Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot » video http://www.u-g-h.com Distracting the Mind with Information Overload Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Video Marketing on Demand http://www.u-g-h.com/2012/02/08/video-marketing-on-demand/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2012/02/08/video-marketing-on-demand/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:10 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=4183 Here’s a short trailer for our upcoming documentary ‘Video Marketing On Demand’ being presented in the Isle of Man at the end of this month. The event is being presented by Glen from YourMovieCrew and is being held in association with the Chartered Institute Of Marketing Isle Of Man Branch.

Video Marketing On Demand – Documentary Trailer from Your Movie Crew on Vimeo.

The film features case studies of Manx businesses who use video in their marketing mix and also takes expert opinions from a number of Isle Of Man based specialists and has been shot, edited & animated by yourmoviecrew.com

As part of the production, they are looking for YOUR input in their video marketing survey. They will present the results in an animated infographic during the finished film. You can participate in the survey here.

Tickets for the premiere at the Palace Cinema on 29th February available here. See you there!

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2012/02/08/video-marketing-on-demand/feed/ 0 Would you like a discount with a side-order of free? http://www.u-g-h.com/2010/12/15/would-you-like-a-discount-with-a-side-order-of-free/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2010/12/15/would-you-like-a-discount-with-a-side-order-of-free/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:52:04 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=3865 Have you ever been asked by a client to reduce your standard rates? To work at a loss? To give your time for free? Well, if that’s the case you’ll probably relate to this video:

It’s an awesome viral video produced by Scofield Editorial which netted more than half a million viewers in two weeks. I hope it puts a smile on your face in the same way it put a smile on mine.

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2010/12/15/would-you-like-a-discount-with-a-side-order-of-free/feed/ 0 ZillionTV – More choice to the consumer http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/03/04/zilliontv-more-choice-to-the-consumer/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/03/04/zilliontv-more-choice-to-the-consumer/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:46:13 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=2931 There’s an interesting new video service in town (well, in the US) called ZillionTV. It delivers programmes through your internet connection which is not unlike a number of other services out there. There is one notable difference though, compared to other offerings. You can choose for a payment-based subscription similar to other services or you can buy programmes you want to keep. Or else you can select to go for a free service that is sponsored by ads. And to make sure the ads are relevant to you, you get to choose what sort advertisments you are interested in. For example, if you are planning on getting engaged, you can choose to have adverts of diamond rings shown to you over other, say NFL products which might not interest you at all. That’s a great way to give control to the viewer, isn’t it?

On, there is one other great thing about ZillionTV. It comes with a remote thats motion sensitive; you know, like the one the Wii uses; imagine the applications.

The big challenge for ZillionTV now is to ensure that the have the capabilities and program options to get subscribers engaged. There are concerns that big networks who have their own offerings in this space may not provide ready access to their content. See what happened to Boxee and Hulu …

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/03/04/zilliontv-more-choice-to-the-consumer/feed/ 4 New videos for your viewing pleasure http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/02/05/new-videos-for-your-viewing-pleasure/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/02/05/new-videos-for-your-viewing-pleasure/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:07:15 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=2896 I’ve just updated the videos in my Media Corner with some new material to replace the clips and snippets which were there before. It’s a bit geeky, but then, so’s the rest of the blog. Here’s what you have to watch:

  • iPhone Magic
  • Great ideas for finding new sources of energy
  • Techcrunch’s demo of Microsoft Touch Wall
  • Twitter in Plain English
  • How to piss off a geek
  • Will it blend? The iPhone

Intrigued? Just look in the top right corner, turn down your table lamp, cover your legs with a blanket and start watching.

Hope you enjoy them!

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/02/05/new-videos-for-your-viewing-pleasure/feed/ 13 Introducing WordPress.tv http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/01/22/introducing-wordpresstv/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/01/22/introducing-wordpresstv/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:35:31 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=2875

If you’re interested in learning more about WordPress, check out http://wordpress.tv. It’s a collection of videos about WordPress, how to do different things, how to implement different functions and snippets from presentations that people have given.

It’s a great resource that will grow with time, but already have a number of interesting things to watch. Check it out, you can never learn too much about a platform you are using. And if you’re not using WordPress, it’s an opportunity to see what the package can offer you. Much recommended.

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/01/22/introducing-wordpresstv/feed/ 17 WordPress v2.7 will be awesome http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/10/06/wordpress-v27-will-be-awesome/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/10/06/wordpress-v27-will-be-awesome/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:41:14 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=2585 I just came across a video recorded by Allen Stern which shows Matt Mullenweg (one of the co-founders of WordPress) showing off some of the new features in WordPress 2.7 (due in around a month). Here’s the video:

There’s quite a bit of excitement about in the WordPress ecosphere, and there’s little doubt that lessons have been learnt and this release will be just great. If you want to get a feel of what it will be like, here are the WordPress 2.7 wireframes. You can also get a first look at the new version of WordPress here.

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/04/18/long-tail-tv-mea-inquest/feed/ 0 Grab something to watch with Graboid http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/02/26/grab-something-to-watch-with-graboid/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/02/26/grab-something-to-watch-with-graboid/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:45:17 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2008/02/26/grab-something-to-watch-with-graboid/ Here’s a service I’m just about to try. Graboid Video is an application that lets you stream video straight off Usenet servers all over the world. There’s a huge collection of videos, TV shows and anything you want to watch. As the video is downloaded off Usenet, it’s supposed to be the fastest download around boasting the ability to download a 2 hour move in 30 minutes, though I’ll believe that when I see it.

I haven’t tried it yet, so I don’t know what material is available, but it will be interesting to see what programming is available and how they handle the legal aspect of any copyrighted material. I would guess that this app is simply downloading material available on Usenet and any legal issues would need to be dealt with by them.

The brilliant thing about Graboid Video is that it’s free to download and free to us up to an allocation of 2Gb a month. If you want to download more than that there’s a fee to pay. I haven’t managed to find out what the fee is, but as soon as I know, and I have some feedback on the service, I’ll post it here. In the meantime check it out for yourself. I’m off to try it myself.

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/02/26/grab-something-to-watch-with-graboid/feed/ 4 It TV Jim, but not as we know it http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/04/17/it-tv-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/04/17/it-tv-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:26:45 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2007/04/17/it-tv-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/ Here’s a great use of broadband. neave.tv is messing around with video on the web and I must say, I like what I see. What a great concept. Check it out

update: Ohh .. just noticed it’s another project by Paul Neave, the same genius who brought us Flash Earth. There’s other goodies on his home page too

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/04/17/it-tv-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/feed/ 0 Shape of things to come http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/14/43/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/14/43/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:07:07 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=43 Get post on Sean Alexander’s blog which containted a video shown at CES 2007 during Bill Gate’s speech. Watch here:

It contains a vision of PC that will be avialable this year sporting Vista as the OS they ship with. There’s some nice designs in there. Wish I had all those to play with ;)

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