Fresh ID » youtube http://freshid.com intelligent design for life online Sun, 20 May 2012 14:34:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wrapping Up the Week in Tech http://freshid.com/2011/08/wrapping-up-the-week-in-tech/ http://freshid.com/2011/08/wrapping-up-the-week-in-tech/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:28:34 +0000 freshid http://freshid.com/?p=3788   This week Google+ quietly rolled out that you can now start a Google+ Hangout with a YouTube video right from YouTube. No flashy announcement from them on this, but this cool feature does allow you to watch those crazy videos together! I see a family Google+ hangout in my future, we can’t get enough of those funny videos…. Rest in peace HP’s TouchPad. This is the first victim of the IPad. HP made the announcement Thursday that they are discontinuing the manufacturing of their  webOS devices meaning goodbye  the HP TouchPad. “HP Killing Phone Tablet Business” article from Hufffington Post     The big news that came out on Monday was that technology powerhouse Google bought Motorla Mobility (for $12.5 billion, or as Google calls it “Lunch Money”). This deal sets up Google to take on Apple in the mobile and home battle. “I think there’s an opportunity to accelerate innovation in the home business by working together with the cable and telco industry,” Google CEO Larry Page said in announcing the deal early Monday.   Speaking more about Google, they announced that they are adding another layer to their Google Maps, allowing you to instantly see current temperatures! I love this because as a traveler, my number 1 stress is what to wear and pack, so this new ability is right up my alley….     To prove that the dictionary is still “relevant” it’s added a few new words that have seemed to creeped into the human language. “ReTweet”, “Cyber-Bullying”, “Sexting” , “Mankini” and “Jeggings” are now officially words with definitions. What has the human language evolved into…. Here is the Story: Oxford-English Dictionary From “Tom’s Guide”   Hope these 5 stories help you feel up to date with all that’s gone on this week!  ]]> http://freshid.com/2011/08/wrapping-up-the-week-in-tech/feed/ 0 First Rant of 2010: Companies Who Don't Get the Value of Embedded Video http://freshid.com/2010/01/first-rant-of-2010-companies-who-dont-get-the-value-of-embedded-video/ http://freshid.com/2010/01/first-rant-of-2010-companies-who-dont-get-the-value-of-embedded-video/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:26:49 +0000 Kristi http://freshid.com/?p=865

Let people embed your damn videos.

Seriously, it’s simple math. What’s one of the hardest things to do, from a marketing perspective, since everyone has some sort of budget limitation? (Tell us, Kristi, what???) KEEP your brand in front of people. Well, guess what? The tweens, baby boomers, companies, consultants, grandma’s and other folks who…
  • Like your video clip
  • Think to embed it
  • Do embed it
  • Share it with others (happily!)
… are not trying to rip off your content. They are SHARING it. For FREE. Helllooooo????? The lights in your eyes look like they’re on, but apparently there’s no one at home. Why the rant? I wrote a personal post this morning, saying buh-bye to 2009, and was inspired by Jennifer Lopez’s “Louboutins” for the farewell song, so I embedded a clip from last night’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, where she performed it along with a few others. It was very cool. I check my blog just now, several hours later, and am informed that Dick Clark Productions has deemed this a copyright violation so they won’t allow the clip to be embedded. Blah. So instead of promoting Dick Clark and how fun his event was last night, I’ll be promoting The Ellen Show – she also performed it there. It doesn’t quite match the festivity of last night, so I’m a little disappointed about that, but whatever. And DCP, I won’t be linking to your clip. Tit for tat, my friend. I hope you will wake up sometime in this millenium – you and your worried, paranoid friends, and start to understand what it means for your message to be spread far and wide, crossing global boundaries, across the internet. You can tell who’s embedded the clip, I believe, with analytics, so geeeez… what is the big hairy deal? It was so nice to see Dick Clark, the man himself, at the festivities with his wife and giving his closing remarks. He has been part of my life since I was born. Grow along with me and millions of others, Dick! Leave a legacy of adapting to change and continuing to be a great, passionate promoter of talent and performers. At least think about it.]]> http://freshid.com/2010/01/first-rant-of-2010-companies-who-dont-get-the-value-of-embedded-video/feed/ 0