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<title><![CDATA[Me At Parsons]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=430</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>It's been a long time since I have had so much help learning. With all the production, business and travel I do with <a href="http://pop17.com">Pop17</a> it's been a long ride of output and creativity. Writing scripts, location shoots, equipment maintenance, public relations and marketing, sales, presentation and blogging require a great deal work. I have been constantly delivering and pumping out videos that it starts to feel unbalanced. This is my first week at Parsons and there has already been a major change in pace.</p>
<p>My classes this semester will help make Pop17 better because the quality of my internet output will be more refined and focused toward technology and design. The classes I'm currently enrolled in teach me about blogging, design, history of art and technology, graphic design and story-boarding for the moving image. My teachers are great and the students appear to be really talented. I'll be blogging about what I learn along the way and I'm sure you will see an improvement with my videos as I continue to learn and be turned on to new things. I could not be more appreciative of this new opportunity at Parsons.</p>
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<p>I'm having the time of my life.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Craigslist, Burning Man And Art School]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=419</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahaustin</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you did something crazy that changed your life? There are three random turnin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When was the last time you did something crazy that changed your life? There are three random turning points in my life that shaped my decision to go into tech. Before tech I used new media to make documentaries, but didn't see tech on the horizon. Things have changed as a result of getting involved with local communities in the Bay Area and online. I live a breath tech every day! </p>
<p>Last year, I briefly me Craig Newmark at Washington Square Park. If only Craig knew how much his site has helped my career. I love Craigslist. Woooo!</p>
<p>I answered an ad to host an internet news show when I was looking for a second job, auditioned and got casted. I was working in radio news at the time and felt like video was the next transition. Plus, I liked that I could send the links to my family and friends. On the radio at KALX, I had to manually record each show on my computer screen as I streamed it from UC Berkeley's website which, as you can imagine, was a pain so I didn't get around to archiving the shows beyond occasionally recording to a cassette tape.  </p>
<p>Craigslist helped me find out about cool tech events. I made funny videos at the TechCrunch7 party and Ubisoft game launch events. I even found out about the Halo 3 launch event in NYC on Craigslist and I broadcasted it to Justin.tv</p>
<p>The site helps me connect and work with with local videographers and photographers across the US. I have found camera operators for pop17 on craigslist and collaborated with photographers too. I met one of my best friends as a result of a craigslist post when Noreen Sullivan responded. She came on board for a while, but left after 5 months. We stayed friends and worked together in other ways outside of production. She would lifecast with me to Justin.tv including the time we went to McDonnalds with a Transformers helmet. She is a good friend. </p>
<p>In 2006 I had the opportunity to attend Burning Man. It's a festival that comes from the wika tradition. I don't know exactly how to feel about the seminal roots and belifs of Burning Man, but I can say that it's an eye opener. I learned so much and made great connections. I camped with Mutaytor, a performance group from LA. They let me work for them with their VJ equipment that consisted of several MacBook Pro computers, mixers, laser projectors, HD cameras, handycams and editing software. </p>
<p>The Mutaytor crew let me take out the camera hat that streamed live to the camp ground from the playa. Basically everything I saw was what they saw live at the campground. My friends recorded me wearing a camera attached to my hat. It was the first time I got creative with live video. </p>
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<p>The next big step in tech is getting a degree in technology. </p>
<p>This morning I arrived at Parsons admissions at 10 AM ET with my grades, classes, portfolio and application ready to go. The first person I spoke to in admissions said there was no way I would be admitted since classes had already started. She said I should just sign up for a tour or leave. I told her I wouldn't take no for an answer and wanted to schedule to meet with someone that day. So I waited in their office. At 11 AM a nice counselor said she would see me. I gave her my materials and she said she would let me know if I'd be admitted in 4 hours. So I got some pinkberry. </p>
<p><a href="http://sarahmeyers.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/picture-75.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-420" title="picture-75" src="http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/picture-75.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="137" /></a></p>
<p>One hour later she let's me know in the email. </p>
<p>"Dear Sarah, </p>
<p>I am happy to tell you that you have been admitted to the DT program. Your acceptance will be posted today.</p>
<p>Very Best,<br />
Debra</p>
<p>Admissions Counselor</p>
<p>Parsons The New School For Design"</p>
<p>I love tech more than anything else. I'm so passionate and ambitious about what is to come. The best part is this is just beginning. </p>
<p>I'd love to hear from you. What got you into social media and tech?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Film Review With Mom]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=415</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I took the subway to the JFK airport where I checked in with Virgin America. I was twittering my tra]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I took the subway to the JFK airport where I checked in with Virgin America. I was twittering my travels on twitpic and lifecasted from the plane before we took off.<br />
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I'm in California this week visiting my family. They live in Mill Valley, a small town north of San Francisco, California. My mom and I are spending a lot of time together going shopping, lifecasting and watching movies. We did a live video chat on <a href="http://justin.tv/sarah">Justin.tv</a> for about one hour where my internet friends were asking questions about my childhood. Of course they wanted to know about the most personal, intimate and embarrassing moments of my life. She told them about how I cried when my brother called me a "spoon bowl" at the age of 5. I admitted to being sensitive then and now.</p>
<p>We are having a great time together doing what I like to do and what she likes to do. She thinks lifecasting is fun, but says she won't be starting her own channel any time soon. Both my parents have screen names on Justin.tv and come check in on me when I am in New York through the chat. They like to keep up with my life online. And they like to make sure I'm not getting into trouble.<br />
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When I lived in the small town of Mill Valley I used to spend time watching movies with my family. Watching films is one of their favorite hobbies. My parents have a large entertainment system which made that easy. However, ever since my moved to Manhattan a year ago I have not watched a single film from home. There is too much going on in New York to spend time watching films, I guess. I'm always running around and working so I have little time to enjoy the simple pleasure of watching movies. My mom and I went to the movie rental store and picked up "Where the Heart Is" and "Because I Said So." We watched them together. Both films are about being a mom, parenting, marriage, growing up and dating so we could relate.</p>
<p><a href="www.wheretheheartisdvd.com">"Where the Heart Is"</a> and <a href="www.becauseisaidsomovie.com">"Because I Said So"</a> are similar films because they both involve a relationship between single mothers and their daughters. In my personal opinion, "Because I Said So" is a more realistic portrayal of family life, however, “Where the Heart Is” comes in as a better film with higher ratings all around. Both films have interesting backgrounds that many women can relate to. Single mothers in poverty relate to Natali Portman’s character, Noblelee, in “Where The Heart Is,” because the film addresses the contributing factors to single mother poverty women go through. On the other hand, upper-class single mothers relate better with Diane Keaton’s character in “Because I Said So.”</p>
<p>Starring Diane Keaton and Mandy More, the film is a comedy that exhibits an overbearing relationship between the mother, Daphne Wilder, played by Diane Keaton, and her daughter Milly Wilder, played by Mandy Moore. In the film, Daphne wants the best for Milly. Daphne is a normal, over-protective and over-bearing mother. Milly is the youngest of three daughters brought up by Daphne and she has had a hard time finding the right boyfriend. Daphne wants her daughters to all be happily married and Milly is the only one left single.  Thus Daphne goes online to post a personal ad seeking a mate for Milly with out telling Milly, she is trying to help her find a date online. Daphne may not know what is right for her daughter and seeks a man that fits her criteria for what she wants in a son-in-law. With an idea in mind about what the perfect life partner is, she meets up with men looking for a date at a bar and finds a successful architect who is also looking for a life partner. She sets them up without telling Milly what she is up to. You can tell Daphne loves her daughter and is just trying to help. But she ends up messing with her daughter’s love life more than helping. What really matters is that Daphne loves her daughter and wants to help and that message is clear in the film.<br />
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<p>A large percentage of women in the US can relate to Daphne’s motherly position in “Because I Said So” due to a growing percent of single female-headed families in the US.  However, the majority of those women do not relate to the social class of the family in “Because I Said So.” This is because their family is well established, economically sustained and does not show any struggles with income, support or welfare in the film. Women who raise children by themselves without the presence of a husband make up 30 percent of people in poverty in 2003 according to the US Bureau of the Census.</p>
<p>In “Because I Said So” the mother, Daphne had divorced her husband a while back. She owned a catering company that Milly works for so the family is able to sustain off of that. In "Where The Heart Is" Natalie Portman plays Noblelee Nation, a pregnant teen that ends up homeless due to a strike of bad luck. She starts living in a WalMart because she had no place left to go. It really is the luck factor that makes this film unbelievable. She plays the daughter of actress Sally Field, who plays the single mother that abandoned Noblelee when she was 5 years old. Now Noblelee is faced with being a young single mother with out any help from her family. Her mother does not care to help her daughter, after Noblelee gives birth to her baby in a WalMart, her mother comes to see her. She found out about the birth from reading about the babies birth in the newspapers and supposedly came to offer her help and support, but what she really did was rob Noblelee of the 500 dollars people donated to her and split. This portrayal of their mother daughter relationship is a saddening yet a powerful portrayal of family life.</p>
<p>Unlike Daphne in “Because I Said So,” Noblee Nation is a character that most single mothers can relate to.  Like I said, the 2003 census report states that 30 percent of single mothers are living in poverty. This façade of the film is believable, relatable and a good representation of what it is like to be a single mother in poverty living in the United States. There are different levels of poverty single mothers live through and many factors contribute to their situations.</p>
<p>In the film "Where The Heart Is" Noblelee has an ambivalence to sexual activities that is seen in the second half of the film. From looking at statistics that make up single mother poverty it’s clear that Natali Portman’s character went through life circumstances such as teen pregnancy, boyfriend abuse and unintended conception that are contributing factors to her situation. In “Where The Heart Is” Noblelee, Natali Portman’s character goes through being a single mother in poverty and in “Because I Said So” the mother, Daphne, Diane Keaton’s character, goes through being a well off single mother with three daughters.</p>
<p>Both films have characters whom are white. There isn't much diversity to the characters and supporting characters in the films. These are films about white families led by single mothers. The structural elements of the films revolve around kinship. Both films show the friends and family as an important influence in the raising of children. Both take place in the United States and touch on social issues around decision making and selecting a partner.</p>
<p>They are different when looking at the social class variations. "Where The Heart Is" focuses on a lower social class in the US. If we look at social stratification we see that "Because I Said So" portrays the opposite level of ranking. "Because I Said So" is about a white upper class family and "Where the Heart Is" is about a poor white family. Some may argue that showing the trials and tribulations of poverty makes "Where The Heart Is" a more powerful portrayal of family life. However, there are too many outrageous and unbelievable instances throughout the film that make you think there is no way it could be real.</p>
<p>I find "Because I Said So" to be a more powerful portrayal of family life because I base power on reality. In “Where The Heart Is” there is too much emphasis on superstition. In my experience superstitions are false. Noblelee claims that the number 5 has cursed her. She said that her mother left her at age 5 and that she was cut and received 55 stitches. Then, later on in the film, her child is kidnapped at 5:55pm. I find these superstitions quite unrealistic and unbelievable. Unfortunately, this motif carries on throughout the entire film making scenes hard to believe. It's sad to see Natalie Portman’s character so resistant to love. When men try to date her she constantly turns them away and declares that she is making a life change by denouncing men from her life.</p>
<p>If I were to rate these films then I'd give "Where The Heart Is" 5 starts out of 5 because it is compelling, touches on important social issues like teen pregnancy and makes you want to laugh and cry throughout the film. "Because I Said So" gets 4 stars out of 5 because it's funny, heart warming, charming, talks about important social issues and it’s romantic. I'd hold off from giving it 5 stars out of 5 because Mandy Moore's performance isn't entirely convincing. On the other hand, Natalie Portman's performance is superb.</p>
<p>I recommend watching both films with your mother. They certainly are “chick flicks” that women, particularly single women, can relate to. If you are interested in factors that contribute to single mother poverty, want to know what it is like to have a daughter as a wealthy single mother or just want to watch a powerful portrayal of women lead families both films are perfect for you. “Because I Said So” is a more believable and powerful film than “Where The Heart Is.” However, “Where The Heart Is” has a well-written script with better acting and a more interesting story line. The films are similar yet different. Watching them together is the best way to see the variations in social class, their similarities and differences. As a female I can speak to other females and say anyone will appreciate the messaging in both films.</p>
<p>If you watch one of these films, or both, watch them with your mom. I bonded with my mom over these two films and you probably will too. Thanks mom!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hooking Up]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=413</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Why does it take women longer to find the right guy? Today society is gravitating toward living in c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Emblem-favorites.svg' alt='' class='alignnone' />Why does it take women longer to find the right guy? Today society is gravitating toward living in cities. Technology let's us connect no matter where we are. Social networking gets you more dates and invited to more social gatherings. For women having a career in an urban environment where we are constantly around technology it's hard to settle down and get married. I believe living in urban environments, active social networking, engaging in increased dating partners and women's careers are contributing factors to the delayed age at first marriage.</p>
<p>Decline in age at first marriage means people are waiting longer before they get married. According to the US census report cohorts of people born in 1935-1939 and 1975-1979 are waiting until they are older to get married. Age at first marriage has changed so that men and women wait longer to get married, however, more people are getting married. It would be interesting to predict what the age at first marriage will be in 10 years. Careers are thriving for woman now more than ever before. It makes sense that these days women wait to get married as apposed to 50 years ago when women would marry young. There are a lot of responsibilities that come with marriage. Career focused and driven women are more likely to wait.</p>
<p>Today there's a tendency for people to live in cities and get married later on in their 30's. Most people say that raising kids in an urban city is a bad idea. Thus, people who live in Manhattan take longer to start a family. The city life is so fun that it's hard to leave it. It's also more expensive to live in cities with kids. The cost of space goes up and kids need more space to grow up in. Our nation's natural resource crisis has caused more people to move into cities to share resources like public transportation. It makes more people get married and not have kids or raise their kids in a cramped urban environment. </p>
<p> The longer you date the less chance you have to get married. Dating websites help people hook up. Technology makes real life interactions easier to coordinate and makes you more social. Social networks like Facebook help people stay in touch and find out about local events their friends are going to. Social networking probably contributes to the delay of marriage. It's easy to speed date online, find people with similar interests and meet up with random people from social networks in real life.</p>
<p>A successful career driven woman can make it on her own without a man to support her. Thus, successful women have a greater tendency to stay single longer if not their whole life. Many men and women are more focused on their careers than their love life and often they prefer to have short term commitments, date around and be hyper social. They hold on to the fun single life for longer and often decide to never marry. There are fewer rewards career driven women will get from marriage. </p>
<p>I don't think there is a problem with delay of age at first marriage in recent times. If there are any problems in this area it's women getting pregnant, having children and raising them as a single mom in their teen and early twenty years. If you are planning on having kids it's probably best to wait until you have the resources to start a family. It's possible to have a career, embrace technology, be social and get married. Do you think that is what we want? What do you think women want in a man? Are there fewer options or do you think it's our urban lifestyle that makes finding the right man so difficult? </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bunny Suites ]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=411</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
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Bunny people work at Intel! Ha! No not really. We just call them that because they have to wear the]]></description>
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<p>Bunny people work at Intel! Ha! No not really. We just call them that because they have to wear these suites so that everything is really clean. They can't risk having any dust or dirt getting on the chips. The silicon chips are the CPU's in computers. They "perform mathematical operations and move data from one memory location to another. Microprocessors contain an address bus that sends addresses to memory, read and write lines, and a data bus that can send data to memory or receive data from memory." According to the Information at <a href="http://semiconductors.globalspec.com/LearnMore/Semiconductors/Microprocessors_Microcontrollers/Microprocessors">GlobalSpec</a>.</p>
<p>Technicians who work at Intel wear the bunny suites. Even a single particle of dust has a large effect when compared to the microscopic details of an Intel chip. Dirt would affect the proper functioning of the microprocessor so they take extra caution to be clean.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[African Culture Websites]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=410</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Kenya Crisis has caused attention to the people in Kenya and African culture in recent times. Kw]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Kenya Crisis has caused attention to the people in Kenya and African culture in recent times. <a href="http://kwani.org">Kwani </a>is an amazing organization that empowers African history in Kenya to be documented. Kwani devotes funds to the intellectual and creative people who will preserve the culture and freedom of Kenya. Books and writers are working on bringing the history and culture of Kenya to the forefront of people's minds for generations to come. The Kenya Crisis has brought attention to the the election instability, culture and history of Kenya. <a href="http://rocketboom.wikia.com/wiki/Kenya">Rocketboom's wikia</a> page provides a chronicle of the crisis and links to Kenyan blogs including Kwani, a journal about African culture in Kenya. The website gives you the information you need right on the home page and is easy to navigate.<br />
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The Cambridge Journal </a>is a website that covers the history and culture of Africa. It's information comes from a list of editors and includes published information from journals and focuses on a wide variety of regions and geographic cultures. The topics of this website are not all based on old African civilizations, but most is. It's for people willing to subscribe and pay. There is a link to a small amount of free journals on the website which link to information open with no charge. This information is free for anyone to consume, but limited in the breadth of topics. The free information includes health information, language, history and reviews among other topics. </p>
<p>The Cambridge Journal's approach let's the reader navigate through the information by powering it's own search box. You can type a keyword into the search box and check a circle that tells the website if you are looking for journals or related content. The search results appear similar to how they appear if you search on google. They are listed out with a title and a little bit of meta data attached so you can read what the search result is about before having to click on the link. On the right hand side of all search results you can check  a box that will add the journal to your cart. It appears the search results only result in different journal results instead of all information related to the key term such as blog posts or articles. After browsing the free journals I came across an interesting journal that I think is worth checking out. It's called "Urban History" and covers everything from social to economic features in Africa. The journal talks about cultural aspects and politics of cities and towns through out their history. </p>
<p>Kwani is different from the Cambridge Journal because it's not about reading journals from people who have formulaically written history on Africa. Instead Kwani is a journal itself. It is not a place to search for journals. Kwani empowers writers to go out an document Kenyan history through creative ways like poetry and fiction where as the Cambridge Journal is a resource that shows you thousands of journals on different subjects. The two websites are similar because they help to get written information out there about African culture. They both preserve and document African culture, heritage and history. Both are resourceful and helpful journals. I'm not going to lie, Kwani has a far more engaging website with a community that is flourishing, for example, on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10150103828">Facebook </a>they have 500 involved members and are growing. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter Video]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=408</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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What are you doing?
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<p>What are you doing?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hello Wordpress]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/?p=407</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Since the launch of pop17 I&#8217;ve been MIA from WordPress. At pop17 I blog about internet fame an]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since the launch of <a href="http://pop17.com">pop17</a> I've been MIA from Wordpress. At pop17 I blog about internet fame and geek culture. This is a place where I can blog about random topics. Expect this blog to be about the thoughts, ideas and life experiences of an urban woman living in a technology forward world. </p>
<p>Welcome to my new name, new wordpress template and life. I'm not sure how many subscribers I have on this blog, but imagine it's a sizable number of friends, internet friend and bloggers from the community. Some of you guys may not know what I have been up to since August so I thought I'd put together a list of places I have been spending a lot of time online if you want to catch up on my activity:</p>
<p><a href="http://pop17.com">Pop17.com</a>- A website I launched February 28th, 2008. It's about internet fame.<br />
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<a href="http://justin.tv/sarah">Justin.tv</a>- I lifecast here at random times through out the day with surprise broadcasts.<br />
<a href="http://flixwagon.com/sarahm">Flixwagon.com</a>- I'm lifecasting here from my mobile phone daily. </p>
<p><a href="http://mogulus.com/pop17">Mogulus.com</a>- My weekly live show with special effects and live interaction around popular news.</p>
<p><a href="http://pop17.tumblr.com">Tumblr.com</a>- My daily blog about internet society that is between Wordpress and Twitter.<br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/pop17">Twitter.com</a>- I update what I'm doing about 4-6 times randomly through out the day.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtube.com/user/pop17">YouTube.com</a>- This is where I spend most of my time when I am not working on pop17 (please subscribe)<br />
<a href="http://friendfeed.com/sarahaustin">FriendFeed.com</a>- You can track your friends activity on other sites in one place at one time.<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=10400371">Facebook.com</a>- I try to write back to all messages and read every wall comment- I swear!<br />
<a href="http://digg.com/users/sarahmeyers">Digg.com</a>- I love Digg so send me your shouts!<br />
<a href="http://flickr.com/people/sarahmeyers">Flickr.com</a>- Most of my photos are taken from my iphone.</p>
<p>Grab an RSS feed here because I plan to update more frequently from here on out. </p>
<p>The connections, people, stories, sounds, thoughts, observations and interactions that shape my journey are shared with all who want to listen and chat. This is real life at it's worst and greatest moments. Your opinions and comments make a difference here.</p>
<p>This is a work in progress and I want to think of it as our blog because it changes every day and together we make it happen. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Today and I'm on Qik with My New N95]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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I shot this video to show you guys my new lifecast. It&#8217;s going to be loads of fun so come cha]]></description>
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<p>I shot this video to show you guys my new lifecast. It's going to be loads of fun so come chat with me soon. I'll be syndicating to Seesmic and Mogulus too and am looking forward to the micro-lifecasts. I'll also be including bits and pieces into my live Pop17 shows that happen <a href="http://pop17.com/live">every Friday</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://mogulus.com/popsnap">I hope you guys show up for the live show today on Pop17</a>! It's going to be a lot of fun in the chat as I have a terrific group of chatters and bloggers joining in on today's show. It goes live at 3pm ET so don't miss out!</p>
<p>I'll be showing off a couple new gadgets and have some other surprises planned for the show. I'll also be announcing the winner of the T-Shirt contest in todays episode.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Launch of My New Website]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/the-launch-of-my-new-website/</guid>
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I have been getting emails, chats messages from my lifecast, SMS messages, voicemails on my new Gra]]></description>
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<p>I have been getting emails, chats messages from my lifecast, SMS messages, voicemails on my new Grand Central number (it gets forwarded to my real number btw so call me at 646-867-0681), and comments on my blog about the launch of what you all know of as the alpha run of PopSnap.<br />
<a href='http://popsnap.net'><img src='http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/popsnaplogo.thumbnail.png' alt='popsnaplogo.png' /></a></p>
<p>Everyone wants to know why it's not live today <a href="http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/is-popsnap-in-the-deadpool-already/">like I said it would be</a>. I'm taking 7 more days to teaspoon the site and find a design solution. Above are the two logos others have made for me so far. I don't think either of them are professional enough to use for the launch. I need something that has the comic feeling to it yet looks professional and serious on a business card.</p>
<p>I can't launch the site today with the new design how it currently is. I'm searching for a good site designer and have a few more people to contact and ask about it. Thus, I have to spend the next week "tea spooning" the sugar to make sure it's perfect. I promise it will be worth it and you will not be disappointed. For this week please follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/sarahmeyers">Twitter </a>for the announcement of when I lifecast, check in on my <a href="http://pop17.tumblr.com">other blog</a>, hang out with me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10400371">Facebook</a>, and sign up at <a href="http://popsnap.net">PopSnap </a>so you can get a sneak peek at Pop17 before I go live. By doing so you will know what Pop17 is before anyone else.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[What Makes Publishers Sustainable Online?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/what-makes-publishers-sustainable-online/</guid>
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I asked Natali Del Conte who an Internet personality is and she responded, “it’s the bloggers]]></description>
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I asked Natali Del Conte who an Internet personality is and she responded, “it’s the bloggers” and named a few including Michael Arrington of Tech Crunch. Bloggers and reporters whom engage in the conversation around technology and news are the only personalities she pays attention to.<br />
<a href='http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/natali1.jpg' title='natali1.jpg'><img src='http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/natali1.jpg' alt='natali1.jpg' /></a><br />
(At Carnegie Hall for a fundraiser)<br />
Since Google’s YouTube Videocracy event last week I have bumped into a lot of Internet personalities and bloggers at parties. Some personalities are stronger than others and the popular ones talent rises up from the long tail. These people get more popular across all platforms and out on their own, but one thing is for sure, they all deliver their presence online as publishers across different platforms. Bloggers are becoming publishing houses with little to no overhead expense. For a small investment self-starters are generating attention online.</p>
<p>Personalities online can have a small following or a large one. Robert Scoble told me it does not matter how large your audience is. He says the more important thing to consider is the audience, community and niche. Content needs to stick to a vertical subject so it can be sorted and people may search it out. Most publishers think about their subject and focus before launching. </p>
<p>Video bloggers generally identify themselves as a personality, musician, comedian, blogger, news personality, or variety. I have seen some video bloggers transition over from being a blogger and vice versa. I was a video blogger before I became a blogger on Wordpress and can understand how blogging has dramatically opened new doors and opportunities. I’m also looking forward to getting involved with <a href="http://pop17.tumblr.com">the Tumblr community</a>!</p>
<p>I follow some of my favorite bloggers and video bloggers on Twitter, Facebook and Digg. I have not established a strong brand on Myspace, however. Myspace is the home of Tila Tequila the popular personality with almost three million friends. She now has her on show on VH1 that is rated their most popular show. </p>
<p>Bloggers reach an international audience that American TV stations do not. What’s more valuable to building and maintaining a successful business is developing an international voice. Maintaining a loyal audience requires interaction in comments, emails, conversations and responses.  I try to engage in the conversations with these audiences and with the bloggers and personalities. I try to set up interviews with strong personalities to make videos with them that reach out to both our audiences. </p>
<p>Lifecasting is the newest way to track who is getting attention online. Live video is certainly a demand coming into full force. Once the technology is readily available on the major sites like Google we will see a new type of platform for personalities to rise up. </p>
<p>If you’re a reporter, blogger, video blogger, comedian or model online you might want to think about publishing your content to more sites. For example, Yahoo video is the second most popular video site from YouTube yet I don’t  see all my favorite video blogs available there. Why? Distribution is a major key to success! </p>
<p>Some one writes in to ask: who has time for all this distribution on top of publishing? And don’t you prefer a real life over being on the computer all day long? Personally, I find this rewarding and make time in my schedule to manage time to myself and time online. Trying to go 24/7 will have more negative affects than positive ones, but organizing time away will make it all manageable. </p>
<p>If you are a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates you did something greater than publishing. You created an outstanding company that has changed the world. Attention is given to the people who have made major contributions to the framework of the Internet and tools we use to map our social graph. People like Joshual Schachter and Dave Troy have created tools that influence Internet culture. Do you think that content publishers contribute will change our culture? If so, how? </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo Live Launches ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/yahoo-live-launches/</guid>
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Yahoo launched Live.Yahoo.com today. I&#8217;ve been anticipating it&#8217;s launch for a while thi]]></description>
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<p>Yahoo launched Live.Yahoo.com today. I've been anticipating it's launch for a while thinking there are too many live video platforms; nevertheless <a href="http://live.yahoo.com/pop17">I joined and had a bit of fun</a>. I turned on my web cam and right away had 20 people in the room. That number quickly grew to 200 and then leveled off at 100. Though I like the video effects, The chat needs some work. You can't even click on urls people provide in the chat. People started to spam the chat and then my browser crashed so I stopped. </p>
<p>If you want more live action of me today <a href="http://mogulus.com/popsnap">come watch PopSnap on Mogulus</a> live at 3pm EST/12pm WST.</p>
<p>Check out Steve Garfield's webcast blog post <a href="http://offonatangent.blogspot.com/2008/02/yahoo-live.html">about his broadcast on Yahoo!</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[PopSnap TV: Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic Unveiled]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/popsnap-tv-richard-branson-and-virgin-galactic-unveiled/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Heading over to the Natural History Museum in Manhattan last night proves my favorite aphorism that ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heading over to the Natural History Museum in Manhattan last night proves my favorite aphorism that "a stitch in time saves nine." Last night Richard Branson was the calm to my proverbial storm when he was happy to gave me an interview for PopSnap. I'm covering the launch of SpaceShipTwo because I have always been fascinated with Space travel and dreamed of going into space. Branson tells me that some day, very soon, I will be able to fly into outer space for the price of going to Europe. I didn't believe Virgin Galactic until he said this to me. For the first time, last night, it hit me that I will make this happen. I will go into outerspace! </p>
<p>Others there were fascinated with the technology yet contemplative of the possibilities. Sarah Shaw from Alston+Bird says, "I'm sold. I'm terrified of space and I would go" at the 1:00 mark. You guys have to tell me if you are going to go!  </p>
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<p>I like the part of the video where I get kicked out by the museum security. It's funny because the security guards could not have picked a more perfect time to boot me. It was right after the Richard Branson interview. They approached me after a couple radio exchanges. In the video I say, "...you know what? I don't care if I get kicked out because all I care about it getting some good content." Everyone was enthusiastic in the video and overjoyed by the possibilities of the SpaceShipTwo. Branson's passion and pride for the SpaceShipTwo is evident in how he talks; it's exhilarating to watch.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[PopSnap Take One]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/popsnap-take-one/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Yesterday was the first time I opened up PopSnap from closed alpha so now you can sign up and it do]]></description>
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<p>Yesterday was the first time I opened up PopSnap from closed alpha so now you can sign up and it doesn't take my approval to get you in the site. We are in alpha still and figuring out the format of the show. The stories need to be more original too which means I will be doing some investigative reporting of my own. I like where we are going, but think it could be a lot better and more interactive. It's a daily show tracking the power of technology and business in our own and other's lives. Today will be a live news show and tomorrow I will be taking you out to go window shopping and see the Christmas displays here in Manhattan.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo to Start Live Tech TV Show ]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/yahoo-to-start-live-tech-tv-show/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/yahoo-to-start-live-tech-tv-show/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yahoo wants to be the Time Warner of the Internet. They certainly have the production resources with]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yahoo wants to be the Time Warner of the Internet. They certainly have the production resources with their big studio in Santa Monica and are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/technology/10yahoo.html?ex=1354942800&#38;en=5da0e9b42adb0f10&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt&#38;emc=rss">announcing a new life cast show for technology investors</a>. </p>
<p>Yahoo's show could be the <a href="http://wallstrip.com">Wall Strip</a> of live video. There are some other live shows about tech hardware on Ustream.tv that are popular too, but none that focus on tech stocks. </p>
<p>So far it has been grass roots live video bloggers breaking news, but now Yahoo steps in. We will see how they raise the bar for content in the live video/life cast space soon. I didn't think I had too much competition with my live tech show, <a href="http://popsnap.net">Pop Snap</a>, that's in closed alpha right now. (I'm building out the site if you are wondering why you have not received an invite). Pop Snap is different from this show because it's about people rather than investments.<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/technology/10yahoo.html?ex=1354942800&#38;en=5da0e9b42adb0f10&#38;ei=5088&#38;partner=rssnyt&#38;emc=rss"><br />
Via The New York Time</a>s</p>
<p>Yahoo, which already owns one of the most successful financial sites on the Web, is putting the final touches on a new online program for technology investors that is scheduled to begin next month.</p>
<p>To be called TechTicker, the Web program will report exclusively on technology stocks, offering daily streaming-video segments and blog posts, as well as some live coverage of breaking news, said Brian Nelson, a spokesman for Yahoo.</p>
<p>The initiative is another example of Yahoo moving aggressively into content, something that sets it apart from Google, its main competitor. As high-speed Internet access becomes more prevalent, Web producers predict that video will play a greater role in consumers’ online habits.</p>
<p>Yahoo has not finished lining up the program’s online staff, but among those under consideration are Henry Blodget, the editor in chief of Silicon Alley Insider (who was barred from the securities industry for the misdeeds he committed as a research analyst); Sarah Lacy, a BusinessWeek columnist; and Paul Kedrosky, a CNBC analyst. None of these people could be reached for comment.</p>
<p>TechTicker is Yahoo’s second foray into streaming-video finance. In 2000, the company introduced FinanceVision, an online version of a round-the-clock cable business channel. The effort met with little success, and was shut down two years later.</p>
<p>Its latest venture, which will feature periodic video segments and all-day blogs, Yahoo will face tough competition from television news programs: in addition to the cable news business networks CNBC and Bloomberg Television, it will be up against the new Fox Business Network.</p>
<p>Mike McGuire, a media analyst with Gartner Inc., said he thought it would be difficult for TechTicker to distinguish itself.</p>
<p>“If they can get an audience aggregated around the site, it can provide an off-ramp to other Yahoo properties,” Mr. McGuire said. “But we have a ton of stuff that’s available on TV and any number of blogs and Web sites that provide close to real-time accounts, so this will be a real challenge for Yahoo.”</p>
<p>Mr. Nelson said, “Yahoo Finance already maintains the Internet’s largest finance audience. When we think of developing new products, we’re focused on serving that audience.”</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pop Snap TV News Headlines]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/11/27/you-tube-news-headlines/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/you-tube-news-headlines/</guid>
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After several emails and comments I am posting this to let you guys know when I play what videos on my life cast and where I am getting them from.  I have played videos I'm watching while "life casting" on <a href="http://justin.tv/popsnap">Justin.tv</a>, <a href="http://ustream.tv/channels/popsnap">ustream.tv</a>, and <a href="http://mogulus.com/popsnap">mogulus.com</a>. A life cast is great for people who like to share what they are doing online. </p>
<p>The original Household Hacker over at <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=tvGVir25EJc&#38;feature=bz303">House Hold Hacker</a> tells us how to build a cell phone interceptor. You just take a remote control and a paper plate with some wire and tape and make it so easy. </p>
<p>The problem in schools is how much time students spend online, watching tv and doing various things. <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o">This viral video tells you about it.</a></p>
<p>Web 2.0 <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U">viral video</a> tells you about how technology is moving fast. </p>
<p>If you live in Dutch land or anywhere else in the world you may have noticed the unlocked iPhone prices are sky high in response to their law suit by Voda Phone. I initially heard about this in a comment around a <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=pUfO3dJpcPA">French iPhone ad. </a></p>
<p>Draft Bodies: I am now an official fan after <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=DgBgnoEY4iM">watching this viral video</a>. I have already watched it 6 times today. There is a <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=bl6RJyZdBSU">funny spin off</a> that got a small viral buzz today too. </p>
<p>In Politics, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=tIPFWQoryP0">Ron Paul and the Internet.</a></p>
<p>On Politics and Technology, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=NkVtaxGMyr0">Epic-Fu.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=VuoljANz4EA">How to change 2D to 3D on the computer video. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=zl6hNj1uOkY">This video</a> I watched four times today and even imitated. It has over a couple million views and gives a smart metephorical representation of media, beauty, and health. It has a great Snow Crash Sci-fi element to it. </p>
<p>Thanks for watching Pop Snap <a href="http://popsnap.net">TV</a>.</p>
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<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/what-the-scobleizer-says-about-pirillos-production/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When I was photo walking with Robert Scoble, earlier this month, we got on to talking about various ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I was photo walking with Robert Scoble, earlier this month, we got on to talking about various production methods. I was talking about how it's like for me life casting and doing production. Monday through Thursday I life cast myself researching for topics, writing the scripts, making phone calls, and other preproduction. I'm going to do an online show that has a tech focus, but don't have as much authority on tech as people like <a href="http://scobleizer.com">Robert Scoble.</a> </p>
<p>There is a lot that goes into production and in the end you ultimately want a video only a few minuets long to upload to You Tube. If all video bloggers would life cast their pre production their shows would get more viewers. Shows like Mahalo daily and Rocketboom spend full time jobs producing a clip less than three minuets long. Wouldn't it be great if everyone filmed their preproduction and shared it with the world. All their techy conversations would be so delightfully tasty. </p>
<p>I mentioned Veronica Belmont as someone like me who is an authority on tech. Both Scoble and I confirm she is a true geek. </p>
<p> <a href='http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2007/07/veronica_belmont.jpg' title='Veronica Belmont, Laughing Squid'><img src='http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2007/07/veronica_belmont.jpg' alt='Veronica Belmont, Laughing Squid' /></a></p>
<p>(photo by <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a>)</p>
<p>And there is me. I life cast, video blog daily- coming soon, blog about tech, and am a big "fangirl" of other geeks.</p>
<p><a href='http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2007/05/thomashawk.jpg' title='thomashawk.jpg'><img src='http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/files/2007/05/thomashawk.jpg' alt='thomashawk.jpg' /></a></p>
<p>(Photo by <a href="http://thomashawk.com">Thomas Hawk</a> who was also walking with us that day)</p>
<p>But you don't have to be a cute woman to pull it off.</p>
<p>Looking at others dealing with the same thing Robert brought up <a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/">Chris Pirillo's</a> production method. Chris Pirillo does a life cast on Ustream.TV where he is one of the most popular life casters. About every time I go to his room there are more people there than any other show. However, he films himself doing preproduction too, but like me does not press record until ready to do a show. He's smart and it's great to get his opinion on technology matters. Also, if you write into him he will read what you have to say and give a video responce that helps your out and answers your questions. Here is an example where he gives a video response to how to get a career in technology. </p>
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<p>Scoble said that the most interesting thing about the production of the show is he life casts as a way to end up with a final product of a short form show. The show then get's uploaded to You Tube and millions of viewers watch it there.</p>
<p>Chris has made some pretty amazing viral videos on You Tube and this is my favorite one: </p>
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<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/do-it-yorself-lifecast/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
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Will the world end up like me: having to film myself with arm extended? Or will the technology bui]]></description>
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<p>Will the world end up like me: having to film myself with arm extended? Or will the technology build upon devices that hold the camera for you? I'm looking for an extra hand to take this camera out of my hand. If you know anyone email me with cover letter: Sarah at Sarah Meyers dot net.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sarah Meyers Show at Start-up Camp]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/sarah-meyers-show-at-start-up-camp/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/sarah-meyers-show-at-start-up-camp/</guid>
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For more see what ZDNet has to say about me.
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<p><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=854">For more see what ZDNet has to say about me.</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Start-up Camp NYC]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/start-up-camp-nyc/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/start-up-camp-nyc/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m heading over to Start-up camp to check out what is going on. I&#8217;ll be there interview]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm heading over to Start-up camp to <a href="http://startupcamp.org">check out what is going on.</a> I'll be there interviewing folks Live on J<a href="http://justin.tv/sarah">ustin.TV/Sarah</a> at 4:00PM. There will be many companies from San Francisco attending and it goes until tomorrow. </p>
<p><a href="http://justin.tv/sarah">Watch live on the Sarah Meyers Start-up Sho</a>w</p>
<p>There is an interview <a href="http://www.startupcamp.org/BlogTalkRadioInterviewBerlindMudge.mp3">podcast </a>with the founders linked to on the website. It's sponsored by: DFJ Gotham Ventures, <a href="http://news.com">Cnet</a>, <a href="http://joyent.com">Joyent</a>, Sun and more.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[24/7 Lifecast?]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/247-lifecast-of-deathcast/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/247-lifecast-of-deathcast/</guid>
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(The men of Justin.tv by Laughing Squid) 
Anyone can be a star on the Internet. All it takes is a l]]></description>
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<p>(The men of Justin.tv by <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a>) </p>
<p>Anyone can be a star on the Internet. All it takes is a little commitment, a laptop and a camera and you can have your own audience, even if it is only 15 people. On Justin.tv we saw Justin go 24/7 to launch the company as he shot off into stardom because it was the first time anyone had done a mobile 2/47 live stream. It was never about compelling content. When I first saw Justin’s life I asked “what is the point and why would people want to watch?” </p>
<p>That is the question I asked when You Tube first came out, but then six months later it was a whole different story. There wasn’t a lot of good content out on You Tube at the time. Actually, when You Tube first started they would convert old VHS tapes for people who sent them in just to get content on their site. They were begging for content! It seems like live video is in a similar place now. </p>
<p>Certainly the 24/7 reality TV approach will work for many lifecasters, but will it last forever? There are other places other than Justin.tv where you can go for a 24/7 life-cast. Mogulus allows better features to customize and mix your live 24/7 broadcasts and Kyte is doing many interesting things across the board. I checked out Mogulus today and was able to download clips right off of You Tube, play them in my broadcast and integrate my live voice over. They have customizable graphic introductions that you can make there or import from somewhere else. If the others have better technology, what makes Justin.tv so special? </p>
<p>From what I have seen, as a <a href="http://Justin.tv/sarah">live-caster on the site</a>, it is the community that makes Justin.tv stand out from the rest. The community there has developed in a way that lets the insiders know what happens and when to watch. There are <a href="http://whatwouldijustinedo.com">fan sites</a> and <a href="http://justintvgossip.blogspot.com/">gossip sites</a> that focus on the stars of Justin.tv. They are begging for the web tools to leverage themselves off of the stars and become stars themselves. A fine example of a star leveraging the other stars is the star reporter who calls himself East Coast <a href="http://justin.tv/eastcoastvegas">Vegas</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://valleywag.com/tech/lifecasters/broadcast-your-miserable-life-with-justintv-306800.php">Valleywag</a> calls Justin’s lifecast “30 seconds of Internet superstardom drying up.” They call Justin.tv a sign of “the pending Web 2.0 apocalypse. LOL! How ironic! Gawker media, which owns Valleywag, just launched their own live-cast on the site October 4th. I have to agree partially with Valleywag, however, because Justin is hardly on anymore and the fans are starting to fade, however, he never wanted to be an Internet superstar in the first place. He just wanted to have a successful company and he has come so far!</p>
<p>Unedited 24/7 raw footage, like Justin deos makes things boring. It would be the same thing for anyone; Paris Hilton would probably have a deathcast, for example, if she did a 24/7 lifecast it would change her image to the world. I wouldn’t recommend doing a mobile 24/7 lifecast because it is too exhausting and risky. Even if Justin has lost many of his fans, he will always be known as the first 24/7 mobile lifecaster. I have to give him props for being able to pull of what he has done. They have raised VC funding and are going strong on building the technology.</p>
<p>The Justin.tv community sends feedback and Micheal, Kyle, Justin and Emmet respond. I think that has been a strong selling point to harvest the community. After all they are great guys. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[New Zune and Pirillo Ad]]></title>
<link>http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2007/10/03/139/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sarahmeyers</dc:creator>
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Curious to know what that new Zune interface and software looks like? Wonder no more, Microsoft]]></description>
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<p><span style="display:inline;">Curious to know what that new Zune interface and software looks like? Wonder no more, Microsoft's released some footage of the good stuff -- but not before a few minutes of Allard and Gates hamming it up for the camera, and plenty of other less than interesting stuff that may or may not turn you off altogether to the social. In light of the Zune I included an ad made by Chris <a href="http://live.pirillo.com">Pirillo</a> who has a live tech show on Ustream.TV.   </span></p>
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<p>"I am completely addicted to <a href="http://blabberize.com">Blabberize</a> dot com. Upload a picture... add some voice content... and publish! Try it for yourself!" -Chris <a href="http://live.pirillo.com">Pirillo.</a></p>
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