Go ahead, embed

July 1, 2009 update: I’m aware that the spokesman.com videos I’ve embedded aren’t playing. I’m in touch with the admin to see what’s happening.
We (as co-workers other than me) debuted a new feature on spokesman.com videos today: video embedding.
If you check out my previous post, you’ll note that the video player looks identical to [...]

Demolition Saturday in Spokane

I guess it was the itch to shoot something fun that made me volunteer to work Saturday. In exchange I got a chance to cover the demolition of a duplex that had been cramping the style of a historic mansion in my neighborhood.
The video is below. Here’s a link to Shawn Vestal’s story on the [...]

Blog changes, new toys and a shot in the arm

I feel like I’ve been hibernating (see photo). Sure there was excitement on Election Day, but this blog has been on sedatives, and it’s been a long time since I’ve undertaken anything big at work. This is partly my hangover from the recent bout of layoffs.
Well, I’m awake now.
Exhibit A: Personal projects – I’ve given [...]

Links for October 27th from 23:27 to 23:43

Links for October 27th from 23:27 to 23:43:

How to Use FriendFeed as a News Ticker | New Media Bytes | Online journalism, web production and promotion – This intrigues me. For this ticker to convey much information, I’m going to need to follow more people on FriendFeed. Goodbye Twitterific?
Time to move on… « Mastering Multimedia [...]

Links for October 26th through October 27th

Links for October 26th through October 27th:

Blogs are so over, Wired magazine says — mathewingram.com/work – In answer to Paul Boutin. “Is everyone going to have a blog? No — and they never were. Facebook and Twitter are probably enough for many people. Not writing at all is enough for many people. But why does [...]