Posts tagged video
And now for something completely different
07 months ago
by Eric Hoffman
in video
Perhaps because I’m not fully back into the swing of blogging, and because with a 4 year old that still is quirky about her sleep habit, I have to saw that I loved this book when I first paged through it and now with “Bad Motherf*cker”, Samuel L Jackson doing the reading of it, I feel that this video needs as much exposure as possible. Enjoy, but be aware that it’s NSFW, particularly if you don’t have headphones:
EDIT 6/19/11 – it appears that the original video wasn’t appropriately licensed content and was pulled, so here’s the teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYLLCCjUYKc
and download Samuel L Jackson’s audio reading for free from Amazon.com (Audible.com version).
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Lessons to be Learned
09 months ago
by Eric Hoffman
in video
Skiing the big mountains brings big risks, particularly as documented by this video, watch, learn and hopefully don’t repeat:
Getting Ski Geeky
011 months ago
Thanks to Twitter and seeing a Tweet that passed from @WinterPark to @SkiingExaminer to @NickNebonne, see:
Cool! RT @SkiingExaminer: Thx @WinterPark Yes, I'm tweeting Physics Today article! surprising motion of ski moguls: http://bit.ly/hdf2yK
@NickNerbonne
Nick Nerbonne
Of course I had to click through to the article titled, “The Surprising Motion of Ski Moguls” on the site physicstoday.org. Now, I have to say that the arguments diagrams and videos presented in this article make a lot/some/and no sense to me, depending on which part, I do have a big question that the article doesn’t address, which is what is the impact of snowboarders on the motion of ski moguls. I’m no expert, but it seems to me that snowboarders move snow in mogul fields in a different manner than skiers so shouldn’t that also be incorporated into the formulas presented? In any case, where I could ferret out the meaning, it is a very interesting article and I do have to say that the concept of mogul movement does make a bit more sense to me now – does that make me a geek?!
Here’s one of the videos referenced in the article if you just want a glimpse of what they’re writing about, enjoy!
Back from the Holiday Break with a Little Tilt Shift
11 year ago
by Eric Hoffman
in video
Tilt shift is one of the coolest and probably most abused effects out there in mobile phone camera-land. I thought it was a getting a bit passé until I came upon this killer tilt shift video from Whistler Blackcomb – what a cool way to capture a ski resort – and a neat way to get things rolling in the Resort Marketing blog after a holiday break!
Why Conferences?
01 year ago
It’s interesting to me to see how much information is available online for marketing professionals to further their knowledge. This has only been further enhanced with social networks giving marketing professionals the ability to connect, share ideas and knowledge in ways that were simple impossible just a few years ago. With this shift, it would seem logical that conferences would become less popular as they are displayed by their online counterpart. However, this certainly doesn’t seem to be the case with the upcoming PhoCusWright Conference that I’m attending next week, in that over 900 attendees are already listed on the conference site, which to me seems like there’s a high level of interest, at leaset in this particular travel conference. Check out the nifty trailer they’ve produced (I asked, and last I heard, Brian Olsen, the artist in the video, isn’t going to be demonstrating – I’m kind of bummed on that):
This all is leading to why I think that attending at least one conference every year or so is something that all marketing professionals should try to do. The thought behind this is to get out from behind the desk and try to get some new and different perspectives on trends and new ideas that might not be found even with all of the online opportunities that abound. I would also argue, that it’s good to look for conferences outside of your particular niche sometimes as that might be the way to find the idea that no other business in your vertical has implemented yet.
So, while I’m planning for PhoCusWright 2010, I’d like to put out two very different questions that I’d love to get your thoughts on:
- If any of my readers have attended a prior PhoCusWright Conference, I’d love to hear if you have any tips or suggestions that I should take into account when attending?
- What conferences are you planning, want to or have atttended in the past and how was it?
Thanks in advance, and let this also be a warning to those that follow me on Twitter, there will be a lot of conference related Tweeting going on from the 16-18th of this month, hopefully you’ll some kernels of wisdom in them!
Is Online Video Advertising an Opportunity for Ski Resorts?
01 year ago
Many ski resorts have embraced online video production and I expect to see more and more as we get into the coming 2010-2011 Winter Season. In fact, I’ve already posted example of a few interesting ski resort online videos:
- Double Diamond – Double Rainbow featuring a video from Stowe
- First Resort to Open a Boon or Bust? featuring a video from Loveland
Producing videos to show off a resort once a visitor is on your site, or a video that can be shared, or found via search is wonderful. However, a recent presentation from eMarketer got me to wondering if perhaps ski resorts should also be focusing in on online video advertising as well. Here’s the presentation:
eMarketer Webinar: Video Advertising Engagement
View more presentations from eMarketer.
What do you think?
Creating Video Content? Do you have a Video Sitemap? You should.
01 year ago
by Eric Hoffman
in video
HT to ReelSEO.com for posting this video featuring Matt Cutts from Google discussing how anyone publishing online video should be sure to create and submit a Google video sitemap to ensure optimal indexing of their video content (notice how he mentions, “this Fall and into the future” – kind of important for those of us with content we want highly visible around that time frame).
Understanding the “Semantic Web”
01 year ago
by Eric Hoffman
in video
I came across this excellent video by Kate Ray in my Google Reader feed via Joe Buhler’s post on PhoCusWright Connect and I wanted to share it further. The video is a bit long, at about 15 minutes, the Klezmer style music gets a bit much at times, but the quality and basic insight that the interviewees provide is well worth it. As you watch, I’d encourage you to think about how these concepts and ideas could be applied to the online experience for people looking to and taking a ski vacation – it’s an interesting mental exercise – enjoy!
How not to ride a rope tow
01 year ago
by Eric Hoffman
in video
Sometimes words just aren’t needed:
Too much snow?
01 year ago
by Eric Hoffman
in video
I don’t know if I really believe that there can be too much snow…after all, it’s dumped well over three feet of snow in the past few days, the skiing has been the best it’s been all year and I am ready for it to keep snowing all the way through April 18th – the resort’s extended closing date. This said, check out this video and see you you think that perhaps there can be too much snow!
