing out of the company’s headquarters in West Sacramento, Calif. A couple of surprising comments: "I don’t think we’re seeing the passing of an era (from physical goods to digital downloads). […]
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At Podcamp West
Got back a little while ago from the first day of Podcamp West, a gathering of 150-200 podcasters at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco. Among those on hand: Chris Heuer, Chris Pirillo, Michael Geoghegan, Steve Rhodes, Chris and Uta Ritke, Tim Street, Corey Denis, Doug Kaye, Charles Hope, Robert Scoble, Angelique Acevedo, T.J. […]
Raya Ribbius on youth culture
A 7-minute video interview with Raya Ribbius, program officer of the European Cultural Foundation, about youth media. Conducted at the Participatory Media in Vaxjo, Sweden, September 2006. I shot this video borrowing a high-definition video camera from Swedish public television, SVT. Unfortunately, the conversion from PAL to NTSC required me to compress the video twice […]
Julia Ralund on how the young approach media
Julia Ralund of Denmark’s publish broadcasting network dr.dk discusses how young people interact with media in Europe. (Ourmedia page | watch video) Cross-posted to Real People Network Format: MPEG-4 (iPod compatible); 11.6MB; 4:46; Ourmedia page | watch video; video quality: *** (out of 5)
Using the new online video editing sites
I spent a couple of hours today experimenting with the new breed of online video editing websites. I figured this would be a good way for me to post the video clips I’ve been taking with my Nokia N-90 smart phone. Alas, the experience wasn’t what I had hoped for. (Disclaimer: I know — and […]