First of many (I’m sure) “driveby shootings” (mobile video shoots, that is), courtesy of the http://XShotPix.com team!

I’m reviewing the “Pocket XShot” (http://xshotpix.com/iphone4case.php) and “XShot iPhone 4 Case” (http://xshotpix.com/pocketxshot.php) just received in the mail, and this video shows my initial reactions to it. Will be sharing a formal review shortly.

Thoughts and feedback? Could you see yourself using these products?

Takayuki Fukatsu (@takayukifukatsu, ArtAndMobile.com), a brilliant Japanese iPhone and Flash designer and developer, created Tilt Shift Generator to help us easily create ‘toy camera’ images.

Tilt Shift Generator is available as an iPhone, web-based and Adobe Air desktop app. Take your pick.

In this 2:38 min video demo below, I modify a colorful royalty-free stock image, turning it into a colored black-and-white image with additional effects (contrast, saturation, blur and vignetting). Check out this demo, try out the app, and would appreciate your feedback. Also would like to see what kind of images you’ve modified with this Tilt Shift Generator

Sample of edited image after Tilt Shifting

Animoto (affiliate link), the movie trailer/music video style video creator I personally use and recommend, just released news of their 'high-resolution streaming' feature. It reminds me of the "HQ" button you can click on YouTube videos to see the High-Quality/High-Def version.

In today’s issue, I’ll share 35 video tools I personally use and/or recommend.

There are many ways to shoot video. For the solopreneur/small biz owner, there’s a few video styles you can use in your business today, and my video tools lineup will fit the video styles below.

The 5 Video Styles I’ve Used And Recommend To Business Owners

01. Full Motion Video (ie “Talking Head Video”)
02. Live Video Broadcast (recording LIVE video)
03. Screencast Video (recording motion on your desktop)
04. Dynamic Slideshow Video (photo slideshow on steroids)
05. Video Conferencing / Webinars

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This video gear list will get you what you need, inexpensively, to begin creating media for your business. What you create or how you do it is up to you. Let your imagination flow, think out of the box and rock it!

I’m NOT including expensive pro equipment or services as I haven’t the need for it and have done well without them to this day. Plus, I’ll only stick to what I’ve used and / or recommend – this article is not meant to be an extensive list of all available resources per category.

In addition, I won’t dive deep into each resource. I’ll just give you a snippet of what I like about it, and link you to the manufacturer or Amazon (for reviews), so you can research more into that tool.

Why do I recommend this list of video gear?

It’s because I’ve either:
- tested it
- used it (even to this day)
- own it
- demo’d it
- broke it but still dig it
- on wishlist but Santa hasn’t brought it
- constantly get asked what equipment I use or recommend
- or a combination of all of the above

In addition, if you’re going to dive into video for business, pick a style that suits you, your objectives, your budget and just get going.

Video Resource Categories Include:

Camcorders

A. Point & Shoot Digicams (shoots video) or Budget Camcorders
B. Consumer Camcorders

Hardware Review Sites

Video Editing Software
A. Desktop Software (Mac & PC)
B. Web-Based Editors

Live Video Broadcast Platforms

Video Drivers

Screencasting Software (Screen Recordings)
A. Desktop (Mac & PC)
B. Web-Based Services

Dynamic Slideshow Video Platforms

Video Conferencing / Webinar Platforms
A. Software
B. Recording Tools

Video Syndication Services

Additional Gear
Backdrops, Lighting and Royalty-Free Stock Images & Videos

NOTE: All Amazon links below link directly to Amazon, NOT via any affiliate link.

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Camcorders

A. Point & Shoot DigiCams (shoots video) or Budget Camcorders

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 [ Panasonic | Amazon ] See image above
10 megapixel digicam with 12x wide zoom, that shoots 720p HD video! Check out
YouTube for sample video tests shot with this ZS3.

And click the image below to view USC Professor, Andrew Lih, on NBC TechRaw presenting this camera:

Creative Labs Vado HD 720p [ Creative | Amazon ]
- Good quality wide lens, superior in comparison to Flip MinoHD, Kodak Zi6 and Sony Webbie. Check out YouTube for sample video tests shot with this Vado.

My 2 Cents:

I would use either the Zs3 or the Vado for travels or family outings – just stick it in my jean pocket and go. You never know when you need it, especially if you have a brilliant business thought and want to record it. If I’m planning an organized shoot and want top quality, I’ll use the camcorders below.

B. Consumer HD Camcorders

Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 [ Sanyo | Amazon ]

Shoots high-definition 1080p (progressive) @ 60 fps (frames per second), 240p slow motion, along with 8MP (megapixel) still photos, all in this “dual camera”. I especially enjoy the pistol grip format as it doesn’t tire my arms as fast while shooting a long scene (when I don’t have my tripod).

Canon Vixia HD Camcorders
[ Canon: Vixia | Amazon: Vixia HF200 HD ]

If I plan on using a higher end consumer camcorder, I would graduate to one of the Canon Vixia models, like the HF200 HD Flash Memory camcorder with 15x optical zoom.

My 2 Cents:

I would use the Sanyo more often due to its form factor and ease of use. Carrying a camcorder while you’re out of your office is a commitment to keep it safe and protected, especially when out with family. The smaller the cam, the better it is for me. If you’re shooting in office, with the cams on tripods, then either will work great.

Wearable Camcorders

Your adventure business might take you to the slopes or waves. If you want to record your adventures or thrills to showcase to potential customers, here are two options for you:

VholdR’s ContourHD Helmet Cam [ VholdR | Amazon ]

Record your adventures in high-def hands-free with ContourHD, a small wearable video camera. It slides onto mounts for your googles, helmet, handle bars, vehicle or anywhere else you want. 8 hours of action recorded on an internal microSD memory card – no wires or tapes. Includes its own editing software to share your adventures online easily.

GoPro’s HD Helmet HERO [ GoPro | Amazon ]

HD Helmet HERO is a high performance wearable 1080p HD video and still photo
camera. Professional quality 1080p / 960p / 720p HD resolutions record at 30 and 60 frames per second (60 fps in 720p). Record up to 2.5 hours on a single charge and up to 9 hours total on a 32GB SD card (not included).

Hardware Review Sites

CamcorderInfo.com is the 1 camcorder review and information site I visit all the time. Comprehensive tests, comparisons and reviews of top makes and models makes it easier to perform research on video hardware.

Video Editing Software

A. Desktop Software for Video Editing

PC Video Editing Software

Windows Movie Maker [ Windows | Free ]

If you want to edit videos without spending an extra cent, then WMM is your best bet. It’s included in your PC, located in ‘Start Menu’ > ‘All Programs’.

Sony Vegas

Vegas Movie Studio HD [ Studio HD | US$40 ]

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum [ Studio Platinum | US$85 ]

I’ve only demo’d Sony Vegas, but it gives you more features and control than Windows Movie Maker.

Cyberlink’s “PowerDirector” [ Cyberlink | US$70-100 ]

This software comes highly recommended by a colleague. I’ve never tested it, but looking at the features and the positive reviews/awards by reputable companies, it would be safe to recommend this app to you.

My 2 Cents:

If you’re starting out, try Windows Movie Maker to edit your videos on a PC. After all, it’s free. If you’re looking for more features and control, either Vegas or PowerDirector will do, though if I was a PC ( <shiver>Nightmare!</shiver> ), I’d lean towards PowerDirector (check out its Features).

MAC Video Editing Software

iMovie [ Apple iMovie | Free, included in your Mac ]

Personally, I use iMovie 09. Recently created this video for a client using just this software. It’s free, gives me decent control and effects with iMovie 09, and with a little imagination, it can make you look like a ROCKSTAR!

B. Web-Based Editors

Jaycut [ Jaycut | Free ]

I’ve tested Jaycut and it seems slick and proficient for a web-based video editor. If you’d like to give an online video editor a test drive, try Jaycut.

Live Video Broadcast Platforms

Ustream.tv [ Ustream | Free ]

My personal favorite Live Video Broadcasting platform. Ustream has served me well for over 50+ episodes and counting at ShermanHu.tv

Video Drivers

Use of these video drivers come in handy when broadcasting live video, and you want to flip the “video source” from your “talking head” to a view of your desktop, and vice versa.

PC Video Drivers

Web Cam Max [ WebCamMax | Varied pricing based on license type ]

WebCamMax helps select your webcam, screen, movie or photos as a video source.

Mac Video Drivers

Camtwist [ Camtwist | Free ]

The Mac equivalent to WebCamMax, but available for free. Yay, Go Mac!!

Screencasting Software

A. Desktop Screencasting Software (Mac & PC)

PC

Techsmith’s Camtasia [ Camtasia | US$299 ]

When I was a PC, Camtasia was the only professional app available for screencasting. Since moving away from the dark side , I’m now using the app described below.

MAC

Telestream’s Screenflow [ Screenflow | US$99 ]

Screenflow is the cat’s meow in capturing screencasts of your desktop tutorials and much more! In fact, Screenflow was instrumental in helping me create this Mac parody video.

B. Web-Based Screencast Services

Screenr [ Screenr | Free | Cross-Platform ]

Screenr is brilliant as a web-based recorder for both Mac and PC users. Just click the
record button and when done, you can download a HD quality screencast or share it with friends on Twitter or YouTube. Here’s a 30-second screencast I created in September 2009.

GoView [ GoView | Free | PC Only ]

A free screen recording software by Citrix, the creators of GoToMeeting. Download app, record, edit, save and its on the web. Now easily share it with friends or colleagues via email or download to your desktop. The good news? The URL to the video is private and can be password protected, so you can keep your recordings private if you so choose.

Dynamic Slideshow Video Platforms

Animoto [ Animoto Business | US$249/year or $99/3-months ]

A powerful video montage creator mashing up photos, videos and music to give you a one-of-a-kind dynamic video that will wow your audience.

Here are samples of videos I’ve created:

Bike club demo video (fast action)

Wedding video (slower video)

Video-In-Video (demo’d their video and music collection)

Boinx’s Fotomagico [ Fotomagico | Mac only ]

Fotomagico is a storytelling software for photographers. It helps you to turn your pictures and movies into a dynamic video, simply. Here’s an example of a video I created awhile back for Thanksgiving, titled “Are You Thankful?”

Video Conferencing / Webinars

A. Video Conferencing / Webinar Platforms

GoToMeeting (GTM) / GoToWebinar (GTW)
[ GTM - US$49/mth | GTW - US$99/mth]

An industry standard platform for web conferencing. GTM holds up to 15 attendees, while GTW can accommodate up to 1,000 attendees.

Glance [ Glance | US$9/day or $49/month ]

One of my personal favorites. Glance makes it quick and easy to get a web meeting or conference setup and running. They can accommodate up to 100 guests. Since I don’t use web conferencing as often, I’ve opted for the next app below.

Mikogo [ Mikogo | Free ]

Mikogo is what I use to connect with my team. It’s a cross-platform desktop sharing tool that is easy to use and doesn’t cost a cent to use for both commercial and private use. Mikogo can accommodate up to 10 participants and also offers session recording and playback (Windows only).

Skype [ Skype | Free ]

Skype video conferencing offers a quality video feed for both parties (using good quality webcams) and it doesn’t cost anything to use it.

B. Recording Tools

eCamm’s Call Recorder [ Call Recorder | US$19.95 ]

Call Recorder is an add-on for Skype. Use it to record Skype calls and podcast interviews into Quicktime movies.

Article: “How To Record Skype Conversations“

This article sheds light on the various ways, tools, resources and tips to record Skype conversations.

Video Syndication Services

TubeMogul.com [ TubeMogul | Free ]

A free service acting as a single point for deploying uploads to the top video sharing sites. Powerful analytics share who, what, and how videos are being viewed, including per-second audience dropoff, audience geography and much more.

HeySpread.com [ HeySpread | Credits ]

HeySpread is a professional video distribution and tracking service. You can easily and quickly mass-distribute to promote and track your videos over the Web. Just like TubeMogul, it saves you time having to manually upload your videos to all the popular video sharing sites.

// Added October 23, 2009 after Eric Fontaine commented on my “Comparing TrafficGeyser.com and TubeMogul.com” post //
Eric Fontaine, the Marketing Director at HeySpread, shares this, “HeySpread for Professional Video Analytics and Video Distribution – http://bit.ly/4Kxy9. Far cheaper, with exclusive features such as YouClone (copy/paste your YouTube videos to any other platform automatically and in one shot), powerful and user-friendly interface, REST API for an easy and fast white label integration“.

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Additional Video Related Resources

Backdrops

I purchased my backdrops (white, black, mixed brown/taupe) off eBay. It has been awhile, but I don’t recall spending alot of money on them at all.

Lights

Philips CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lights) are the bulbs I use in my studio, screwed into light bulb shields with clamps.

Royalty-Free Stock Images / Video / Audio

iStockPhoto.com [ iStockPhoto.com | Credits ]

A massive repository of royalty-free stock images, audio and video. There are several free royalty-free stock image sites on the web (eg. MorgueFile.com and SXC.hu) but I’ve always found the appropriate image or video at iStockPhoto.

// Added “Royalty-Free Music” on Oct 16, 2009 thanks to Ted Wahler‘s prompting in the comments //
PremiumBeat.com [ PremiumBeat.com | Per Track Purchase ]

If you’re looking to mix royalty-free music to your videos to add that extra punch in your production, Gilles Arbour‘s PremiumBeat.com gets my highest recommendation for a comprehensive, exclusive collection of tracks and superb service! I was a customer of PremiumBeat.com way before Gilles agreed to be the sponsor to my live video show. Check them out and let Gilles know I sent you

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That’s it for this long blog post, my friends. Thank you for reading, and you can share your feedback and comments below or via Twitter

Until next time, here’s wishing you much health, happiness and prosperity – and video success!

Sherman Hu

Animoto is now accepting your video clips in creating Animoto videos – a super addition to Animoto’s easy video creation service!

For those who aren’t familiar with Animoto, its proprietary engine spits out dynamic, music-video/video-trailer style videos, simply by combining your photos and music (or use their stock pics and music), along with captions, to produce engaging videos that are synced to your music, which you can embed anywhere or burn to DVDs. Learn more about growing your business using Animoto.

Previously, you could only upload your own (or use their stock) photos to create Animoto videos. With the recent addition of using video clips, you can easily knock out dynamic and engaging videos in a cinch.

I created the video below, simply with just their stock videos in the video library. I could’ve added stock photos, but I was curious how it’d look with just the use of videos. This opens up a new way of using Animoto videos, and creating engaging videos for your business. Play the video and let me know what you think. Could you imagine the possibilities for your business?

Simple 3-Step Process

1. Get your video clips – upload your video clips from their video collection, your computer  or retrieve it from another site (Flickr, Facebook, SmugMug, Picasa and Photobucket).

Animoto claims you can retrieve it from your phone, but I assume they mean when the phone’s connected to your computer and acting as an external drive.

Mix your videos liberally amongst your pictures and text captions.

2. Select your video highlights – spotlight the parts of your video/s you like best with their built-in video editor.

Animoto recommends 3-5 seconds for best flow, though you have up to 10 seconds to play with per video.

3. Fine tune your preferences – Animoto offers you the the choice to hear your clip’s audio or allow the soundtrack to to play instead. To select more than one highlight per clip, you can use the duplicate feature.

The UI and experience in creating the above sample video was so smooth and pleasant, I could see creating many more videos using video clips in my Animoto mixes. Congratulations Animoto – a job well done!

Register for your free Animoto account (with limited features) or an inexpensive business account (with important features like removing Animoto branding on your videos) today – it’ll make you look like a video editing genius!

What are your thoughts on this new feature? Do you like the process in using Animoto and their new video feature? Tell me about your experience…

(Be sure to keep your volume low before playing this video

On today’s show we covered how I got started broadcasting on Ustream and why some of the brilliant peeps on my show should start their own show too. As usual, we covered topics ranging from blogging (WordPress, themes, plugins), video, video hosting and much more. This was definitely more casual than other shows, if there’s such a thing

Check out the video, the show notes below (the first few minutes of the show notes didn’t get captured) and I’d appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

Show Notes

 11:10 eldonletkeman : thanks

 11:11 technorev : Who is that who have the player that will encript the S3 video?  Do you have a url for them?

 11:11 BiggiFraley : Wow, that was lots of info, Sherman. Just loved it! Thanks so much!!!

 11:12 ustreamer-19462 : Hey guys

 11:12 shermanlive : http://ShermanLive.com

 11:13 colmcgunnigle : Hey 19462!

 11:13 ustreamer-19462 :

 11:14 eldonletkeman : cool, thanks, my wife is hounding me to get it going soon

 11:16 sandraschubert : This is what I found http://tantannoodles.com/2008/09/25/updated-amazon-s3-plugin-for-wordpress-034/

 11:16 eldonletkeman : It’s just finding my focus

 11:17 colmcgunnigle : What do you love, Eldon? That’s usually the best focus

 11:17 shermanlive : http://twitter.com/wilsonmattos

 11:18 eldonletkeman : I love entertaining and inspiring and being entertained and inspired

 11:18 BiggiFraley : Yes, Sandra, thanks so much for making my life a little easier!

 11:19 colmcgunnigle : Perfect, Eldon!

 11:19 TonyBlake : Live show? no… we talked about you coming on and doing session for my coaching group

 11:19 sandraschubert : Shrerman I just compared you to puppies on twitter and I am not sorry

 11:20 eldonletkeman : I love educating people about using the internet as a means of entertainment, there’s so much quality content online

 11:20 TonyBlake : oh, the Marketing Casbah… yeah,  that’s coming

 11:20 sandraschubert : its the hair… 

 11:20 colmcgunnigle : Sounds like an interesting show, Eldon

 11:20 eldonletkeman : yeah, perhaps

 11:20 TonyBlake : it’ll be me,  a fez and a wind-up monkey

 11:20 colmcgunnigle : again with the hair!

 11:20 graphic_guy : Sherman, do you use any other sitebuilder besides WP?

 11:20 colmcgunnigle : always a hot topic, Sherman’s hair

 11:21 colmcgunnigle : true dat

 11:21 sandraschubert : My hair does not stand up like that…envious a bit

 11:21 BiggiFraley : Sherman, on twitter you once mentioned that WP 2.7 no longer has a front page – can’t imagine! What’s the work-around, please?

 11:21 TonyBlake : Sherman, the toupee looks great today

 11:21 colmcgunnigle : We need to all get spikey haircuts, Sandra, and get together and take a fun pic

 11:22 sandraschubert : I found the pic w. Sherman and his long curly hair

 11:22 shermanlive : Google “Featured Content Gallery”

 11:23 TonyBlake : sherman’s calls today’s hairstyle “The Urchin”

 11:23 eldonletkeman : nice, sandraschubert, post the link!

 11:23 colmcgunnigle : Ut oh Sandra! Save that for when you reeeeeally need it … leverage that stuff!

 11:23 colmcgunnigle :

 11:23 sandraschubert : I will.

 11:23 BiggiFraley : I was checking out Revolution theme the other day, they really don’t provide any specs for the theme. Couldn’t figure out if it’s easily customizable. Do you know?

 11:24 sandraschubert : I may put into a video

 11:24 sandraschubert : and post it on my website

 11:24 TonyBlake : Blonde asian?… hmmm,  shades of “Black Rain”

 11:24 ustreamer-49432 : @biggifraley – I have found it very customizable – a lot of hacking involved

 11:24 shermanlive : http://RevoTheme.com

 11:25 shermanlive : http://snipurl.com/woowoo

 11:25 animegen : Hey Sherman, do you know how you can unpload multiple podcast files on a wordpress post but have each of the files go to different feeds?

 11:25 shermanlive : http://snipurl.com/onetheme

 11:25 BiggiFraley : Thanks, Sherman and 49432!

 11:25 ustreamer-49432 : I meant I have not found it very customizable

 11:25 sandraschubert : A WP ? someone set my site up- is it easy to change the header graphic

 11:25 colmcgunnigle : Yes, Sandra … if you know how to ftp

 11:26 sandraschubert : oh dear

 11:26 colmcgunnigle : if so, very simple

 11:26 eldonletkeman : I love customizing the blog, as long as you have a good knowledge of CSS, you’ll be okay

 11:26 SelfMadeCelo : yeah blogs are fun to play with

 11:26 colmcgunnigle : lol, I take that to be a “no” sandra?

 11:26 colmcgunnigle : 

 11:26 sandraschubert :

 11:26 SelfMadeCelo : i think the last 10 sites i’ve set up were WP blogs

 11:26 animegen : ey Sherman, do you know how you can unpload multiple podcast files on a wordpress post but have each of the files go to different rss feeds?

 11:27 colmcgunnigle : I’m a web designer … sometimes I take it for granted that everybody does it

 11:27 technorev : I vote yes! You should have a CSS show.  Make sure you twitter when you do

 11:27 sandraschubert : I can do this <strong>????</strong>

 11:27 eldonletkeman : I was talking about WP blogs, yeah right, like someone wants to see a show about CSS

 11:28 eldonletkeman : NOOOO

 11:28 sandraschubert : CSS cascading style sheets?

 11:28 colmcgunnigle : you can make it exciting Sherman!

 11:28 eldonletkeman : Not  a chance

 11:28 colmcgunnigle : Eldon, no? 

 11:28 eldonletkeman : no

 11:28 colmcgunnigle : I would LOVE to see that! 

 11:28 sandraschubert : What only 2 minutes left? wow that went fast

 11:29 colmcgunnigle : I think we found your calling Eldon!

 11:29 eldonletkeman : CSS LIVE!

 11:29 animegen : Like I would like to post both an audio and video podcast on one post using like podpress but have the files go each to an rss feed for audio and an rss feed for video.

 11:29 sandraschubert : CSI

 11:29 TonyBlake : CSS Las Vegas

 11:29 graphic_guy : Sherman do you host your clients sites or do you use a reseller account?

 11:29 colmcgunnigle : CSS Live with Eldon

 11:29 eldonletkeman : woohoo

 11:29 sandraschubert : Eldon, Eldon, Eldon, Eldon

 11:30 eldonletkeman : It could be like Arsenio Hall!

 11:30 realsource : I use a reseller account

 11:30 reslynn : hi sherman..do u know any service or anything that i could swap /transfer big picture files/ videos between me and my clients…

 11:30 sandraschubert : Will you ever do a blog review show?

 11:30 colmcgunnigle : usendit reslynn

 11:30 eldonletkeman : YouSendit

 11:30 SelfMadeCelo : anybody ever play with SVN? i need to figure it out =(

 11:31 colmcgunnigle : http://www.yousendit.com/

 11:31 TonyBlake : dropio

 11:31 TonyBlake : drop.io

 11:32 shermanlive : http://twitter.com/shermanhu

 11:32 TonyBlake : MS Skybox – 25gigs free

 11:32 BiggiFraley : http://twitter.com/BiggiFraley

 11:32 eldonletkeman : http://www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman

 11:32 realsource : http://www.twitter.com/realsource

 11:32 reslynn : http://twitter.com/reslynn

 11:32 webmaid : http://twitter.com/webmaid

 11:32 colmcgunnigle : http://twitter.com/colmcgunnigle

 11:32 animegen : http://twitter.com/Benu

 11:32 sandraschubert : http://twitter.com/sandraschubert

 11:32 graphic_guy : http://twitter.com/leighlundgren

 11:32 SelfMadeCelo : http://twitter.com/SelfMadeCelo

 11:32 TonyBlake : www.twitter.com/tonyblakelive

 11:32 realsource : thanks @ tonyblake

 11:33 kentonnewby : twitter.com/kentonnewby

 11:33 RoadWarriorShow : http://twitter.com/nhatpham

 11:33 webmaid : Hi Sherman

 11:33 colmcgunnigle : Thanks Sherman! 

 11:33 eldonletkeman : thanks a lot

 11:33 sandraschubert : puppy show http://tinyurl.com/bc3pyg 

 11:34 sandraschubert : Sherman doesn’t look like all of them

 11:34 ColderICE : Just sending shout out from ATL

 11:34 eldonletkeman : it’s the puppy cam!

 11:35 ColderICE : Its your world, I am just a ‘guest’

 11:35 sandraschubert : Thanks Sherman… this show gets me going.Pls do it every day

 11:35 ColderICE : Yeah, Dwight rocks

 11:35 sandraschubert : Rub it in

 11:35 ColderICE : HEY SARAH!!!

 11:35 eldonletkeman : Hey Sarah!

 11:35 TonyBlake : now it’s really eharmony

 11:35 reslynn : hi queen!!!

 11:36 colmcgunnigle : Hi Sarah! 

 11:36 BiggiFraley : LOL You are too cute!

 11:36 sandraschubert : Hello and bye Sarah

 11:36 sandraschubert : sigh

 11:36 shanej : thanks Sherm cya next week

 11:36 colmcgunnigle : Ok, back to work! Bye everybody!

 11:36 ColderICE : cya in twitter ville

 11:37 sandraschubert : I have to go you at a friend

 11:37 sandraschubert : yell

 11:37 sandraschubert : I meant

 11:37 reslynn : alrighty pips…as usual this is the place getting awesome info ..thanx sherman…spike hairdo huh?

 11:37 TonyBlake : hey sherm, will skype you later to set up the ICGM call

 11:38 eldonletkeman : we should connect sometime Sherman, I want to pick your brain

 11:38 eldonletkeman : cool

 11:38 eldonletkeman : maybe after the play is done

 11:38 shermanlive : you bet

 11:39 eldonletkeman : thanks for the info, gotta jet now, cya

 11:41 animegen : Thanks for your help Sherman I’m out!

 11:42 ustreamer-85898 : Sherman, what is your take on HLPCs?

 11:42 ustreamer-68255 : sherman i have question can i skype you later

 11:42 ustreamer-85898 : sorry HTPCs

 11:42 ustreamer-68255 : it concerns connecting ustream 

 11:42 shermanlive : best to tweet me on twitter: http://twitter.com/shermanhu

 11:43 ustreamer-68255 : question from net effect article

 11:43 ustreamer-68255 : will do thanks

 11:45 sandraschubert : Ok going to watch puppies bye everyone

 11:46 shermanlive : c ya sandra!

Saw 65+ audience on today’s Huddle. We had “thedvshow“, “CreativeOil” and “eldonletkeman” in attendance today, fabulous peeps involved in video. Also had “gesman” (developer of MemberWing WordPress plugin) in attendance.

We covered topics from blogging (WordPress, plugins, membership plugins), shopping carts, video (camcorders, live broadcasting platforms) and even homeschooling curriculum!

Watch the video, read the show notes below, and please share your feedback and comments below. Thanks.

Show Notes

 10:29 shermanlive : !moderateon

 10:29 shermanlive : !topic Half Hour Huddle with Sherman Hu for Jan 26, 2009

 10:29 shermanlive : hi Mike!!

 10:30 ustreamer-7098 : Sean

 10:31 shermanlive : U#7098 is Sean, wlcm 2 da party dood!

 10:31 shermanlive : Hiya Graphic Guy!

 10:31 ustreamer-7098 : ty looking forward to what we just looked at

 10:31 graphic_guy : Hey Sherman. Watching you from across the water in Victoria

 10:32 shermanlive : NICE!!!!

 10:32 shermanlive : you bet, Sean!

 10:34 ustreamer-76257 : live feed here work kinda like mine?

 10:34 shermanlive : u shld b seeing a replay of the last live broadcsat

 10:34 shermanlive : i’m going live in 10 secs

 10:34 ustreamer-76257 : what time your live  start?

 10:34 ustreamer-76257 : cool

 10:37 shermanlive : Hey Sandra!!

 10:38 graphic_guy : 10k race yesterday on the island

 10:38 sandraschubert : Hi guys.I am on a call but will go live w. you. I hope

 10:38 shermanlive : awesome!

 10:39 graphic_guy : Part of the Island Race Series – supports local running clubs

 10:39 graphic_guy : 44:13

 10:40 graphic_guy : 41:30

 10:40 ustreamer-54847 : Morining

 10:40 eldonletkeman : hey dude!

 10:41 SelfMadeCelo : =)

 10:41 graphic_guy : The super fast guys were 31 minutes!

 10:41 SelfMadeCelo : Hi Sherman

 10:41 eldonletkeman : My play opened this weekend, it was great!

 10:41 SelfMadeCelo : Hey Eldon how was the play?

 10:42 SelfMadeCelo : Everything go off without a hitch?

 10:42 eldonletkeman : Amazing, great response from everyone

 10:42 eldonletkeman : yeah, pretty much

 10:42 SelfMadeCelo : Awesome, congrats 

 10:43 eldonletkeman : thanks, now seven more performances

 10:43 eldonletkeman : www.gallery7theatre.com

 10:43 eldonletkeman : Houise of James

 10:46 TCTC : Afternoon all

 10:47 james_harmon : i am all signed up

 10:48 colmcgunnigle : internet connection is *hideous* here in Florida … keep getting dropped … but just wanted to pop by and say hey! Supporting u Sherman! 

 10:48 colmcgunnigle : Really I wanted to come by and dance

 10:49 ustreamer-24996 : wassup peeps keep the music spinnin

 10:49 colmcgunnigle : Will be good to be back in NY this week … back to normalcy! Although I do love the sun!

 10:49 thedvshow : <— knows how you perfected that white background

 10:50 thedvshow : wasssssup!

 10:50 thedvshow : its ok to say nerd

 10:51 eldonletkeman : yeah, I answer to nerd

 10:51 eldonletkeman : geek just means you’re bragging

 10:51 eldonletkeman : Yeah, cuz I’m humble!

 10:52 RobNelson : I did and U?

 10:52 james_harmon : geek is more of a pocket protecter guy

 10:53 RobNelson : Looked like U had a fun weekend!

 10:53 ustreamer-47476 : Hi Sherman! : )

 10:53 ustreamer-47476 : It’s me Shama-watching 1st time live.

 10:54 ustreamer-47476 : hiiiii! : ) thanks! 

 10:54 ustreamer-47476 : lol. okay will do1

 10:54 gesman : hello Sherman

 10:54 gesman : Gleb Esman, thank you man

 10:55 TheSecretFog : Hello to you…Mo

 10:55 ustreamer-66426 : this is Bizartist99 – ur BIT buddy

 10:55 gesman : (im the author of MemberWing – in case anyone has live question about this wordpress membership site plugin)

 10:56 ustreamer-80507 : Hi Sherman

 10:56 thedvshow : hey gesman

 10:56 thedvshow : I have memberwing and love it

 10:56 ustreamer-59838 : jeetkundo here how do you sign in

 10:56 ustreamer-66426 : ur going to be crystal clear on HD this week – we will rock

 10:56 gesman : thedvshow, thanks, man. Update is in works 

 10:56 thedvshow : bring it on

 10:56 SelfMadeCelo : MemberWing eh? URL?

 10:56 RobNelson : Can gesman give us a link?

 10:57 gesman : Sherman, could you give a link to memberwing?

 10:57 SelfMadeCelo : I’ve been setting up a membership site with aMember..and I hate it

 10:57 gesman : ok: thanks – it’s www.memberwing.com

 10:57 thedvshow : http://www.memberwing.com/

 10:57 SelfMadeCelo : Thanks will check it out

 10:57 shamahyder : : ) all signed in. music is great.

 10:57 RobNelson : Thanks for the link

 10:58 gesman : Rob, my pleasure. feel free to send me email in case of any Q’s…

 10:58 gesman : Thanks Sherman again….

 10:58 gesman : are you in Montreal?

 10:59 gesman : Ottawa here, -20 degrees here !

 10:59 SelfMadeCelo : Sherman whats your favorite shopping car tin terms of being able to customize and functionality?

 10:59 RobNelson : Sherm wearing your kevlar today? scary event there lately!

 10:59 gesman : Lovely – marriage conference? wow

 10:59 CreativeOil : Hi, Sherman!

 11:00 RobNelson : shooting by the keg

 11:00 CreativeOil : Hope youwave when you fly over Toronto!

 11:00 gesman : CreativeOil, how’s weather in To ?  So chilly in Ottawa. Only my standard poodles enjoy it – they’re too furry

 11:01 shamahyder : Sherman, remind us of your favorite video camera (HD) for online video?

 11:01 ustreamer-80926 : hi Sherman

 11:01 shamahyder : actually-open to all suggestions for a video HD camera for the net!

 11:01 shamahyder : woo-hoo! highest rated show.

 11:02 thedvshow : i’m dancing right now

 11:02 jeetkundo12 : het everyone

 11:02 lenapple : Hey Sherman

 11:02 CreativeOil : Crossing Delancy was a great movie!!

 11:03 eldonletkeman : The play is even better!

 11:03 gesman : lots of video / graphics guys here!

 11:03 acemaker : Good afternoon from NH

 11:03 eldonletkeman : but I’m kinda biased

 11:03 RobNelson : eldon kid friendly show?

 11:03 Tom_M : hey Sherman

 11:03 ustreamer-21684 : Hi from London

 11:03 shamahyder : the 2nd one

 11:03 shamahyder :

 11:03 shamahyder : Sha-mah.

 11:04 gesman : Sherman, how many simul. viewers ustram can handle per channel?

 11:04 shamahyder : yea!

 11:04 gesman : 5k – not bad.

 11:04 colmcgunnigle : So sorry I’m not gonna be able to interact, the video is cutting out way too much I only hear 1/10 of what you say … dang! I’ll connect again when I’m back in NY. 

 11:04 colmcgunnigle : Luv u guys! 

 11:04 Tom_M : Sherman, dropped my static site and went all SemPro this past week, converted the whole site…thanks!!!

 11:04 aishaladon : hey sherman my iphone is stuck, trying to stream you with ustream app

 11:05 reslynn : hi sherman dude…new haircut/hairdo?

11:05 solidmastery : Is ustream the only freely avaible video streaming site?

 11:05 colmcgunnigle : Great hair, right?

 11:05 colmcgunnigle : (Sherman’s hair is always a hot topic

 11:06 shermanlive : Shopp Plugin

 11:06 technorev : TechnoRev is in the house

 11:06 colmcgunnigle : Hey Techno

 11:06 thedvshow : that is a great plugin choice sherman

 11:06 shermanlive : www.Interspire.com

 11:06 lenapple : I’m gonna throw in Zen Cart. You can drop a wordpress blog into the cart. But I do them separately.

 11:07 shamahyder : for a VERY simple cart- ejunkie.com does a decent job right.

 11:07 SelfMadeCelo : Magento?

 11:07 jeetkundo12 : what’s going on with the wordpresstut membership site

 11:07 ustreamer-85086 : 1 shopping cart

 11:07 gesman : SelfMade, Magento is sweet, but it’s not like it’s a plugin

 11:07 SelfMadeCelo : I’ve been looking into X-Cart as well. That one is pretty widely used

 11:07 colmcgunnigle : I use zencart too … anybody know any super-knowledgeable zen guys who I can hire out?

 11:08 shermanlive : camcorderinfo.net

 11:08 colmcgunnigle : I usually do it myself but am getting too busy

 11:08 shamahyder : thank you

 11:08 lenapple : I exclusively use Zen Cart

 11:08 ustreamer-85086 : 1 shopping cart makes it easy for affiliates, credit cards and auto responders

 11:08 colmcgunnigle : (guys or gals, that is

 11:08 lenapple : I can do a lot of customization…

 11:09 IanStuart : Is there a plugin/widget to insert 125×125 ads in WP or do you have to use a theme that already supports them?

 11:09 SelfMadeCelo : 1ShoppingCart is okay, but I’m looking for something I can host myself

 11:09 colmcgunnigle : if interested in extra work, drop me your contact info

 11:09 sandraschubert : Hello everyone off my call…

 11:09 SelfMadeCelo : I’ll check out Zen Cart as well. SO many choices lol

 11:09 realsource : I have seen 15k during the Obama acceptance speech

 11:10 lenapple : difference between 1 shopping cart (which is great) and zen cart would fall in product numbers. I have a cart online that has 5000+ products. This would not be pratical w/ 1 shopping cart…

 11:10 ustreamer-9875 : My zencart has 7000 products and is working great!

 11:10 realsource :  I have seen 15k simultaneous users on Ustream during the Obama acceptance speech

 11:10 reslynn : from my experience when it comes to videocam. esp. in HD, windows/mac compatible, ext. mic/headset capable,..if possible webcam capable too…im using canon hg 10 w/c is HD and also great doing static pictures

 11:10 thedvshow : cams I recommend http://cli.gs/SM6sYm

 11:10 SelfMadeCelo : How’s the support with ZenCart? Noticed it was a free solution

 11:11 sandraschubert : Does Sherman have a cold? Sherman?

 11:11 shamahyder : looks good!

 11:11 aishaladon : Im not sure if this is a geeky tech question, but what method of homeshcooling do you do. Unschooling or what?

 11:11 ustreamer-9875 : Zencart Forums have helped me through 4 years of hickups and coding

 11:11 seabix : http://www.nowlive.com/

 11:11 ustreamer-77636 : Have you heard about youtube rejecting duplicate video submissions? What is your best way to get video ranked?

 11:11 TheSecretFog : I used 1 shopping cart for a year…they refuse to delete any member/affiliate who are inactive..total waste of space and you can get better for less.

 11:11 colmcgunnigle : there are always tech peeps on the zencart forums and they respond pretty quickly

 11:11 realsource : @Selfmadecelo – I use cubecart and oscommerce

 11:11 SelfMadeCelo : okay cool, thanks colmcgunnigle

 11:11 lenapple : Great forum support. 1000′s of knowlegable users http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/

 11:12 SelfMadeCelo : thanks realsource, i’ll check it out

 11:12 ustreamer-77636 : Have you heard about youtube rejecting duplicate video submissions? What is your best way to get video ranked?

 11:12 thedvshow : youtube is supposed to have a live option soon

 11:12 jeetkundo12 : what is the best wordpress plug in for seo

 11:12 colmcgunnigle : I have a client who used to use 1shoppingcart and recommended “stay away!” … Myself I’ve always used others

 11:13 gesman : e-junkie is alovely cheap digital goods delivery service. Only from $5/mo

 11:13 thedvshow : and its in your software gesman

 11:13 gesman : i use it and like them

 11:13 Tom_M : gotta say Denis @ SemPro was pretty helpful with SemPro.  Very responsive, it took one day.  My experience @ Elance, guru and Craigs was not so hot (for this) looking for help on the conversion of the static site to SemPro   

 11:13 lenapple : @jeetkundo12 – I use “metatags” simple and very simple, quick to use. Get great SE results

 11:14 gesman : yes, thats why i can safely recommend it 

 11:14 graphic_guy : Sherman,  any suggestions for managing passwords online or Mac app

 11:14 Tom_M : Sherman, am I the only one who’s having a tough time getting used to the new dashboard in WP ????

 11:14 gesman : my wife uses 1ShoppingCart, so I’ll have an extra vote for it

 11:14 IanStuart : sidebar

 11:15 shermanlive : Who Sees Ads

 11:15 ustreamer-94355 : @Sherman It’s Chinese New Year today – you should taken a day off -!! Kung Hey Fatt C!hoy

 11:16 gesman : senate.gov crashed during Obama speech, lol… CNN.com was holding well

 11:16 solidmastery : What are the current business models for making a living with web content. How much can the average salary a high-quality blogger can expect to make. 

 11:17 sandraschubert : Did he say if you are here Nude?

 11:17 solidmastery : ^what is the average salary a high-quality freelance blogger can expect to make.

 11:17 thedvshow : it takes a few years and lots of dedication solidmastery

 11:17 gesman : solidmastery, it’s like a standard data entry job. Lots depends on your creativity and how other people feels about it

 11:18 gesman : (it’s *not* )

 11:19 ustreamer-28727 : 1password = great password manager on MAC

 11:19 sandraschubert : Ok get some water we don’t want a live passout to happen

 11:19 gesman : sticky pad on a side of a monitor – makes password recovery easy. For everyone

 11:19 solidmastery : @thedvshow it comes primarily from advertisments or products sold to membership after developing a “name” for oneself

 11:19 thedvshow : lol gesman

 11:19 thedvshow : I write it on my hand

 11:20 realsource : What is the best software for ripping dvd’s 

 11:21 aishaladon : where do you see technology an education in the future? Using blogging, podcasting, virtual worlds like second life. 

 11:21 realsource : got kicked off of vimeo – using tubemogul

 11:21 Sean_w : pg1search.com award winning video marketing site!!!!

 11:21 lenapple : with the url on youtube and other sites remember to use the “http://”

 11:22 eldonletkeman : realsource – PC or Mac?

 11:22 brandrider : Hi Sherman.  What’s the 4 part of the 10/10/4?

 11:22 realsource : @eldonletkeman – I have both – I use my PC the most

 11:22 lenapple : no one will copy and paste your url…

 11:22 eldonletkeman : Xilisoft for PC is great

 11:22 gesman : custom permalinks – the best non-plugin for WordPress SEO: /%category%/%postname%/

 11:23 lenapple : @gesman permalinks are the only way to start!

 11:23 gesman : Sherman – sure., would be happy too. i’m on Facebook and on Twitter (‘gesman’)

 11:23 jeetkundo12 : how can you split test adsense vs banners on wordpress and track it 

 11:24 realsource : @eldonletkeman thanks i am getting more and more clients sending dvd’s to rip for their websites

 11:24 eldonletkeman : @realsource – no problem

 11:24 gesman : lenapple, i found custom permalinks gives me 5/95 results

 11:24 Weltonian : Happy New Year Sherman! Kung Hee Fat Choy!

 11:25 gesman : lenapple, with just permalinks I got on first page of Google in 32,000,000 competing pages only 5 months after registering domain

 11:25 aishaladon : Sherman is this what you do full time, or do you have a day gig, what is the title of your consulting stuff?

 11:25 shanej : Hey Sherman – what would you recommend for live feeding 2 live audiences together – tried LiveVideo but latency was crap

 11:25 thedvshow : I use all of the above models sherman just mentioned

 11:26 Weltonian : How do you like Revolution2 compared with your old Sem Pro WP site?  Curious about your thoughts since the changeover…

 11:26 gesman : Revolution2 are adorable – i love their designs

 11:26 lenapple : @gesman keywords in url, title, blog content, tags, and metatags is the formula I use. Lots of relevant keyword density – this strategy works gret for me!

 11:26 gesman : I am soon probably will be switching memberwing.com to revolution2 

 11:27 realsource : I have revolution2 to be a little difficult to manuveur

 11:27 thedvshow : gesman what is your twitter

 11:27 technorev : www.twitter.com/technorev

 11:28 gesman : thedvshow, ‘gesman’

 11:28 thedvshow : tx

 11:30 Weltonian : Aloha!

 11:30 acemaker : I use Rev 2 Love it too.

 11:30 Weltonian : Thanks!

 11:30 realsource : http://www.twitter.com/realsource

 11:30 lenapple : Thanks Sherman!

 11:31 shermanlive : http://twitter.com/shermanhu

 11:31 acemaker : You are right but they hav egreat support

 11:31 RobNelson : http://twitter.com/RobGNelson

 11:31 eldonletkeman : www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman

 11:31 acemaker : @acemaker

 11:31 aishaladon : twitter.com/aishaladon

 11:31 technorev : www.twitter.com/battleforthefam

 11:31 gesman : http://twitter.com/gesman

 11:31 BiggiFraley : http://twitter.com/BiggiFraley

 11:31 sandraschubert : http://twitter.com/sandraschubert

 11:31 SelfMadeCelo : http://twitter.com/selfmadecelo

 11:31 CreativeOil : www.twitter.com/creativeoil

 11:31 technorev : www.twitter.com/technorev

 11:31 Sean_w : https://twitter.com/video_delivery

 11:31 lenapple : http://twitter.com/lenapple

 11:31 thedvshow : http://twitter.com/thedvshow

 11:31 ustreamer-34179 : http://twitter.com/JoAnne_S

 11:31 shanej : www.twitter.com/shanejohnston

 11:31 griff366 : www.twitter.com/jimgriff

 11:31 reslynn : http://www.twitter.com/reslynn

 11:31 ptnetwork : http://twitter.com/ptnetwork

 11:31 ustreamer-28727 : www.twitter.com/perry_droast

 11:31 graphic_guy : http://twitter.com/leighlundgren

 11:31 TCTC : http://twitter.com/JeradB    http://twitter.com/TCTC

 11:31 marions : http://www.twitter.com/marions

 11:31 EdShaz : Thanks Sherman! Always Accurate! 

 11:32 acemaker : http://twitter.com/acemaker

 11:32 james_harmon : : http://twitter.com/james_harmon

 11:32 FemmeFilmmaker : http://TwitterKathleen.com

 11:32 solidmastery : Thanks Sherman and thedvshow

 11:32 Weltonian : http://twitter.com/welton

 11:32 sandraschubert : *****

 11:32 jeetkundo12 : http://twitter.com/BobbyGordon

 11:33 IanStuart : http://twitter.com/IanStuart

 11:33 gesman : I want suggestions for full page flexible width WordPress theme for memberwing.com . Anyone? send me twits if you know good one

 11:33 SelfMadeCelo : =)

 11:33 ustreamer-83112 : Did I Miss the Show already?

 11:33 lenapple : @FemmeFilmmaker – love the url forward to your twitter!

 11:34 SelfMadeCelo : gesman i use Artisteer to create my own themes, works great

 11:34 focusbeyond : yeah baby

 11:34 FemmeFilmmaker :

 11:34 jeetkundo12 : can anyone help me with split testing on wordpress

 11:34 focusbeyond : home schooling ROCKS

 11:34 gesman : SelfMadeCelo, will note it – thanks

 11:34 CreativeOil : Hope to see you in Atlanta too!

 11:34 jeetkundo12 : I will write some freea rticles for you

 11:34 FemmeFilmmaker : thanks lenapple… makes it easier to share

 11:34 focusbeyond : great stuff, once aaain!

 11:34 SelfMadeCelo : gesman-definitely worth the 99 bucks, new version does Joomla and Drupal themes

 11:35 RobNelson : Have a Happy New Year Sherman!

 11:35 EdShaz : Thanks Sherm

 11:35 shanej : Thanks a ton Sherm

 11:35 CreativeOil : Thanks Sherman!

 11:35 sandraschubert : Thanks sherman

 11:35 shermanlive : Thanks peeps!

 11:35 jeetkundo12 : thanks for your time

 11:35 shermanlive : u r wlcm!

 11:35 gesman : SelfMadeCelo – interesting site – never heard of it – would love to check it for sure… Thanks!

 11:35 shermanlive : hope U had some good takeaways this Huddle

 11:35 eldonletkeman : Thanks Sherman

 11:36 shermanlive : Thx Eldon

 11:36 thedvshow : my cup is running over sherman

 11:36 james_harmon : Thanks Sherman

 11:36 ustreamer-83112 : did I get here too late Sherm? not seeing a video in the left column?

 11:36 eldonletkeman : thanks for the plug for the show as well

 11:36 sandraschubert : digging the music

 11:36 realsource : Selfmadecelo – i have looked at this software a few times – i will give it considerable look through this time around

 11:36 RobNelson : Let’s talk some more about VRE?

 11:36 RobNelson : Yes we will  it sounds great!

 11:36 IanStuart : Thanks Sherman

 11:36 jeetkundo12 : next huddle maybe we can discuss split testing rev streams on wordpress

 11:36 FemmeFilmmaker : thanks Sherman! Great info, as usual.

 11:37 RobNelson : post eldons link to the show!

 11:37 graphic_guy : Sherman, where are you speaking on the island?

 11:37 SelfMadeCelo : realsource – it’s really easy to use, i put up WP sites in no time with their own templates 

 11:37 griff366 : Sherman, great as always.

 11:37 FemmeFilmmaker : not sure yet… will do my best to get there

 11:37 SelfMadeCelo : realsource and gesman – theres a demo you can play with as well

 11:37 shermanlive : sounds good

 11:38 realsource : Anyone want split a business animoto account tweet me

 11:38 james_harmon : what show are you talking about? with filmmaker

 11:38 Weltonian : Thanks Sherman.  Will get up with you next week to work on our project.

 11:38 realsource : http://www.twitter.com/realsource

 11:38 eldonletkeman : http://www.gallery7theatre.com/content/view/126/1/  This is the direct link to the show

 11:38 realsource : thanks Sherman – going to try and start my own show this week

 11:38 james_harmon : cool thanks

 11:38 gesman : Sherman, good luck at Stompernet conf. I missed being there

 11:39 SelfMadeCelo : StomperNet Live is open to the public this time around? Huh..didn’t know

 11:39 SelfMadeCelo : Missed the last one =(

 11:40 realsource : @eldonletkeman – great joomla template

 11:40 DorothyBeach : ‘Got distracted – thanks for this!

 11:40 eldonletkeman : it’s not mine

 11:40 lenapple : bye all, awesome hanging with you! http://twitter.com/lenapple

 11:40 sandraschubert :  bye, bye Sherman. wonder who called hmmm

 11:40 eldonletkeman : but yes, it is great, that’s a show I’m directing right now

 11:42 realsource : looks like the show is great – wish i was closer

 11:43 gesman : Anyone interested to beta test new wordpress membership site plugin that allows gradual content delivery? (great for these autopilot membership sites / empires) send me email to: gleb@memberwing.com

 11:43 eldonletkeman : thanks, it is a charming show

 11:44 RobNelson : Thanks Sherman U always give sooo much great Advice!

 11:45 aishaladon : thanks for the suggestions sherman

 11:46 eldonletkeman : well, I’m off, cya later all.

Wendy Y Bailey of DIY Tech Talk is a colleague and social media buddy on Twitter. She interviewed me about the use of WordPress for business, and expanded on topics ranging from purpose of a blog for business use, plugins – along with my favorite plugins, themes – along with which 3 I recommend, integration with social media, and how to rank well and be visible on Google with blogs.

In this conversation, I shared edu-taining strategies using video to be visible, outrank your competition, and build your brand and expertise – tune in to this part of the conversation! 

As always, I appreciate your feedback and comments on your takeaways, and your thoughts on this video’s content. Cheers!

Show Notes

 01:22 AngelaBaden : Great, great show!

 01:22 shermanlive-1 : Thanks peeps!

 01:22 shermanlive-1 : thanks Angela!

 01:24 AngelaBaden : That really helped, I was feeling rather stymied by what wasn’t going on

 01:24 shermanlive : good! rock and roll now!

 01:26 AngelaBaden : Will do! Will tweet you and andy

 01:55 shermanlive : let me un-password my show peeps – sorry

 01:56 shermanlive : ok, go ahead and refresh the page – there shouldn’t be a password requirement now

 01:56 shermanlive : !moderateon

 01:56 shermanlive : !topic DIY Tech Talk: WordPress with Sherman Hu – Interview Host: Wendy Y Bailey

 03:00 lisamariemary : Hi Sherman!

 03:02 shermanlive : HEY HEY LISA MARIE!!!

 03:02 shermanlive : let your peeps know we’re gonna party about … now

 03:03 lisamariemary : Will do!

 03:03 lisamariemary : Yes

 03:03 DaveMarshall : good here

 03:03 lisamariemary : Volume just right to me

 03:09 shermanlive : wazzup peeps!

 03:10 lisamariemary : Hey Tony! Man, I need to visit your forum!

 03:11 WendyYBailey : http://snipurl.com/diy-wp-wendyy

 03:11 WendyYBailey : that’s to join the webinar!!

 03:12 TonyBlake : Yes you do Lisa… LOL!

 03:13 TonyBlake : SHOUT!

 03:14 lisamariemary : Eeks – I know, I’ve neglected you

 03:15 lisamariemary : eeks, sound gone

 03:15 lisamariemary : what happened to the audio? is it just me?

 03:16 LifeCoachMary : I love the pictures of food!! Yummo.

 03:16 shermanlive : do u hear us now?

 03:16 AndreaC : I hear fine

 03:16 shermanlive : HEY LIFECOACHMARY!!!

 03:16 lisamariemary : No, maybe I need to log in and out…hmm…

 03:16 LifeCoachMary : sound isn’t synced to the phone…

 03:16 shermanlive : refresh?

 03:17 lisamariemary : All better! Ahh!

 03:17 LifeCoachMary : do you know what the link is for Wendyy’s snip.url?

 03:17 shermanlive : yes there’s a delay

 03:17 shermanlive : http://snipurl.com/diy-wp-wendyy

 03:17 AndreaC : No better to make a choice with the audio, either or

 03:18 lisamariemary : Audio’s all fixed for me

 03:18 AndreaC : lol

 03:18 AndreaC : whats “for” dinner?

 03:21 LifeCoachMary : Thanks…all this technology is very cool.

 03:22 WendyYBailey : I love SEO, especially the All In One SEO Plugin for WordPress!

 03:23 WendyYBailey : What questions do you have about SEO and WordPress?

 03:24 AndreaC : Besides using the SEO plugin what else do you recommend doing?

 03:26 WendyYBailey : What’s a trackback?

 03:26 LisaVanAllen : Thanks for asking that WendyY

 03:27 lisamariemary : LOL!!!

 03:27 LisaVanAllen : I was getting scared

 03:27 WendyYBailey : LOL

 03:29 AndreaC : would you only do one or the other – comment or trackback?

 03:34 LisaVanAllen : When my prospects google “LisaVanAllen” these days, they find pg 1 filled with info on a woman involved in a notorious lawsuit (NOT ME). Any way to knock her off and regain page 1??

 03:36 LisaVanAllen : Is that QAlias?

 03:36 shermanlive : http://www.qalias.com/

 03:37 WendyYBailey : http://qalias.com/af/wb01

 03:37 LisaVanAllen : Got any contacts for me??

 03:37 shermanlive : i’ll send U “TONY”

 03:37 lisamariemary : LOL!

 03:37 LisaVanAllen : heehee

 03:38 lisamariemary : lol

 03:38 LisaVanAllen : It was NASTY!

 03:38 lisamariemary : Squidoo!

 03:39 LisaVanAllen : Not yet… will now!!

 03:39 LisaVanAllen : Just getting started with video

 03:39 lisamariemary : And use blogspot and youtube, too – they seem to get in the SERPS fairly quickly

 03:39 LisaVanAllen : How FUN!!!!

 03:39 AndreaC : brilliant!!

 03:40 lisamariemary : Oooh, yeah!!! That’d be cool!

 03:40 WendyYBailey : You got the right one, baby!!

 03:40 lisamariemary : Awesome!

 03:40 shermanlive : TubeMogul.com

 03:40 LisaVanAllen : That is a fabulous idea!!

 03:40 lisamariemary : I love it! And it’d make a cute Squidoo lens!

 03:41 LisaVanAllen : THANK YOU!!!

 03:41 LisaVanAllen : Yup with R Kelly

 03:41 LisaVanAllen : NOT ME!

 03:41 LisaVanAllen : Yes… very white!

 03:41 lisamariemary : lol

 03:41 lisamariemary : lmao!!!

 03:42 AndreaC : So when I search Lisa Van Allen next month, hope to see this video

 03:42 lisamariemary : No problems with new version? I’m scared to upgrade

 03:43 TonyBlake : No probs so far Lisa… upgrade was easy and no probs

 03:44 lisamariemary : Groovy!

 03:44 TonyBlake : I’ve upgraded all my blogs to 2.7 and have yet to have a prob — and I have like 35 blogs

 03:44 lisamariemary : OMG, Tony – wow!

 03:44 LisaVanAllen : 35?!?!?!? Where do you find the time?

 03:44 WendyYBailey : WOOHOO!

 03:45 lisamariemary : Tony is super groovy!

 03:45 LisaVanAllen : Tony – can we be friends?

 03:45 AndreaC : http://www.ablakeforum.com

 03:45 TonyBlake :

 03:45 TonyBlake : @tonyblakelive

 03:46 WendyYBailey : What plug-ins do you suggest?

 03:47 TonyBlake : I love sharethis… makes life so easy

 03:47 WendyYBailey : plug-ins: sharethis

 03:47 WendyYBailey : plug-ins: twittertools

 03:49 WendyYBailey : post a digest of your tweets on your blog

 03:49 WendyYBailey : kewlio!

 03:49 LisaVanAllen : Loving this!

 03:49 WendyYBailey : Me too, Lisa!

 03:49 SelfMadeCelo : Another great plugin is “Lifestream” reads RSS feeds from a ton of different social sites (Digg, FaceBook, Twitter, Flickr, etc) and posts it on one page

 03:49 LifeCoachMary : Where do we find that twitter to blog tool? Very cool!

 03:49 shermanlive : “Share This”

 03:49 WendyYBailey : plug-ins:  podpress

 03:50 shermanlive : “Twitter Tools

 03:50 TonyBlake : lifestream is another cool plugin — it posts your twitter or a twitter digest directly to your blog as a post

 03:50 shermanlive : “Podpress” http://MightySeek.com

 03:50 SelfMadeCelo : @Tony, great minds think alike eh? lol

 03:51 TonyBlake : LOL!… didn’t see your comment

 03:51 shermanlive : http://WishlistPlugin.com

 03:51 SelfMadeCelo : I’m actually setting up Lifestream right now =)

 03:55 WendyYBailey : http://snipurl.com/diy-wp-wendyy

 03:55 LifeCoachMary : Are plugins easy to install, or is it best to delegate to VA?

 03:56 LisaVanAllen : Give me a call Wendy!

 03:57 LisaVanAllen : Answer Mary’s question about whether we should hire a VA for our plugins??

 03:57 WendyYBailey : Plug-ins are easy but do delegate to a VA so you can focus on doing what you truly love — coaching!

 03:58 LifeCoachMary : Thank you!! Now I know how my peeps feel not understanding all this language. Thanks for doing this!

 03:58 WendyYBailey : You’re quite welcome!

 04:02 WendyYBailey : http://tutorialu.com

 04:03 WendyYBailey : http://wordpresstutorials.com

 04:03 WendyYBailey : http://diytechtalk.com  

 04:03 WendyYBailey : GENIUS!!

 04:04 WendyYBailey : You might also have a web dev/project manager to handle that stuff too.

 04:04 LifeCoachMary : You make it sound not so scary…but I’ll probably still delegate.

 04:05 shermanlive : lol – good for you!

 04:05 LifeCoachMary : If we’re a newbie with plugins, what’s the one or two we should add first?

 04:05 WendyYBailey : http://elance.com

 04:05 shermanlive : odesk.com

 04:05 WendyYBailey : http://guru.com

 04:05 WendyYBailey : http://odefk.com

 04:05 WendyYBailey : lol  http://odesk.com

 04:06 WendyYBailey : Do you know joselin mane?

 04:06 LisaVanAllen : Joselin Mane is awesome!

 04:06 LisaVanAllen : So, so helpful!

 04:07 WendyYBailey : http://groupcoachingmastery.com is a Semiologic pro/WP blog.

 04:09 WendyYBailey : That’s way kewl!

Had a fabulous time broadcasting the 2nd show of 2009! We covered alot of ground with video, lighting, lighting fixtures, color balancing, backdrops, Screencast videos, video mixers and camcorders. Enjoy and I look forward to you joining us on our next Huddle! 

Would love your feedback and comments on this broadcast, and what topics you’d like to see covered in our future shows.

Show Notes

 10:53 shermanlive : !moderateon

 10:54 shermanlive : !topic Half Hour Huddle w Sherman Hu for Jan 12, 2009 baby!!

 10:57 shermanlive : ‘Sup Peeps!!!

 10:59 eldonletkeman : hey dude

 10:59 ethosmethod : Hey Sherman, Maryam Webster here. under my other show’s alias. You’re coming in great!

 10:59 ethosmethod : you’re takin’ me back w/this music 

 10:59 eldonletkeman : yup, you’re looking and sounding great.  Got the Fonz thing happening today

 11:00 vinniev : show us those moves again

 11:00 technorev : Sherman good to be on today

 11:01 shermanlive : sorry wrong button!

 11:01 ethosmethod : whoah!

 11:01 eldonletkeman : hehehe

 11:02 ethosmethod : I’m slowly getting up the gumption to do my first show. Hasta happen. You give me courage man. 

 11:03 RobNelson : New Techno Look?

 11:03 eldonletkeman : Yeah, i gotta get mine off the ground too

 11:03 ustreamer-48502 : realsource

 11:03 ethosmethod : So  I’ve discovered that with my slight double chin (!) I look best with back lighting. Is there a good way to light so I don’t look like Mothra?

 11:04 RobNelson : Yes we just tune in for the fashion news lol

 11:04 ethosmethod : what lights do you have on you? You always look great

 11:04 ustreamer-48502 : Going to roll out my own show in 2 weeks

 11:04 reslynn : Hiya Sherman!!!

 11:04 technorev : Sorry, I got kicked off.  Do you know if there is a tutorial for how to embed a flash media player in my webpage?

 11:05 reslynn : Lean your head a little bit forward to minimize double chinning!

 11:05 ethosmethod : What height on the key lights?

 11:05 netkickstart : Hi all

 11:05 ethosmethod : tx Reslynn!

 11:05 ethosmethod : hey netkickstart, welcome to the party!

 11:06 netkickstart : thanks!

 11:06 ethosmethod : awesome dude, thanks!

 11:06 technorev : What kind of fixture do you use?

 11:06 technorev : for the lights

 11:06 RobNelson : Light color balance ?

 11:06 eldonletkeman : Sherman just explained it perfectly.  Make sure your background is lit well. As well, bouncing lights of of reflective or white surfaces can help smooth out the lighting

 11:07 ethosmethod : thanks eldon!

 11:07 ethosmethod : (workin’  on that white backdrop)

 11:08 technorev : I mean to use my own videos .  I know how to copy the embed code from video sharing people.  But I want to embed my own videos without the commercials or icons of like YouTube, etc.

 11:08 markress : WORD UP DJ ShermySherm!!!!

 11:08 BiggiFraley : Hi all, running late because comcast guys keep disonnecting me while putting new box on our cable mess out there.

 11:08 eldonletkeman : try not to use straight lights, on yourself, diffuse the lights with some translucsent material

 11:08 ethosmethod : where is best place to get a white backdrop?

 11:08 markress : Go Shermy Go Shermy Go Shermy

 11:08 RobNelson : What is the quickest method to create a video to upload to tubemogul from powerpoint slides?

 11:09 vinniev : I’m creating a memorial site for my friend using wordpress.  Is there an easier way for the family (non-techies) to write posts, add pics & videos other than going thru the dashboard?   

 11:09 eldonletkeman : Yuo can find some at a material store, something nice and solid

 11:09 ethosmethod : tx eldon

 11:09 markress : Camtasia that Rob!

 11:09 markress : That’s what I would do just record my PPT slides then upload that to TubeMogul

 11:10 eldonletkeman : good white curtains are great, as long as the material is free of pattern or design

 11:10 eldonletkeman : then light the crap out of it, open the camera iris and wash out the back

 11:10 ethosmethod : Love the lo-tech Shermy-Sherm! 

 11:10 RobNelson : Markress Camtasia is kinda pricey to test with. . free tools?

 11:11 BiggiFraley : @vinniev I use the free Windows Live Writer that’s as easy to use as Word to post to a blog, pictures and all.

 11:11 realsource : @robnelson camtasia is free for 30 days

 11:11 shioti-1 : hi sherman.  any special settings when you record your show? I tried recording my ustream broadcast but it freezes.  and do you use a mixboard for you mic?

 11:11 ethosmethod : Rob, try CamStudio

 11:11 markress : You can try to use Jing Rob but output is SWF which not sure if TubeMogul accepts SWF or not. Jing is FREE, Camtasia 3 is FREE and there is also CamStudio IM!!!!!!!!!

 11:11 markress :

 11:12 markress : Stop allowing hurdles to get in your way Rob. Breakthru those barriers bud.

 11:12 markress : YOU CAN DO IT ROB!

 11:12 markress :

 11:13 IanStuart : missed those bulbs.. flourescent? wattage?

 11:13 RobNelson : Thats what I’m trying to do .. I do not like to waste time with tools that do not work well.. so why not ask the best like U Mark and Sherman

 11:14 shermanlive : WimpyPlayer.com

 11:14 ethosmethod : Sherman & all: http://Audioacrobat.com is great for hosting videos, audios and gives you imbed code. $20 a month. If you do affiliate link, you’ll never pay it. I don’t. 

 11:14 eldonletkeman : IanStuart: Compact flourescent, preferably non-flicker, any wattage will do, they tend to be low anyways

 11:14 technorev : Thanks so much for the info on the player and the lights.  I was just about to pay lots of money for lights

 11:14 IanStuart : Tks Eldon

 11:15 maverick88 : @sherman How do I convert a csv file to an rss feed for wordpress

 11:16 realsource : What are you using for the green screen 

 11:16 shermanlive : http://AnimotoBusiness.com

 11:17 realsource : Almost lost it with the Michael Jackson mix – started to dance

 11:17 markress : Animoto is cool for quick on the fly videos.

 11:17 markress : We use them for marketing affiliate prods.

 11:18 markress : Keynote on the Mac

 11:18 ethosmethod : realsource – in sherman’s feed about three months ago I think is a whole thing on the greenscreen…

 11:18 RobNelson : Thanks for the encouragement Mark!

 11:18 markress : Np

 11:18 realsource : thanks ethosmethod – will go there and look

 11:19 WildAngel : hello all. took forever to login

 11:19 RobNelson : Great info on Animotobusiness Sherman!

 11:19 shermanlive : http://ScribeFire.com

 11:19 markress : Hey Rob U can do what Sherman just described with Windows Movie Maker too. Just do snap shots of your PPT slides and import them into your movie file. Then record the audio walkthru.

 11:19 WildAngel : That is great Rob I asked that exact ? of Twitter yesterday

 11:20 markress : If you have Vista then use the Snipping tool to do the screen captures.

 11:20 realsource : hello wildangel

 11:20 markress : The Vista Snipping tool captures still images

 11:20 WildAngel : hello

 11:20 WildAngel : Realsource 

 11:20 RobNelson : Cool Mark!

 11:21 markress : Your welcome. 

 11:21 WildAngel : My audio/video is stuttering

 11:21 markress : Stuttering like Ma Ma Ma Max Headroom?

 11:21 RobNelson : Vista seems to have lots of hidden tools

 11:21 markress :

 11:21 realsource : perhaps a NING type site for the memorial site

 11:21 WildAngel : Yes…the audio/video/chat all diff.

11:21 realsource : perhaps a NING type site for the memorial site

 11:21 WildAngel : Yes…the audio/video/chat all diff.

 11:22 markress : CamStudio IM will do the trick too. Camtasia 3 is free. Just Google Free Camtasia Studio 3.

 11:22 graphic_guy : my audio/video stuttering as well. Thought it was Firefox

 11:22 markress : Firefox okay here.

 11:22 eldonletkeman : My video is stuttering too

 11:23 WildAngel : http://www.pointecast.com/ someone mentioned this for ppt to vid. paid product

 11:23 WildAngel : I am glad I am not the only stutterer here

 11:23 RobNelson : I think they no longer give a key for camtasia studio 3 for free

 11:24 markress : OH NO It’s Sherman Timberlake!

 11:25 markress : Go Sherman Go Sherman Go Sherman

 11:25 eldonletkeman : Hey Sherman, does your music run through your mixer?  Or is the mic picking it up? 

 11:25 Ustream-Bot : »»» Dotcomboy17 is a Ustream Community Helper and is here to help!

 11:25 RobNelson : TIP My feed was stuttering at first then had to reload the page

 11:25 WildAngel : Sherman bringing sexy bay

 11:25 WildAngel : back

 11:25 WildAngel : Ok… I will reload cu

 11:25 markress : WORK IT OUT SHERMAN!

 11:25 IanStuart : gotcha thks

 11:26 ustreamer-40529 : I just want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR

 11:26 eldonletkeman : I’m curious how the music volume goes down when you speak.

 11:26 markress : AmazonS3 all the way 4 important stuff like video sales letters and wha have you IMHO.

 11:26 TCTC : He adjusts it manually

 11:26 ColderICE : I just want to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR

 11:26 markress : Yup manually

 11:26 eldonletkeman : Thanks TCTC

 11:26 TCTC : np =)

 11:27 AlexKaris-1 : Sherman have you seen the new sony webbie

 11:27 ColderICE : That was me above, but I forgot to log in, LMAO

 11:27 eldonletkeman : would be cool, though, if it was an automatic volume adjustment

 11:27 AlexKaris-1 : Q : How are you handling file size problems when  recording in HD..i see a problem uploading to social platforms…any thoughts?

 11:28 TCTC : I think DJ software it could be possible. If anyone knows might be able to help out Sherman =P

 11:28 ethosmethod : AudioAcrobat is also good if you *sell* your audios or videos and need to keep them at a secure link where the public *can’t* access them. Though….it must be said….I just found a FireFox plugin that defeats the “play only” mode where I could download if I wanted to…!!

 11:28 AlexKaris-1 : What do you think about USB streaming when using the new webbie…will you get the quality as well?

 11:28 ethosmethod : agh! sorry for the bold print folks…

 11:28 WildAngel : reload no work.. now sher is echoing

 11:28 BiggiFraley : @ethosmethod Give it up! What’s that Firefox plugin? ;-P

 11:28 WildAngel : gummie bers

 11:28 WildAngel : bears

 11:29 RobNelson : Shermans products at www.tutorialu Rocks on blogging and video!

 11:29 ethosmethod : oh not on your Nelly! Find it yrself! 

 11:29 ethosmethod : just know that it’s out there….

 11:29 shermanlive : EEFX.com

 11:29 AlexKaris-1 : Q – WHAT IS THE BEST CAMERA FOR SHOOTING HD and streaming for the price…what do you think about Sanyo HD1010?

 11:29 ethosmethod : And AudioAcrobat folks – we’re gonna hafta come up w/something better…

 11:29 eldonletkeman : it’s muslin

 11:29 eldonletkeman : usually

 11:29 realsource : remnants

 11:30 WildAngel : audio acrobat is easy for tech. chall. like me

 11:30 markress : The FF download plugin I use for grabbing vids is Download Helper. I LOVE IT!

 11:30 eldonletkeman : i always find myself bopping

 11:31 ethosmethod : that’s probably it Mark…

 11:31 markress : It is

 11:31 IanStuart : yeah Mark Download Helper is great!

 11:31 ethosmethod : I have several so I’m not sure which one it is

 11:31 markress : They’re constantly updating it too

 11:31 ethosmethod : some work on some files, some don’t…

 11:31 markress : Mmmmm hmmmmmm

 11:32 markress : I’ve been able to get EVERYTHING I’ve ever attempted. When it does not work there is a way to grab the file. Now THAT I won’t share   ha ha ha

 11:32 ethosmethod : so markress, how do marketers defeat things like Download Helper to keep people from stealing premium content? Any ideas? Sherman?

 11:33 SelfMadeCelo : TriCaster

 11:33 TCTC : Tricaster

 11:33 TCTC : Newtek.com

 11:33 AlexKaris-1 : tricaster

 11:33 TCTC : lol

 11:33 TCTC : pricey tho

 11:33 reslynn : another way to save some space hostiing for video …store it in archive.org… then upload to blip.tv  (Learned that good video quality from sherman of course

 11:33 eldonletkeman : I have a guy I can ask, and get back to the peeps later

 11:34 trilbyj : Just saying hello… I’m listening as I work!

 11:34 markress : Hey Sherman they’re mentioning Tricaster and it starts at $5K

 11:35 TCTC : yep

 11:35 RobNelson : sherman why do U not just record all feeds from several cameras and just edit together?

 11:35 markress : I would place my content in a member’s protected area like aMember

 11:35 reslynn : put watermark on your video, if its getting hack…

 11:35 markress : That may do the trick but a paying member can still download the files.

 11:36 markress : I always Watermark my sold products and try to Watermark the free stuff.

 11:36 WildAngel : how do put watermarks on vids

 11:36 BiggiFraley : Don’t spend too much time worrying about people stealing your content. Most people will be honest, and those are your customers that you want to focus on!

 11:37 markress : Most video editing apps have a titling function that you can use to watermark Sandra a.k.a. WildAngel

 11:37 TCTC : I’ve never used these but fairly cheaper then Tricaster http://www.dvcreators.net/video-mixers/

 11:37 markress : Windows Movie Maker has it.

 11:37 RobNelson : 5K toy for video to play with! lol

 11:38 TCTC : I love the tricaster when it works correctly =P

 11:38 reslynn : any site or tips on how u take videos at different angles simultaneously..?

 11:38 WildAngel : Ok I have put titles on already so that makes it safe

 11:38 WildAngel : thanks Mark

 11:38 markress : Np

 11:38 markress : Reslynn that is what Sherman and I were talking about this morning

 11:38 TCTC : use multiple cameras =)

 11:38 markress : Multiple cameras and edit or use a mixer

 11:39 shermanlive : http://twitter.com/shermanhu

 11:39 markress : http://www.twitter.com/markress

 11:39 RobNelson : http://twitter.com/RobGNelson

 11:39 ethosmethod : Hey Sherman, more greatness as usual. Awesome tracks, great hair, The Fonz lives as…. The Hu!

 11:39 BiggiFraley : http://www.twitter.com/BiggiFraley

 11:39 ethosmethod : http://www.twitter.com/maryamwebster

 11:39 drflower-2165 : http://twitter.com/drflower

 11:39 griff366 : http://twitter.com/jimgriff

 11:39 maverick88 : http://www.twitter.com/maverick18

 11:39 SelfMadeCelo : http://twitter.com/selfmadecelo

 11:39 WildAngel : http://twitter.com/sandraschubert

 11:39 TCTC : http://twitter.com/jeradb http://twitter.com/TCTC

 11:40 reslynn : http://twitter.com/reslynn

 11:40 trilbyj : http://www.tjbuffoonery (trilby)

 11:40 eldonletkeman : http://www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman

 11:40 ustreamer-21298 : http://www.twitter.com/leighlundgren

 11:40 vinniev : http://www.twitter.com/vinnievasquez

 11:40 RickWilson : http://www.twitter.com/corprebel

 11:40 realsource : http://www.twitter.com/realsource

 11:40 drflower-2165 : thanks sherman! soap maker if you remember

 11:40 IanStuart : http://www.twitter.com/IanStuart

 11:40 markress : PEACE Sherman!

 11:41 graphic_guy : http://www.twitter.com/leighlundgren

 11:41 RickWilson : Thanx Sherman!

 11:41 markress : HEY I did NOT ask him to say that

 11:41 markress : Thanks tho

 11:41 ethosmethod : Thanks Sherman! 

Today’s show is the first show of 2009. In addition, Ustream.tv featured our “Half Hour Huddle” on their home page again – thanks Ustream.tv!!

As this is the beginning of the new year, we covered more ground about planning and forecasting for the new year. References were made to a previously recorded video about my planning process. In addition, we covered alot of ground across many topics ranging from blogging, video, social media and web marketing.

I look forward to hosting more LIVE broadcast shows in 2009 that deliver value to you, and to continue to earn your support as a trusted resource and advisor. Here’s to you and yours for 2009, wishing you a blessed, healthy, wealthy and prosperous New Year!!

Please check out the video and show notes. Also would also appreciate your feedback on the show, what value you received, any takeaways you are going to run with, and any comments you may want to share. Thanks!

Show Notes

10:10 ustreamer-43796 : Hey Sherman, Jeff From Florida. long time no see
10:20 shermanlive : Hey Jeff! Wazup!!
10:21 shermanlive : yo Michelle!! HNY!!
10:23 shermanlive : !moderateon
10:24 shermanlive : !topic Half Hour Huddle with Sherman Hu for Jan 5 2009 @ 11a PT/2p ET/7p UK
10:28 shermanlive : cooked up some bacon for kids. now have cod baking in oven, have to excuse self in 14 min to check on oven and cod <wink.
10:28 JeffStewart : just popping in to check ya out sherman!
10:29 shermanlive : cool beans Jeff!!
10:29 shermanlive : thanks for stopping by, Huddle goes LIVE in 30 min
10:29 JeffStewart : Cool see ya in 30
10:31 shermanlive : kk
10:32 shermanlive : Yo Ed!! HNY!!
10:32 shermanlive : Huddle going LIVE in 30 min, stay tuned for 1st show of 2009 peeps!! W00T!!
10:34 eldonletkeman : hey Sherman!
10:34 shermanlive : hey Eldon! Wazzup!! HNY!!
10:34 eldonletkeman : nuttin much, just tunin in
10:35 shermanlive : awesome man!!!
10:35 eldonletkeman : considering doing something similar like this, just with video questions and such
10:35 shermanlive : good for you!!
10:35 shermanlive : about time man
10:35 eldonletkeman : yeah, i field so many of your questions
10:35 shermanlive : and u know what? u may also wanna consider a video service for revenue?!
10:36 shermanlive : hehe
10:36 shermanlive : just bringing U 2 my peeps man!~
10:36 eldonletkeman : yeah, I do that already
10:36 shermanlive : ok good
10:36 shermanlive : ok 6 min to go to baked cod for kids’ breakfast! W00T!!
10:37 shermanlive : bake it in aluminium foil, with onions, ginger, seasoning, soya sauce, butter – yum!!
10:37 MyklK : wow – chat is slow coming up today.
10:38 eldonletkeman : sounds tasty
10:39 shermanlive : Welcome MykIK!! HNY!!!
10:39 shermanlive : yuppers!!
10:39 MyklK : So the kids eat while you broacast?
10:39 shermanlive : Welcome TCTC!!
10:39 TCTC : Hey!
10:39 shermanlive : yup, i may steal a piece when i take it out of the oven
10:39 TCTC : Happy New Year!
10:39 MyklK : Happy New Years.  Starting a new Time Management system today – have time to be here.
10:39 MyklK : May be my last broadcast (2 job interviews tomorrow!!)
10:40 shermanlive : CONGRATS!!!!!
10:40 shermanlive : there’s always the ‘archives’
10:40 MyklK : Yeah – save that ’til I get past them – sometimes tech interviews can be brutal. (I’ve given some!)
10:40 MyklK : That’s true – you can learn from the archives too.
10:41 MyklK : My iProject is up and running – trying to figure out how to leverage UStream in that market.
10:41 shermanlive : in Proj Mgmt niche?
10:41 MyklK : (aiming for a full on launch in May)
10:41 shermanlive : hmmm
10:42 MyklK : No.  A “family oriented” niche.
10:42 shermanlive : ok 30 secs to yummy baked cod…for my kids. B back in a few
10:42 shermanlive : Huddle going LIVE in 15 min – tell ya peeps to join the party at http://ShermanHu.tv
10:42 MyklK : Are they sitting over there with their mouths open?
10:45 MyklK : Michelle – when you gonna take those antlers off your head? hm?
10:46 shermanlive : k peeps, backl
10:47 greekster : wb Sherman
10:47 shermanlive : those cods were yummy delicious!!!!
10:47 MyklK : Sherman – you have two monitors?  Sometimes you look one way and then another..?
10:48 shermanlive : yup
10:48 MyklK : yes it is.
10:48 TCTC : better
10:48 MyklK : better.
10:48 eldonletkeman : sounds great
10:48 RobNelson : hot audio
10:49 MyklK : music sounds echo-y
10:49 eldonletkeman : a little tinny
10:49 MyklK : tinny – good word.
10:49 TCTC : better!
10:49 RobNelson : better now
10:49 greekster : Happy New Year Sherman , good copy
10:49 MyklK : Oh that fixed it.
10:49 eldonletkeman : bettre
10:49 TCTC : yes
10:49 MyklK : Yes.
10:49 WildAngel : yes
10:49 greekster : Yes
10:51 MyklK : Being woken up with my kids to bring in the new year   ugh.
10:51 TCTC : Heh That would be a sight to see huh?
10:51 WildAngel : I put together my new ofc chair that arrived at 9PM on NYeve
10:52 MyklK : HA! They’re not buying it.
10:53 RobNelson : tore muscle shoveling snow
10:53 MyklK : Sitting around waiting for UPS to deliver my 1TB hard drive
10:53 WildAngel : And now I am rolling around in my new chair wheee
10:53 RobNelson : it does!
10:53 RobNelson : it was wet and heavy!
10:53 WildAngel : Sorry Rob…
10:53 greekster : Montreal has all the rest eh?
10:54 MyklK : Rob – outsource to the neighbor kids!
10:54 MyklK : Michael K (spelled Mykl K)
10:54 RobNelson : it was at 5:30 am at work!
10:54 MyklK : That’s an ‘L’ MykL K
10:54 TheSecretFog : Hello Sherman…Maurice here from Sun Valley…first time here.
10:55 TheSecretFog : And a lot of snow
10:55 MyklK : Any snow there in Sun Valley?
10:55 MyklK : wow.
10:55 griff366 : sounds good
10:55 MyklK : oh good.
10:55 RobNelson : Sherman You do not need to go out for work
10:55 MyklK : volume is spot on.
10:56 WildAngel : Sherman an oscar winning cinematographer loved my chestnuts roasting video
10:56 MyklK : Nice, WildAngel.
10:56 WildAngel : yep…
10:56 WildAngel : you bet
10:57 WildAngel : I find his link
10:57 eldonletkeman : My kids don’t let me sleep
10:58 RobNelson : Wooot!
10:58 MyklK : It’s going to be one to watch.
10:58 colmcgunnigle : The video there is GREAT … your planning video where you show us everything … sweet! Perfect!
10:58 MyklK : hmm – coaching, would like to know more about that…
10:59 WildAngel : Sry oscar nominated http://www.tomhurwitz.com/
10:59 markress : Heeellllllllloooooooo ShermySherm!!!! It’s your brother from another mother up EARLY!!!!!!!!!
10:59 MyklK : ^– up there.
10:59 colmcgunnigle : Sherman inspired me to create my own planning sheets on New Years
10:59 WildAngel : Hey Mark
10:59 butch12 : Hello Sherman
10:59 markress : Hello WildAngel
11:00 MyklK : I’ve been broadcasting privately :s
11:00 colmcgunnigle : Can I be Sherman’s sister-from-anutha-mutha?
11:00 colmcgunnigle : sista
11:00 RobNelson : Sherman the WordPress Wizard:-)
11:00 markress : ha ha ha Colm good one
11:00 colmcgunnigle :
11:00 markress : ONLY if you have spikey hair
11:00 colmcgunnigle : Hey, I do! (not really
11:00 RobNelson : Hi Mark U got up early
11:00 colmcgunnigle : Long’n'curly doesn’t get it?
11:00 markress : Yes Rob I actually have not slept!
11:01 markress : Up cuz I am sooooo pumped!
11:01 MyklK : Lot of UStreamers by number here – log in guys so we can know who you are…
11:01 MyklK : No prob, dude!
11:01 RobNelson : Mark …I bet your release day today
11:02 markress : Yes the calendar goes out today!!!!!!!!!!!!
11:02 markress :
11:02 TheSecretFog : maurice
11:02 MyklK : I thought in Canada everybody had a snowblower and a spare zamboni..?
11:02 markress : Awwwwwwwwwwww
11:02 markress : Thanks bro
11:02 colmcgunnigle : wouldn’t that be fun? (zamboni’ing everything)
11:02 MyklK : how do you spell resunomics?
11:27 karenkaren : Hi Sherman, I’d like to add a webstore to my Word Press blog.  What plug-ins do you recommend?
11:28 RexEveryhting : @karenkaren I’ve used WP-Ecommerce and like it.
11:28 markress : Yes April 08 cuz I was ACTUALLY there!!
11:28 WildAngel : I can’t keep up with this chat today… more vitamins 4 me
11:29 markress : If you like Salsa music you’ll like my show ha ha
11:29 colmcgunnigle : so if we like techno we come here, salsa we go to you?
11:29 seatec : animoto is great
11:29 seatec : one of the best finds/recommendations Sherman
11:30 WildAngel : I have an animoto wedding video on wedding site- it works well
11:30 RobNelson : Mark’s Salsa music is great!
11:30 WildAngel : the free version of course 4 me
11:30 markress : HEY Sherman Carlos and Lupe are using a MULTICAMERA system right now during their live Traffic Tactics broadcast. Good picture too. Not sure what they’re using but I’ll call Johnny Carlos’ brother.
11:31 eldonletkeman : no. I have no clue at this point
11:31 markress : Thanks Rob!!
11:31 edmarj : What is the name of Mark’s ustream show? markress??
11:31 markress : I spoke to him during their lunch break and didn’t even think to ask.
11:32 colmcgunnigle : http://www.ustream.tv/markress/videos
11:32 markress : He said he would call me later tonight or later this week so I will ask Johnny
11:32 WildAngel : or you forget to unmute
11:32 edmarj : Thanks!
11:32 colmcgunnigle : you’re welcome
11:33 markress : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/markress That is my actual channel. THANKS COLM!!
11:33 RobNelson : Mark’s show with his 10 yo daughter about making money online Rocks!
11:34 markress : I use to do my Empower Hour AFTER ShermySherm’s show but had taken a break. My shows will be starting up with a vengeance! Going to be doing TONS of shows.
11:34 markress : THANKS RobNelson. Yeah that show was called Daddy’s Little Girl. My Isis makes over $1,000 per month practicing what I preach. 
11:35 colmcgunnigle : You’re welcome Mark, can’t wait to check it out!
11:35 markress : Get the glowsticks DJ ShermySherm. We want to see you scratchin and mixin bud. Break out the 12″ vinyls bud!!
11:36 markress :
11:36 markress : I LOVE the <censored> Cat Dolls. Nicole S. is my GURL!
11:37 seatec : well, i get around their  logo
11:37 markress : Go Techno Go Rave Go Techno Go Rave!!!!!
11:37 seatec : i probalby should not say that in public
11:37 seatec : but I do!
11:37 WildAngel : When are Mark and Sherman going online together
11:37 MyklK : Sigh – now it’s going to be a phone interview…
11:37 seatec : but I pay for the business
11:37 markress : NO!
11:37 markress : I won’t let YOU know Sherman!
11:38 MyklK : So I have about an hour.
11:38 markress : NEVER
11:38 reslynn : how do u get around animoto seatec?
11:38 seatec : referring to animoto that is
11:38 realsource : @seatec  how do you get around the logo on animoto
11:38 colmcgunnigle : Myk, better than no interview, right?
11:38 colmcgunnigle : u will still rock their house
11:38 markress : Don’t tease seatec
11:38 seatec : i download the video and edit out the logo!
11:38 WildAngel : I want to see the gnome/puppy thing
11:38 RobNelson : Great Idea WildAngel! Mark and Sherman!
11:38 markress : Tell the masses
11:38 MyklK : Oh, yeah way better than no interview like the last 5 weeks.
11:38 realsource : I was thinking the same thing seetec
11:38 seatec : it is pretty easy
11:38 markress : Inquiring minds would like to know 
11:38 seatec : i normally put an intro frame and ending frame anyway
11:38 colmcgunnigle : Thanks Sherman! Awesome show as always!
11:39 WildAngel : thanks Sherman
11:39 shermanlive : http://twitter.com/shermanhu
11:39 RexEveryhting : does anyone here sell designs on Zazzle?
11:39 reslynn : thanx sherman!!!
11:39 TCTC : http://twitter.com/JeradB    http://twitter.com/TCTC
11:39 technorev : www.twitter.com/technorev
11:39 realsource : http://www.twitter.com/realsource
11:39 RobNelson : http://twitter.com/RobGNelson
11:39 colmcgunnigle : @colmcgunnigle
11:39 MyklK : http://twitter.com/MyklK
11:39 markress : Sherman and I use to do shows together on a special rare occasion but my Chihuahuas kicked his Dwarves BUTTS!
11:39 BiggiFraley : http://www.twitter.com/BiggiFraley
11:39 SelfMadeCelo : http://twitter.com/SelfMadeCelo =)
11:39 WildAngel : http://twitter.com/sandraschubert
11:39 technorev : www.twitter.com/battleforfam
11:39 reslynn : http://twitter.com/reslynn
11:39 RexEveryhting : http://twitter.com/MitchPowellLive
11:39 eldonletkeman : http://www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman
11:39 markress : He’s been feelings ever since
11:39 markress : http://www.twitter.com/markress
11:39 yogiwan : http://twitter.com/yogiwan
11:39 colmcgunnigle : http://twitter.com/colmcgunnigle
11:39 graphic_guy : http://twitter.com/leighlundgren
11:39 colmcgunnigle : Thanx Sherman
11:40 CindyMoore2014 : http://www.twitter.com/cindymoore
11:40 greekster : http://twitter.com/seodudenyc
11:40 MyklK : You should get a Twitter tag: #HuLive
11:40 JeffStewart : http://twitter.com/Jeff_Stewart
11:40 colmcgunnigle : mark, is there gonna be a chihuahua smackdown? that sounds like a challenge!
11:40 RexEveryhting : @technorev your Twitter doesn’t work!
11:40 markress : If folks want to continue the party let me know and I can fire up Empower Hour after Sherman ends his show.
11:41 MyklK : La La La La – I’m in the choir!
11:41 markress : Colm it went down already and the Chihuahuas WON!
11:41 RobNelson : Go Mark!
11:41 markress : MY Chihuahuas won
11:41 technorev : Thanks I’ll check it out.  It was working yesterday.
11:41 MyklK : Hm – how can you be a viewer but not in the chat?
11:41 MyklK : 1 viewers – 46 in the chat.
11:41 eldonletkeman : you made the featured show again!
11:41 MyklK : That’s 71 viewers.
11:42 WildAngel : I have to log off soon Mark. I am out tonight and must finish my stuff 4 Pitbull mm
11:42 markress : No problem bud
11:42 MyklK : Woo Hoo! 45 minutes from now!
11:42 colmcgunnigle : MarkRess financial healer … love that1
11:42 MyklK : Financial Healer… interesting!
11:42 colmcgunnigle : right?
11:42 markress : Yup that is me
11:42 WildAngel : You rock Sherman
11:42 markress : The Financial Healer
11:43 BiggiFraley : Thanks for another great show, Sherman!
11:43 BiggiFraley : Everyone, have a great week!
11:43 technorev : RexEveryhting,  I just checked my technorev twitter and it is working.  I put a watching Sherman Hu comment on it just now
11:43 technorev : www.twitter.com/technorev
11:43 realsource : www.twitter.com/battleforthefam
11:44 RobNelson : Grat Show Sherman! it’s always Fun!
11:44 BiggiFraley : Bye, ’til next Monday!
11:44 MyklK : Deer in the headlights – chatting ceases.
11:44 technorev : Sherman, I’m so glad that RealSource turned me on to your show.  It really does rock
11:44 JeffStewart : L8terz bro!
11:44 BiggiFraley : Congrats!!!
11:45 jeffmills : Hey Sherman, Jeff Mills here
11:45 BiggiFraley : Chatting didn’t cease, was just busy rocking out to the music.
11:45 edmarj : http://www.twitter.com/marciajones
11:45 jeffmills : just wanted to drop in and say hi….. We need to talk soon about you speaking at the upcoming Canada Marketing Summit in Vancouver!
11:46 MyklK : That’s my question – maybe I should watch your oldest shows.  How do you do this when there’s no one to “interact” with..?
11:46 technorev : hey type out the restaurantforfree url is it for or “4″?
11:46 everydaybliss : Hey Sherman, it’s Maryam Webster. Finally have the time free during the actual show! Glad to be here.
11:47 jeffmills : let’s talk.. how do I reach a
11:47 technorev : TechnoRev had a major website about Marriage and family www.battleforthefamily.com
11:47 shermanlive : http://RestaurantMarketingForFree.com
11:47 everydaybliss : rock on Sherman!
11:47 technorev : I also blog at www.battleforthefamily.com/battleblog
11:47 markress : Hey Sherman bud goin to go LIVE after you end with a REBIRTH of… EMPOWER HOUR!
11:47 markress : No rush!
11:47 graphic_guy : Sherman, I was impressed last week when you had to jump onto the Stomper call and you maintained your cool.
11:47 markress : Enjoying the music
11:47 RobNelson : Best show so far this Year
11:48 MyklK : Right!  I’d be going at it backwards.
11:48 MyklK : ) Time 2) Subject 3) GO! 4) Marketing… how messed up is this?
11:48 everydaybliss : btw, know you’ve answered this before probably, but how do you get the white background? Is it greenscreened?
11:48 MyklK : (clipped my 1)
11:49 everydaybliss : beautiful!
11:49 markress : We need DJ ShermySherm to battle DJ MarkyMark! When is that goin to go down?????
11:49 jeffmills : What camera u using for the shot?
11:49 MyklK : “Blow out the apature” I wonder if my camera can do that..?
11:49 markress : YUP!
11:49 markress : It’s fun
11:49 shermanlive : Panasonic PV GS 150
11:49 jeffmills : shots tight.. looks awes…
11:50 markress : The Dwarf against the Chihuahua. People have not forgotten Sherman 
11:50 MyklK : boom – he says let me type it in and it’s already there!
11:50 CindyMoore2014 : I just now got an email directing me to your show…ha.
11:50 MyklK : Cindy, better late than never.
11:51 CindyMoore2014 : lol true!
11:51 markress : Go Shermy Go Shermy Go Shermy! Turn the lights out and get the glowsticks! Make it a rave!!!!!
11:51 RobNelson : u can watch the archive
11:51 CindyMoore2014 : I KNOW when the Huddle is, fortunately!
11:51 MyklK : Trying to find a good *consistent* time is a challenge.
11:51 CindyMoore2014 : Sherman, going to be playing around with Animoto this week…finally!
11:52 MyklK : This works good for UK (I’m in St. Louis – so that’s not me)
11:52 Clare14-1 : who is this?
11:52 realsource : Ok guys as usual – thank you for all the great information – time to go
11:52 jpw94 : so, GS 150 is connect to ‘puter via firewire?
11:52 MyklK : l8r realsource.
11:52 Clare14-1 : who is this?
11:52 technorev : Realsource, call technorev
11:52 realsource : I nenver leave the huddle without at least 5 good things
11:52 Clare14-1 : does he do music?
11:52 realsource : gr8 value
11:53 jpw94 : ustream “pulls it all together?” i also have a condenser (USB)  mic. will that work?
11:53 Clare14-1 : is he cart of a band?
11:53 Clare14-1 : part
11:53 MyklK : Clare – who is this? This is Sherman Hu’s huddle.
11:53 MyklK : That’s just the background music you’re hearing – it’s an audio illusion.
11:53 RobNelson : Maybe a new niche for Shermy Sherm
11:53 Clare14-1 : but what he?? what does he do?
11:54 greekster : …
11:54 seatec : he shovels snow on cold days
11:54 MyklK : He demystifys and simplifies technology.
11:54 Clare14-1 : is he a singer?
11:54 Clare14-1 : oh
11:54 Clare14-1 : ok
11:54 greekster : Sponsor twilight
11:54 RobNelson : Social marketing genius
11:54 Clare14-1 : cool
11:54 MyklK : No, more of a shuffler. See like that.
11:54 CindyMoore2014 : That’s what I was about to type, MyklK
11:54 Clare14-1 : technology?
11:54 CindyMoore2014 : Great tech resource
11:54 MyklK : Yeah – ask a tech question and see how he handles it.
11:54 shermanlive : Hey Clare14-1!!
11:55 RobNelson : Blogging, wordpress, business
11:55 shermanlive : The Live broadcast is over, you can catch the archives if you want – we simplify new media so biz owners can profit from it
11:55 Clare14-1 : hey!! oh youre the guy!!
11:55 MyklK : I’m having trouble printing on my AS/400…
11:55 yogiwan : 82 views still listening to music  Must be a  new marketing model
11:55 seatec : sherman, all the stompers who homeschool shoudl bring their kids
11:55 shermanlive : no kidding!
11:55 seatec : and doa live lesson for them at the next live event
11:55 eldonletkeman : later peeps, I’m off
11:55 seatec : there are a lot who homeschool
11:55 MyklK : It was only 72 when the show was over…
11:55 colmcgunnigle : Looking forward to chatting with you Sherman!
11:55 Clare14-1 : what the show is over?
11:55 Clare14-1 :
11:55 seatec : yes, it starts at 2 pm EST
11:55 seatec : book mark it for next monday!
11:55 CindyMoore2014 : Join in next Mon
11:56 colmcgunnigle : Sherman could have the three hour huddle
11:56 seatec : set a reminder
11:56 markress : Awwwww shucks
11:56 Clare14-1 : booooohooooo
11:56 MyklK : Sherman – check with Ed Dale – he does Ustream and Skype together for a call in.
11:56 Clare14-1 : ahhahaa
11:56 Clare14-1 : ops
11:56 TCTC : Ustream with skype would be interesting.
11:56 Clare14-1 : ok gotta go
11:56 yogiwan : clare14-1 did you post you twitter id
11:57 TCTC : Time for lunch cya!
11:57 realsource : I now have a button asking me to join as a cohost
11:57 CindyMoore2014 : Back to work…see everyone next week I hope!
11:57 everydaybliss : awesome spinnin’ btw Sherman, enjoy beautifully as always.
11:58 everydaybliss : lovely  
11:58 colmcgunnigle : yes
11:58 markress : wow picture is pixelated
11:58 markress : ha ha
11:58 greekster : I see Jesus
11:58 everydaybliss : yep, but really pixilated
11:58 colmcgunnigle : up in the corner
11:58 jpw94 : my first time. thanks.
11:58 colmcgunnigle : we can hear him faintly
11:58 yogiwan : he is there but faint
11:58 TCTC : I can hear you both
11:59 technorev : I can hear him very well
11:59 yogiwan : better
11:59 reslynn : really shows the diff between the 2 videos..
11:59 colmcgunnigle : I can hear him mid-loud
11:59 colmcgunnigle : lol
11:59 colmcgunnigle : can’t wait
11:59 everydaybliss : party on, dude!
11:59 colmcgunnigle : is that the look you were originally going for Sherman?
12:00 RobNelson : I opened up 2 browsers.. I have Sherman on one and mark on the other both Ustream feeds
12:01 markress : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/markress
12:01 markress : Going live bro
12:02 markress : No thank you bud
12:02 markress : Shhhhhhhhhhhhh
12:02 markress : PEACE OUT!
12:02 markress : Still dancing
12:02 RobNelson-2 : Gr8 show Sherman!
12:03 shermanlive : Thx peeps!

Today’s show is the last broadcast for 2008. Alot has happened since our first broadcast in April this year. Ustream.tv, with the help of our show supporters (thanks peeps!), has listed the “Half Hour Huddle” amongst the “Highest Rated” shows on Ustream, along with presenting our Huddle as the “Featured” show on their home page 3 weeks in a row on Mondays. Thanks Ustream.tv!!

This broadcast extended past our usual half hour time segment, but oh so fun and worthwhile! We bridged topics that ranged from tech to relational health! You’ll have to catch up on this episode to see what I mean, it may make a true difference in your life and relational health

I look forward to hosting more LIVE broadcast shows that deliver value to you, and to continue to earn your support as a trusted resource and advisor. Here’s to you and yours for 2009, wishing you a blessed, healthy, wealthy and prosperous New Year!!

Show Notes

11:07 cknicker : Sherman, u familiar with SeeEye2Eye,  http://bit.ly/AFRx
11:07 MyklK : Buy the DVD!
11:07 RexEveryhting : I don’t get the Twilight thing
11:07 WildAngel : Wow :O
11:07 colmcgunnigle : no!!! wow!
11:07 colmcgunnigle : Great book, I know
11:08 colmcgunnigle : intriguing
11:08 WildAngel : Hey Mike1mb
11:08 MyklK : That’s more than I saw Star Wars the first time!!
11:08 Roberto_Cerrada : What do you think about ping.fm ?
11:08 yogiwan :  Reading Tweets & other SN posts there is a lot of use of twhirl, Ping.fm and HelloTxt Has anyone done a features & benefits analysis?
11:08 cknicker : No way, 15 times!
11:08 eldonletkeman-1 : that’s just obsessive
11:08 WildAngel : You are doing you part for the economy
11:08 graphic_guy : I will be building a basic e-commerce site for a client and I need an e-store/shopping cart app that is fairly easy to set up. Do you have a recommendation?
11:09 ustreamer-29599 : x cart is a good e comm system
11:09 shioti : is the show cancelled today?
11:09 MyklK : (no, we’re on live now)
11:10 RexEveryhting : @graphic_guy how about WP-eCommerce shopping cart?
11:10 colmcgunnigle : You mentioned a few weeks ago having a second “copy” of your blog for development (I know, I know, techy lingo … “copy” LOL I know you referred to it in some other way) … could you go over that for us? Is it in a separate directory on your server and then you move all the files over once they’re
11:10 colmcgunnigle : working properly?
11:11 WildAngel : Thanks for the spam and update on my WP blog. I am now down from 600 to 0
11:11 WildAngel : For the help I meant
11:11 cknicker : S, when you gonna do the green screen thing behind you?
11:11 colmcgunnigle : 4am, I know how that is!
11:11 colmcgunnigle : I facelifted my blog the night before too … 3am for me
11:11 bkajino : doesn’t everybody stay up till all hours of the night coding?
11:12 ustreamer-29599 : I use revolution themes they are nice but yep have to know some code
11:12 graphic_guy : Thanks 29599 and Rex,  I’ll research those
11:13 shioti : ok. my screen was frozen but the chat window was ok… now its ok
11:13 RexEveryhting : hi michelletrent!
11:13 DulcitaLove : QUESTION: your favorite? Hellotxt/ Ping /SMS via iPhone/Tweetdeck/Other?
11:13 WildAngel : I made my 1st instructional video but it’s to long for YouTube where else to post it
11:13 mike1mb : used to be TechTv
11:13 shioti : Sherman.  Can we upload a video to ustream? (I want to use it as my off-air clip)
11:14 michelletrent : hi rex1
11:14 RexEveryhting : @WildAngel break it up into smaller ones
11:14 BiggiFraley : I didn’t know videos could be too long for YouTube. What’s their limit?
11:14 cknicker : G4 is geek cable tv channel, surprisingly good and professional while maintaining manchild appeal.
11:14 colmcgunnigle : Hi June!
11:15 colmcgunnigle : 10 min limit for youtube
11:15 BiggiFraley : thx @colmcgunnigle
11:15 mike1mb : wild angel – Viddler?
11:15 WildAngel : Viddler?
11:15 colmcgunnigle : ashampoo shrink and burn will break up video for you and compress it and reformat it
11:15 mike1mb : .com of course
11:15 WildAngel : Pt 1 and pt 2
11:15 colmcgunnigle : you’re welcome
11:15 ustreamer-29599 : Hey Michelle you rockin WHIM gal
11:16 WildAngel : ashampoo shrink?
11:16 WildAngel : Thanks everybody
11:16 Chrissyna : HI Sherman!  Great to see you and your loss of hair length!!!
11:16 Chrissyna : Mariah, my daughter totally agrees with Sarah’s Twilight explination
11:17 ustreamer-29599 : another H Potter
11:17 eldonletkeman-1 : Britney!!
11:17 shermanlive-1 : itweet.net
11:18 MyklK : TweetDeck is working well for me.
11:18 JoselinMane : Que Pasa all
11:18 BiggiFraley : Especially since latest update TweetDeck is great! IMHO
11:18 DulcitaLove : My son asked what your favorite Starwars character is.
11:18 shermanlive-1 : Volusion.com
11:18 colmcgunnigle : Ashampoo® Shrink & Burn
11:19 colmcgunnigle : (to wildangel)
11:19 ustreamer-29599 : Peoplebrowser is good for agging tweets and organinzing peeps
11:19 SelfMadeCelo : magento.com
11:19 RexEveryhting : Miva?
11:19 SelfMadeCelo : oops sorry http://www.magentocommerce.com/
11:19 WildAngel : Thanks Colmc….
11:19 shermanlive-1 : @davidbullock
11:19 colmcgunnigle : For ecommerce I use zencart and used to use oscommerce
11:19 shermanlive-1 : http://twitter.com/davidbullock
11:19 colmcgunnigle : You’re welcome
11:20 JoselinMane :  best open source shopping carts http://webtecker.com/2008/04/22/8-best-open-source-shopping-cart-solutions/
11:20 mike1mb : WA brian, if its that big breaj up into 4-5 vids – 4-5x links
11:20 JoselinMane : – 8 best
11:20 WildAngel : its 16 mins…
11:21 DulcitaLove : Like the new look: http://shermanlive.com
11:21 johnyang : Hello Sherman and guests
11:22 colmcgunnigle : Thanks Sherman!
11:23 Toranika : New blog design looks good. Now if only I can make mine look like that :-p, lol.
11:23 WildAngel : Yes….
11:23 mike1mb : WA is that Sandra or Brian? I get your “names” confused
11:23 graphic_guy : Thanks everyone for the cart suggestions
11:23 Toranika : Askimet is good. I used to get over 50 spam comments a day, now I don’t get any *grins*.
11:23 WildAngel : Sandra, Mike
11:23 JoselinMane : I will be launching my blog this week!
11:24 JoselinMane : Que Pasa mike1mb!!!
11:24 mike1mb : sheesh I know Brian’s name is similar, in our group PBMM
11:24 WildAngel : You have makeup on
11:24 WildAngel : I can be Brian but my Cherokee is weak
11:25 JoselinMane : Sherm u like http://ithemes.com/ ?
11:25 ustreamer-22475 : nice new blog – i just made one with another one of the revolution themes. Am not having much luckj with adding different thumbnails for the home page. any ideas on how to do this? also want to add more blocks below the recent posts part. am stuck
11:26 ustreamer-46942 : how r u
11:26 cknicker : My green screen comment was for grins but now I’m intrigued, what stuff do you have to be able to do green screen? I thought it was a big production cost.
11:26 ustreamer-46942 : yes i think too
11:26 ustreamer-46942 : i like green color
11:26 mike1mb : Hi to Michelle Joselin Dulcita and any othre Tweetrs I might have missed, follow me and I follow back http://twitter.com/mike1mb
11:27 WildAngel : takes a bow…
11:27 ustreamer-46942 : dont worry go ahead
11:27 mike1mb : no its a real Cable channel
11:27 MyklK : cknicker – bought green sheet for $20, then you need software to do the “Chroma” effect. done.
11:27 Toranika : I thought G4 was a classical music boy band :-p
11:29 eldonletkeman-1 : cknicker: You need the proper software that will allow you to use green screen or Chroma Key.  I use Adobe Premeire Pro and after effects.  Sony Vegas can do it as well.  Adobe also has an easier program called Ultra that allows you to put in pre-designed backgrounds. It’s a finicky process.
11:29 mike1mb : Viddler’s comment feature is nice too adds them right to video in time with action
11:30 MyklK : I use Pinnacle Studio (bought my green sheet there as a package)
11:30 eldonletkeman-1 : Pinnacle is a great entry level program
11:30 MyklK : Great! That’s where I am!
11:30 eldonletkeman-1 : good choice
11:31 eldonletkeman-1 : sounds like Yoda doing an impression of Darth Vader
11:31 eldonletkeman-1 :
11:31 MyklK : heh.
11:31 colmcgunnigle : Yoda
11:31 BiggiFraley : Sherman, some of TweetDeck’s new features – spellcheck, when accidentally closing a group, it warns you it’ll be deleted and let’s you cancel action. I was sooo waiting for that one!
11:31 MyklK : “Help you, he will.”
11:31 colmcgunnigle : “there is no try”
11:32 colmcgunnigle : yes myk
11:32 colmcgunnigle : Yoda is cool
11:32 Chrissyna : I think he means if it is MAC friendly (Ashampoo) LOL
11:32 eldonletkeman-1 : Boba Fett rocks
11:32 SelfMadeCelo : No problem =)
11:33 MyklK : My computer FREEZES trying to record a UStream broadcast – is that normal?  What are the “PC” requirements?  Maybe I’m trying to be too High Definition??
11:34 WildAngel : Thanks for all the help-
11:34 WildAngel : I will have to go back and dedicate to shermanlive.
11:35 AlexKaris : Happy Holiday all you awesome PEEPS!!
11:36 brandrider : Hi Sherman.  Do you get into social marketing in your blog creation program at tutorialU?
11:37 shermanlive-1 : eefx
11:37 cknicker : Good grief! U all giving me so many good links I’ve had to filp to a second page in my notebook.
11:37 colmcgunnigle : ashampoo … for windows … sorry Sherman!
11:38 colmcgunnigle : flipping is good!
11:38 MyklK : Hmmm, I just thumbtacked my greenscreen to the wall!
11:38 mike1mb : cnicker – aren’t live shows the best ever resource
11:38 MyklK : Don’t stand close to the wall (3-5 feet) to avoid shadows.
11:38 colmcgunnigle : especially live shows with Sherman talking
11:39 BiggiFraley : so what’s the difference between a green screen and a blue screen?
11:39 WildAngel : I think Sheram will have to go to an hour- this is getting to be really popular
11:39 colmcgunnigle : Do you use a softbox for lights?
11:39 mike1mb : I’m kinda fond of his brother from another mother, but I won’t mention his name unless Sherman will
11:39 eldonletkeman-1 : Done some green screen work.  Lighting is key.  The compact flourescents are nice. Cool temperature as well. won’t burn your precious fingers
11:39 SelfMadeCelo : Eldon do you prefer Final Cut over Premiere?
11:40 TCTC : I use Adobe Ultra. . . but very touchy. Best Advice I can give is use as little as possible. Live sets are much better looking.
11:40 JoselinMane : AlexKaris!! Que Pasa Bro!
11:40 TCTC : Live sets as in real sets.
11:40 eldonletkeman-1 : Final Cut uses much more drive space. Like 30 gigs or something.  it’s apples and oranges.  i prefer Premiere because I know the software.
11:41 eldonletkeman-1 : But Final Cut is really snazzy software
11:41 AlexKaris : Hola Joseline…Hope your awesome!!
11:41 colmcgunnigle : Supporting you in decluttering your plate … so easy to get our plates cluttered, things just plop on there!
11:42 WildAngel : If you declutter your plate you will lose weight too
11:42 eldonletkeman-1 : Premiere does not support Power Mac G5 systems, only intel based Mac
11:42 colmcgunnigle : lol
11:46 mike1mb : eefx
11:46 cknicker : Laundry hamper for IKEA
11:46 eldonletkeman-1 : Green screen is excellent for Digital Video and Blue Screen is optimized for film.  They use separate colour profiles. DV uses RGB and Film use CMYK.  It’s all really technical but you can use for either.  You just need to use a coulour that won’t be used in your footage
11:47 mike1mb : Thanks Sherman, He’ll appreciate the mention
11:47 BiggiFraley : Great answer. Thanks, Eldon!
11:47 JoselinMane : thanks eldon, get info!
11:48 BiggiFraley : Thanks also for answers from MyklK!
11:48 colmcgunnigle : How cool, go away for your planning process, I love it. So great to do that together. You guys … giving me great hope for couples!
11:49 colmcgunnigle : Planning and writing down, yes, like a magnet
11:49 eldonletkeman-1 : but colours can bleed, so standing in front of your screen lights is key, then use separate lighting on the subject
11:49 MyklK : (no prob @BiggiFraley – Eldon’s got the know how – I just goof around with it)
11:49 WildAngel : That is a great 2009 planning process
11:50 MyklK : Yeah, adding the frustrations was a take away for me.
11:50 colmcgunnigle : I had macs for FIFTEEN YEARS before becoming a traitor um convert
11:51 BiggiFraley : You all have suggested several, but if I could absolutely have my pick at any video editing software FOR PC, which one would I choose?
11:51 Chrissyna : OMGosh another plate – lookout team!!!!
11:51 SelfMadeCelo : Just Clear, not too fancy lol
11:51 colmcgunnigle : Sherman, PUT the PLATE DOWN
11:51 colmcgunnigle :
11:52 AlexKaris : Dome is another word for your head…cmon brother….ol
11:52 colmcgunnigle : LOL
11:52 colmcgunnigle : Laundry Hamper from Ikea GREAT
11:52 eldonletkeman-1 : BiggiFraley: I would suggest Pinnacle for the entry level, but if you’re interested in the more powerful software go with Adobe, Pricey though
11:53 MyklK : Yeah, Pinnacle is like $120.
11:53 MyklK : (green screen included in the package I got)
11:53 mike1mb : IKEA has some great lamps that probably provide similar lighting and some for about $10 ea
11:54 BiggiFraley : Would Adobe be easy enough to learn, though, or should I choose Pinnacle even if I could effort Adobe because it is better fot the beginner, Eldon?
11:54 SelfMadeCelo : Adobe is pretty easy to learn, just takes some getting use to.
11:54 cknicker : S, I’ve moved from the Dark Side, got a MBPro 2.4, 4GB, 512 VidRAM.  To justify spending the $$ I  showed my girlfriend the recorded session when you told me to go ahead and make the plunge.
11:54 SelfMadeCelo : I’m sure if you spent the time you can get down the basics to make a simple video
11:54 eldonletkeman-1 : Yeah, I’m toally self taught, try and surround yourself with peopl ewho know how as well.  Networking is key
11:54 bkajino : Ditto on the planning… dreams are only wishes if you don’t have an action plan
11:55 colmcgunnigle : Thanks so much Eldon
11:55 eldonletkeman-1 : No prob
11:55 MyklK : Wow – didn’t know about separate lights for subject and background!  I have a TON of lights already!  Still learning.
11:56 cknicker : Harvard Business School has tracked their graduates for 40+ years.  They have found tha clearly written goals are the second most important for success in business and in life.
11:56 MyklK : (I’ll have to do video with my sunglasses on!)
11:56 TCTC : Well gotta jam. . .Thanks for the great tips as always!
11:56 WildAngel : ballroom dancing is fun
11:56 colmcgunnigle : tennis AND ballroom dancing!
11:56 Toranika : The Hu’s on Strictly Come Dancing, lol.
11:56 eldonletkeman-1 : hehehe
11:57 TCTC : http://twitter.com/JeradB                                                               http://twitter.com/tctc
11:57 SelfMadeCelo : i’m off with TCTC time for lunch! http://twitter.com/SelfMadeCelo Have a great new year everyone! =)
11:57 Chrissyna : Love Family Life!
11:57 MyklK : Family Life is good stuff – check it.
11:57 RobNelson : http://twitter.com/RobGNelson Happy New Years to Everyone!
11:58 WildAngel : Sherman is getting very deep here-
11:58 colmcgunnigle : This is so good!!! Relationship advice and video advice both at the same time … this is my kinda show!
11:58 MyklK : blub blub
11:58 mike1mb : right up your alley Sandra
11:59 DulcitaLove : That is a good book: The Five Love Languages
11:59 eldonletkeman-1 : it’s good stuff, my wife and i need this, but we also have 4 small children, it’s gets difficult
11:59 colmcgunnigle : first I need a husband LOL !
11:59 eldonletkeman-1 : hehehe, go get him!
11:59 MyklK : Tell me about it.  It must start falling apart with the 4th kid (I have 4 too)
11:59 WildAngel : So do I.
11:59 Chrissyna : You can them For Men Only and For Women Only in audio too
12:00 eldonletkeman-1 : yeah, it does, 3 boys and 1 girl and I think my girl is the most dependant
12:00 JoselinMane : http://www.fivelovelanguages.com/
12:00 DulcitaLove : http://twitter.com/dulcitalove
12:00 MyklK : 1 girl and 3 boys for me (same, just the other way around )
12:00 WildAngel : Well let’s not discuss the sucky areas of my life
12:01 MyklK : @WildAngel HA!
12:01 RobNelson : I’m reading “Laugh your way to a Better Marriage” by Mark Gungor  Christmas present from my Wife!
12:02 mike1mb : WA no suck in 2009
12:02 colmcgunnigle : great title
12:02 colmcgunnigle : I believe in laughter
12:02 ustreamer-22475 : Aren’t you supposed to be doing the stomper call now?
12:02 MyklK : Doh!
12:02 WildAngel : yes better 2009
12:02 JoselinMane : link to Shaunti Feldhahn website author of for men only / for women only http://www.shaunti.com/BooksStudies/tabid/123/Default.aspx
12:03 AlexKaris : Sherman does Revolution have any VIDEO TUTORIALS YET…Also are you still PLANNING ON ONE THEM TUTORIALS?
12:03 BiggiFraley : http://www.twitter.com/BiggiFraley
12:03 WildAngel : whew… I thought he wanted to some kids away
12:03 AlexKaris : http://www.twitter.com/alexkaris
12:03 bkajino : children won’t be there for the rest of your life, but your spouse will
12:04 MyklK : Ah, when the children sleep!  That’s what the little rubber mallet is for.  Bonk! Bonk! Bonk! Bonk!  Time for talking.
12:04 eldonletkeman-1 : yay, I  use drugs
12:04 JoselinMane : http://twitter.com/JoselinMane
12:04 colmcgunnigle : I just ordered The five love languages for singles
12:04 colmcgunnigle : Thanks guys!
12:04 JoselinMane : cool!
12:05 MyklK : @colmcgunnigle – I hope you used Sherman’s affiliate link ;p
12:05 colmcgunnigle :
12:05 eldonletkeman-1 : http://www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman
12:05 WildAngel : This is what happens when Sarah leaves the house
12:06 JoselinMane : d’oh
12:06 WildAngel : Oh….
12:06 eldonletkeman-1 : cya
12:06 colmcgunnigle : Thanks for spending the extra time iwth us!
12:06 Toranika : I hope you have a Happy New Year!
12:06 bkajino : www.twitter.com/bkajino
12:06 BiggiFraley : bye, Happy New Year, all
12:06 MyklK : Hee hee! Bye!
12:06 cknicker : Thanks Sherman
12:06 Toranika : http://twitter.com/Toranika
12:06 Chrissyna : www.twitter.com/vaagogo
12:06 JoselinMane : htpp://twitter.com/JoselinMane
12:06 MyklK : www.twitter.com/MyklK (Michael K)
12:06 WildAngel : bye…http://twitter.com/sandraschubert
12:06 mrichardson : http://twitter.com/mrrichardson
12:06 colmcgunnigle : http://twitter.com/colmcgunnigle
12:06 BiggiFraley : now that was funny, thank god someone reminded him!
12:06 cknicker : twitter.com/cknicker
12:06 RexEveryhting : http://twitter.com/MitchPowellLive
12:07 graphic_guy : http://twitter.com/leighlundgren
12:07 WildAngel : bye sherman… Hahahan
12:07 MyklK : I think by the time he got to it – it was 10 minutes later…
12:07 MyklK : Those Stompers…
12:07 cknicker : Uh oh, Sherman doesn’t know he’s still on camera
12:07 WildAngel : that was fun… I like when Sherman just runs away
12:07 mike1mb : there he is again
12:07 mrichardson : Oh no that is kind of funny
12:07 mike1mb : http://twitter.com/mike1mb
12:08 WildAngel : wow that is sherman going on the call for Stompernet
12:08 MyklK : Are we going to sit in on his call?
12:08 JoselinMane : Mike when’s your next blue show?
12:08 WildAngel : sometimes he does that
12:08 mrichardson : bummer
12:08 MyklK : Well, we did hear ya’.
12:08 MyklK : <snip>
12:09 ustreamer-6837 : hii
12:09 mrichardson : Well I have to get some work done,  later every one!
12:09 mike1mb : nope
12:09 MyklK : @JoselinMane – Mike who? mike1mb?
12:09 AlexKaris : Happy New Year Folks….All teh best
12:09 WildAngel : mike1mb does a blues show…
12:09 JoselinMane : oh yeah sorry didn’t know there was another Mike here, unless u have a blue’s show too LOL
12:09 cknicker : Thank you everyone for all your good counsel.
12:09 MyklK : Ah.
12:09 mike1mb : I just haven;t had time for a show, but its in my plans
12:09 AlexKaris : http://www.twitter.com/alexkaris
12:10 mike1mb : mike1mb on ustream.tv
12:10 JoselinMane : cknicker thanks for joining the fun
12:10 eldonletkeman-1 : I’m planning on setting up a show soon about video tips and such
12:10 colmcgunnigle : bye everybody!

Last December, I published a 10 minute video about moving forward with intentionality, planning and focus – not just in business, but in all life areas. The video was very well received by many business owners and I’d like to re-share it with you.

In this 10 minute video, I reveal and walk you through a document for my own planning. You can use it as a sample for your own planning worksheet.

Wishing you the very best for 2009. May it bring you and your family many blessings and prosperity.

View this Review, Forecast & Planning video now

Fantastic pre-Christmas broadcast that saw 100+ guests on the show!

We spoke about so many different topics, ranging from video (Ustream, YouTube), blogging (WordPress, trackbacks), project management, podcast mics, camcorders, royalty free stock photography, video backdrop screens and much more!

This broadcast was featured on the home page of Ustream while it was LIVE – thanks Ustream.tv!

View this broadcast archive video and share your feedback and comments, ok? Cheers!

ps. Thanks to Cecil for the show notes! Thx!

Show Notes

12:56 RobNelson : hat covering the new cut?
12:56 WildAngel : it would help to unmute Sherma
12:57 ustreamer-86429 : hi there !
12:57 RobNelson : audio good
12:57 eldonletkeman : it’s great for me
12:58 WildAngel : I have 2 questions today
12:58 RobNelson : much snow in abby?
12:59 WildAngel : I create a video in movie maker how do I make it compatible w. youtube/other sites
12:59 JoselinMane : Que Pasa
12:59 RobNelson : Seasons Greetings to All!
01:58 JoselinMane : Season’s greetings
01:59 ustreamer-57532 : Sherman you have changed… from geek to cool
01:59 WildAngel : WP tells me this Akismet is not active. You must enter your WordPress.com API key
01:59 RobNelson : What’s on your Geek Gadget Christmas wish list?
01:59 MichaelMillman : Hey hey hey Sherman and followers. Happy Holidays to all!
01:59 eldonletkeman : Geek is cool!
01:59 WildAngel : I try to get the api key and I am stuck in a loop and have no key and 660 spam comments
01:59 eldonletkeman : I’m interested in that one
02:02 WilsonMattos : I almost got white background right. having a white balance problem. background looks a bit gray. I will get it soon!
02:03 eldonletkeman : WildAngel, if you can export to an MOV file, use the h.264 Codec. Youtube loves that codec.
02:03 graphic_guy : I have a home based graphic design business and I want to educate clients that they don’t need someone onsite to do their work. Can you recommend a project management tool for remotely communicating with clients that works on Mac and or PC?
02:03 shermanlive : Livescribe pen
02:03 TCTC : That pen is amamzing
02:04 shermanlive : Canon Mach II 5D
02:04 maverick88 : Live scribe only in theUS
02:04 violinstudent : my wife loves the Livescribe pen idea
02:04 ustreamer-57532 : lurking – actually spying on you – I got the livescribe, turned it into a product where people see my journal online
02:04 shermanlive : reverie video – canon usa
02:04 JoselinMane : http://www.livescribe.com/
02:04 WildAngel : Thanks Sherman and Eldon
02:04 MichaelMillman : Super low light performance
02:05 shermanlive : Sanyo 1010
02:05 shermanlive : Macbook Pro
02:06 SelfMadeCelo : i’ve already bought my macbook so i’m set this christmas lol
02:06 WildAngel : I would love a new computer for the financially challegned
02:06 ustreamer-78810 : Hi Sherman, when I want to make my voice sound better (recorded with rode podcaster), what software/settings could I use? Make my voice ‘warmer’?
02:06 TCTC : I’ve been wanting a MacBook Pro as well or a Canon XL1 =)
02:07 JoselinMane : http://www.warmcards.com/
02:07 ustreamer-57532 : Just picked up logitech wireless headset – bit tight with my big head
02:07 eldonletkeman : I have my Canon XHA1, so I’m set
02:07 eldonletkeman : I would like Apple TV though
02:07 RobNelson : My 6yo 32inch tv Died… so Plasma or Lcd 42 inch, 1080p ?
02:08 shermanlive : http://blip.tv/learning/export/
02:08 maverick88 : just got logitech usb mike
02:08 eldonletkeman : and a 42″ + television
02:08 SelfMadeCelo : basecamp is nice
02:08 shermanlive : www.basecamphq.com
02:08 JoselinMane : I used basecamp
02:09 maverick88 : Also try huddle.net which has a little bit more than basecamp, online collaboration on docs
02:09 JoselinMane : I mean I use for like 15 projects
02:10 MichaelMillman : Canon
02:10 graphic_guy : thanks Sherman. Just what I was looking for
02:10 SelfMadeCelo : no 2.4GHz 13.3″. got a GERAT deal on it
02:10 SelfMadeCelo : ..err GREAT** lol
02:12 ustreamer-34713 : How about Garage Band for voice options?
02:12 ustreamer-35123 : I’m on a pc, thanks for the great mike tips!
02:12 MichaelMillman : Proximity effect with cardiod pattern mics. Close micing creates more bass
02:13 brandrider : Sherman, what mike are you using? Thanks.
02:14 ustreamer-99116 : Hey
02:15 MyklK : Checking out Mr. Hu’s show for the first time.
02:15 laroncarter : Merry Christmas Sherman – Following on FB & Twitter
02:15 WildAngel : I would like a mac and HP touchsmart computer…if I am wishing
02:15 MichaelMillman : I do voiceovers, been in the audio biz, done some radio, yes.
02:16 kbunting : Sherman, have you setup WP Wishlist for a membership site yet?
02:16 shermanlive : RODE PODCAST MIC NT1-A
02:16 shermanlive : NT1-A
02:16 MyklK : (Michael K)
02:16 MyklK :
02:16 JoselinMane : Que Pasa MyklK!
02:17 MyklK : Read about Sherman in Net Effect – checking him out!
02:17 reslynn : where can i get royalty free and free pictures?
02:17 MichaelMillman : http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman – I do follow all back
02:18 SelfMadeCelo : im actually thinking about using WishList but had no idea if it would work for us
02:18 MyklK : Michael K
02:18 MichaelMillman : Mostly a copywriter/polisher and do voiceovers and audio/video production too
02:18 eldonletkeman : reslyn: I use www.sxu.hu
02:18 TCTC : Reslynn. . . http://www.sxc.hu/ Free Stock Photos
02:18 shermanlive : SXC.HU
02:18 shermanlive : FreeFoto.com
02:18 indiebusiness-2914 : Hey Sherman, just finished my weekly Indie Business Radio Show, had to head on over here to chat with you!
02:18 shermanlive : iStockPhoto.com
02:18 eldonletkeman : sxc.hu, sorry
02:18 indiebusiness-2914 : http://www.123rf.com for free photos too.
02:18 maverick88 : @Sherman how do I get the list of similar related posts under a post? If it is a plugin, problem as I don’t have SEmio. other options?
02:19 takitaki : Uyhjjk
02:19 SelfMadeCelo : i think we might buy and try for the 30 days =)
02:19 indiebusiness-2914 : You rock man!!
02:20 indiebusiness-2914 : Fabulous! Last show of the year. Starting my 4th year now!
02:20 ustreamer-34713 : What do you think about using your real name vs an alias on your blog? Any downside to YOU using your real name?
02:20 JoselinMane : FYI your on Ustream’s Homepage again two weeks in a row
02:20 SelfMadeCelo : Joselin – three weeks! it was on week before last too
02:20 chelleyroxs08-1 : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/merry-christmas%21%21%21%21%21
02:20 SoundsOnline : Hey Sherman, I was just wondering what kind of microphone are you currently using? Model.
02:21 JoselinMane : yes excellent!
02:21 MyklK : (Michael K) video question – are you standing infront of something white? Or a green screen? Thanks.
02:21 SharkByte : Nice Dancing!
02:21 indiebusiness-2914 : Just created shortyaward for husbandfather, go nominate Sherman now!
02:21 FREDX : HI SHERMAN
02:21 JoselinMane : SoundOnline Sherm uses 02:17 shermanlive : RODE PODCAST MIC MT1-A 02:17 shermanlive : NT1-A
02:21 indiebusiness-2914 : Thanks for asking about radio show. 2008 Archives here: http://www.indiebusinessradio.com/2008_archives.html
02:22 SoundsOnline : Thank JoeslinMane
02:22 MichaelMillman : Eben Pagan used David DeAngleo for Double Your Dating
02:22 indiebusiness-2914 : Sherman, we did live Ustream broadcast last week. ‘Net connection got interrupted in middle. Had to refresh connection. Didn’t lose viewers, just did have coronary. Any suggestions?
02:22 TCTC : Sherman is quite the comedian today =P
02:22 WildAngel : Use other name for products that arent your brand
02:23 shermanlive : RODE NT1-A
02:23 SoundsOnline : Thanks a lot!
02:23 FREDX : How do you get such a sharp picture
02:23 shermanlive : DVeStore.com – ask for Guy
02:23 WildAngel : Who cuts your hair?
02:23 iclayway : how do you run the music into your stream sherman?
02:23 SharkByte : Question, I had downloaded the FME plug in and am noticed in ustream that audio is lagging when I am streaming. picture comes first. any suggestions?
02:24 SharkByte : New to ustream
02:24 ustreamer-34713 : Just got a Blue SnowBall mike. Love the retro look, and it doesn’t sound bad either!
02:24 SharkByte : suggestions to FME and just ustream program
02:25 JoselinMane : Here is link to Rode Mic http://www.dvcreators.net/rode-nt1-a-large-diaphragm-condenser-microphone/
02:26 ustreamer-15785 : Sherman, How exactly do you backup a WordPress database?
02:26 ustreamer-60261 : Say name of camera again please
02:26 indiebusiness-2914 : Is that a chromakey background? Or a real white piece of cardboard?
02:27 ustreamer-60261 : I’m looking to buy one…
02:27 kizmet : Sherman, how about hooking up your sound?
02:27 eldonletkeman : It’s a soft setting: HD to SD
02:27 shermanlive : http://StudioRouge.ca
02:27 MyklK : (Michael K) 2nd indeb’s Q: Is that a chromakey background? Or a real white piece of cardboard?
02:27 yogiwan-1 : Just switched to ATT Uverse Increased upstream speeds to around 3 to 5 meg and download at 18 meg and it has improved video quality as well.
02:28 indiebusiness-2914 : Have you tried http://www.stickam.com?
02:28 drflower-1704 : hey! I see someone I know!
02:28 ustreamer-48124 : how are you running your mic?
02:28 JoselinMane : brb
02:28 SoundsOnline : How come evertime you talk, the music volume lowers? And when you don’t talk, it plays normal? What a cool effect!
02:29 ustreamer-2824 : Sherman: this is my first time; you have given me some great information – Thank you!
02:29 ustreamer-60261 : Thinking about buying a MAC, are you able to run Windows program well?
02:29 SharkByte : thansk!
02:29 indiebusiness-2914 : Hi drflower!! Great to see you here!! Shouting out!!
02:29 drflower-1704 : hey indiebusiness!! are you taking notes??
02:29 lasiter_mcl : Is your mic direct, or are you using some kind of mixer??
02:30 PaulRamsayCH : Sherman, you know things are changing all the time when it comes to tech and the web. What do you think the next big development in blogging will be?
02:30 ustreamer-15785 : Most kind!
02:30 indiebusiness-2914 : Yay!! More Sherman!! Merry Christmas!!
02:31 WildAngel : Sherman rocks
02:31 drflower-1704 : JoselinMane tweeted this show..that’s how I found it
02:31 ustreamer-57620 : hey sherman, do you recommend any outsourcers that can affordably install mulitple wordpress blogs? yes, you do rock. Thanks.
02:31 WilsonMattos : Backups are WAY easier
02:32 WilsonMattos : Check out the video I created: http://jumpclix.com/autohostbackup
02:32 ustreamer-15785 : That was helpful. Thank you!
02:32 WilsonMattos : I show how to backup entire hosting account
02:32 shermanlive : Panasonic PV-GS150
02:33 lasiter_mcl : How do you run your sound??
02:34 ustreamer-55129 : Yes we want to see it
02:34 ustreamer-55129 : Is it always fixed there?
02:34 ustreamer-55129 : Love that you are doing longer show – we love you Sherman
02:35 drflower-1704 : lol
02:35 eldonletkeman : hey sarah
02:35 drflower-1704 : hey sherman’s wife!!!
02:35 ustreamer-55129 : Hi Sarah!
02:36 reslynn : sherman…i got a suggestion for like FAQ for repetitive question , session where you could just post a link in your email newsletter or you could also have a link frequently showing in your chat for FAQ…just a suggestion…Merry Xmas brotha!
02:36 ustreamer-57620 : yo, sarah! happy holidays!
02:36 TCTC : Stickam and Justin.tv are more geared towards different types of things from what I’ve seen.
02:36 kizmet : (Hooking up your sound): I have a dj set and im trying to hook up my sound to ustream. how would i do that?
02:36 kizmet : (Hooking up your sound): I have a dj set and im trying to hook up my sound to ustream. how would i do that?
02:37 ustreamer-60261 : mogulus.com has work well for us
02:37 FREDX : what’s the best thing you like aboiut USTream?
02:37 indiebusiness-2914 : How does Ustream consulting work? Hourly? Is there a link for services?
02:39 ustreamer-34713 : Love the “mac-like” look of your show, the black clothes against the white ground and the corner mike. Very elegant. Plus the music… great production values.
02:39 ustreamer-15785 : Can you please clarify how to actually DO trackbacks? I have no specific idea about that. I sometimes see stuff in the comments that looks as if it is a treackback request, but I don’t even know what they really look like anyway. Apart from that though, how do I myself do trackbacks? Thanks.
02:39 SoundsOnline : lol
02:40 ustreamer-57620 : are these shows archived? where?
02:40 jbrownsplace : Would you use XLR mics if you had the chance? and Why?
02:40 ustreamer-60261 : using wireless I’m at 9386 kb/s 1005 kb/s upload – is this good?
02:40 FREDX : Sherman, I’ve always been following you since Stomper, and SMARTS,… I have to say the one thing keeps me hooked.. is your positive attitude and sense of humor… Thanks for all the giving you do!!
02:41 shermanlive : Behringer Eurorack UBB1002
02:41 lasiter_mcl : thanks
02:42 brandrider : Ditto the thanks.
02:42 drflower-1704 : what about netmeeting style for broadcast? We see you, what about your viewers?
02:42 ustreamer-15785 : What’s a blog??
02:42 ustreamer-5528 : hi , how much upstream do you have?
02:42 lasiter_mcl : why?
02:42 drflower-1704 : don’t stab yourself!
02:42 ustreamer-55129 : whats a blog?
02:42 Drewmation : whats a blog?
02:42 JoselinMane : what’s Micro blog LOL
02:42 ustreamer-18544 : whats a blog?
02:43 Drewmation : I’m NEW!!!!!
02:43 ustreamer-55129 : whats a micro blog?
02:43 eldonletkeman : what’s it a blog?
02:43 ustreamer-55129 : what’s Twitter?
02:43 RobNelson : us 15785 He meant stab yourself
02:43 ustreamer-55129 : He He He
02:43 ustreamer-55129 : or Ho Ho ho would be better
02:43 Drewmation : HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM NEW TO UR SHOW!!!
02:43 IanStuart : There was an article in Wired mag saying blogging is dead
02:43 technorev : TechnoRev is here
02:43 PaulRamsayCH : Thanks, man. Glad I found you here today.
02:43 ustreamer-55129 : Drewmation – are you serious that you don;t know?
02:44 Drewmation : no
02:44 ustreamer-55129 : No we don;t want other people here – you are our secret weapon
02:45 SelfMadeCelo : oDesk.com =)
02:45 JoselinMane : http://www.odesk.com/w/
02:46 ustreamer-57620 : excellent advice on the outsourcers,. thanks a million.
02:46 Drewmation : Hey Sherman! I have an Xbox 360 and i dont want to spend 20 bucks for an Xbox headset, can i use a usb headset for my 360?
02:46 lasiter_mcl : I assume you’re using fme. What bit rate and frame rate and stuff like that do you set it on??
02:47 lasiter_mcl : for the best quality?
02:47 ustreamer-5528 : congrats ,for your great show , are you using the ustream broadcaster ? how much bandwith (upstream ) you have ?
02:48 JoselinMane : Happy Holidays all if you missed my tweet QuickBookPro Free today at Staples http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/p4__246612_Business_Supplies_1_10051_
FEATURED:SC3:CG5
02:49 iclayway : sherman have you heard ot know of the samson G trach?
02:49 RobNelson : Gotta run.. have to pu my neighbour at the vets office..
All the best to everyone. and Sherman and his family!
02:49 WildAngel : It is enough for me to try video- live streaming…no
02:49 JoselinMane : ciao RobNelson
02:50 JoselinMane : WildAngel Just do it!
02:50 ustreamer-60261 : mogulus just released DV version for $250 a month
02:50 WildAngel : No Joselin I won’t
02:50 kizmet : do you have any suggestions on webcam programs suchas webcammax?
02:50 ustreamer-60261 : I’m mean HD
02:50 technorev : I thought it was $350 per month for the private channel
02:50 indiebusiness-2914 : I have heard that Camtwist makes Ustream’s picture in
picture work well from a Mac.
02:50 WildAngel : Doing BTR is too much for me
02:50 WildAngel : I am shy
02:50 yogiwan-1 : 110 viewers today Good crowd for Christmas week
02:51 ustreamer-27744 : just checking this place out first time user
02:51 JoselinMane : ahh I hear you, the world will have to miss out
02:51 WildAngel : You can hear my melodious voice in 2009
02:51 drflower-1704 : aha! indiebusiness working the multibroadcast angle!
02:51 indiebusiness-2914 : yes, you said you offered Ustream consulting. Asking about
YOUR services!
02:52 iclayway : sherman do you know how to chroma key live on a PC to stream
it to a service like ustream.tv ?
02:53 SelfMadeCelo : gotta cut out early, time for christmas party. take care
02:53 ustreamer-60261 : Sherman, I have an idea I’d like to discuss with you. What’s
the best way to be in touch offline?
02:54 ustreamer-67935 : hj
02:54 MyklK : (Michael K) Excellent descrpition of a “Track Back” (re-watch the show
to find out)
02:54 WildAngel : I just did 2 trackbacks today. I forget to do them.
02:55 TCTC : See ya Sherman SelfMadeCelo and I have out companies Christmas
Party to go to at Red Lobster! Thanks for the Extended show Happy Holidays!
02:55 TCTC : Be Sure to add us http://twitter.com/JeradB

http://twitter.com/TCTC

http://twitter.com/SelfMadeCelo

02:56 WildAngel : bye guys
02:56 ustreamer-15785 : Thanks, that trackback talk helped. But… I get “trackback”
URLS that get caught in spam, i.e. Akismet. Are these real trackback requests or false? Thank you.
02:57 ustreamer-18544 : does a trackback have to be relevant to a post or if you
mention a particular person just trackback to thier blog
02:57 technorev : Be sure to add us as well www.twitter.com/technorev
02:57 eldonletkeman : www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman
02:57 technorev : By the way, I do notice your new hair from last week
02:57 JoselinMane : http://twitter.com/JoselinMane
02:57 ustreamer-67935 : speak you netherlands
02:58 ustreamer-55129 : what’s the name?
02:58 ustreamer-67935 : kirsten
02:59 ustreamer-55129 : no whats the name of the usb mic he mentioned
03:00 maverick88 : http://www.twitter.com/maverick18
03:00 ustreamer-34713 : rode podcaster on amazon for $199
03:00 technorev : Thanks for the info, but how do you profit from it. For instance,
are the lower thirds you’re showing a revenue generator?
03:00 ustreamer-55129 : thanks ustreamer 34713
03:00 WildAngel : Whoa knocked myself out of ustream..
03:00 MichaelMillman : Want me to follow you? Easy…Follow me & I follow back! http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman I specialize in copywriting/polishing and
marketing strategies
03:01 maverick88 : Thanks Sherman – off to Colligan’s office hour. Merry Christmas!
03:01 eldonletkeman : One more question: What’s a blog?
03:01 WildAngel : those dance moves are a bit scary…I’ll like ‘em
03:01 reslynn : http://www.twitter.com/reslynn
03:02 FREDX : One more question: is there a way to get rid of the annoying new ads
on UStream broadcasts.. even a paid upgrade?
03:03 reslynn : Hey Sherman…speaking of “Over Delivery” …You just put it in LIVE Version…youre doing great!
03:04 ustreamer-23032 : hallo
03:04 ustreamer-60261 : http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/
16-11/st_essay
03:04 ustreamer-23032 : hi
03:05 ustreamer-23032 : what are you doing
03:06 WildAngel : NOOOoo
03:06 WildAngel : noooo
03:06 WildAngel : nooo
03:06 ustreamer-34713 : Great show… bye!
03:07 yogiwan-1 : Will there be a show next week?
03:07 kizmet : thanks for all of the suggestions! see you next week!
03:07 ustreamer-5528 : can you use camtwist with ustream?
03:07 WildAngel : You are mean… but no camera ha!
03:08 kizmet : 5528: yeah
03:08 WildAngel : Not singing… geez talking…
03:08 technorev : check out www.technorevcards.com
03:09 ustreamer-5528 : Colombia and Venezuela say hellow , at least
7 friends from south america are watching you
03:10 shermanlive : http://twitter.com/shermanhu
03:10 eldonletkeman : www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman
03:10 WilsonMattos : http://twitter.com/WilsonMattos
03:10 reslynn : http://twitter.com/reslynn
03:10 MichaelMillman : Want me to follow you? Easy…Follow me & I follow back! http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman I specialize in copywriting/polishing and marketing strategies
03:10 technorev : www.twitter.com/battleforthefam
03:11 JoselinMane : http://twitter.com/JoselinMane
03:11 indiebusiness-2914 : My Twitter id is http://twitter.com/indiebusiness. Merry Christmas everyone!
03:11 ustreamer-15785 : Thanks, that trackback talk helped. But… I get “trackback”
URLS that get caught in spam, i.e. Akismet. Are these real trackback requests or false?
Thank you.
03:11 graphic_guy : http://twitter.com/leighlundgren
03:11 brandrider : Sherman, Sarah & kiddos, Merry Christmas and Happy
Holidays!! Same to everyone!!
03:12 ustreamer-16383 : hi
03:12 WildAngel : http://twitter.com/sandraschubert
03:12 yogiwan-1 : http://twitter.com/yogiwan
03:12 MichaelMillman : thanks yogi & indie…I’ve followed back :~)
03:12 ustreamer-13453 : Merry Christmas my friend and thanks! Cheers.
03:12 ustreamer-16383 : hey Sherman…thanks for info…i just came on for the first time…
03:12 IanStuart : http://twitter.com/IanStuart Merry Xmas all!
03:12 MyklK : http://twitter.com/MyklK (Michael K)
03:12 JoselinMane : Happy Holiday’s All!
03:12 MichaelMillman : Want me to follow you? Easy…Follow me & I follow back! http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman I specialize in copywriting/polishing
and marketing strategies
03:12 WildAngel : Happy Holidays to everyone…
03:12 ustreamer-16383 : buon natale
03:12 ustreamer-15785 : Happy Xmas!
03:12 eldonletkeman : thanks, my good man! Merry Christmas
03:12 ustreamer-29792 : MERRY CHRISTMAS SHERMAN
03:12 MichaelMillman : Happy Holidays Sherman & Everyone!
03:13 HotSpotsLive : GOD bless every one
03:13 ustreamer-16383 : thank you sherman
03:13 MyklK : Great show!
03:14 MichaelMillman : thanks reslynn…I’ve followed back :~)
03:14 jbrownsplace : I am not seeing the rating area
03:14 ustreamer-16383 : bucketheads
03:14 ustreamer-55129 : bye Sherman
03:14 ustreamer-16383 : or do u have the zombie remix
03:14 ustreamer-16383 : lol
03:14 MichaelMillman : Want me to follow you? Easy…Follow me & I follow back! http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman I specialize in copywriting/
polishing and marketing strategies
03:14 MyklK : I think the rating is under Show Info.
03:14 indiebusiness-2914 : I’m following everyone who left Twitter id.
Love meeting new people! Happy holidays all!
03:14 ustreamer-16383 : whats twitter
03:14 MichaelMillman : thanks eldon…I’ve followed back :~)
03:14 jbrownsplace : Got it thanks MyklK
03:15 reslynn : merry christmas to you too michaelmillman!!! we’ll be intouch!
03:15 jbrownsplace : Great Show Sherman
03:15 MyklK : My 1st show (trying to pick up uStream tips befare I try! )
03:15 MichaelMillman : Most excellent show Sherman…I vote for an hour from now on ;~)
03:15 brandrider : Sherman, I don’t see where to rate the show.
03:15 ustreamer-16383 : mykik
03:15 ustreamer-16383 : me too
03:16 ustreamer-16383 : sherman…who can i do this?
03:16 ustreamer-16383 : how
03:16 JoselinMane : Look under schedule, within Show Info
03:16 reslynn : merry christmas to you indiebusiness!!!
03:16 jbrownsplace : Under is B&W Pic
03:16 JoselinMane : Under Sherman’s face you will see the stars
03:16 ustreamer-15785 : I don’t even know how to login, let alone rate the show!!
03:16 MyklK : 6383: Get a uStream account and click Broadcast Now and GO!
03:16 WildAngel : I finally added my api key…bye bye spammers
03:16 ustreamer-5528 : can you use camtwist with ustream
03:17 MichaelMillman : Under Sherman’s Mr. Cool “James Dean” photo
03:17 jbrownsplace : Peace out man… Have a good one
03:17 ustreamer-16383 : lasgna
03:17 JoselinMane : and fruitcake LOL
03:17 WildAngel : joselin can I tape and upload to ustream?
03:18 ustreamer-5528 : men if syou keep doing like this you ewill have
To broadcast with cc en spainsh
03:18 JoselinMane : him for that you should upload to YouTube
03:18 MichaelMillman : Last Call: Want me to follow you? Easy…
Follow me & I follow back! http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman I specialize
in copywriting/polishing and marketing strategies
03:18 JoselinMane : WildAngel – Ustream was designed for stream
03:18 MichaelMillman : Bye everyone…be safe and warm this season
03:19 WildAngel : OK… I may not see you next week then
03:19 ustreamer-13453 : later gator!
03:19 MichaelMillman : Is it possible to log the chat?
03:19 ustreamer-5528 : bolivia says hi
03:19 yogiwan-1 : no help I only have from 11:58
03:19 ustreamer-13453 : no funky christmas muzak?
03:19 JoselinMane : I copied bits and pieces Sherm
03:19 WildAngel : I lost connection.. so no go
03:19 WilsonMattos : sherman, maybe using another IRC client
03:20 WilsonMattos : that has more buffer
03:20 ustreamer-55129 : doesn’t seem to give us the whole history
03:20 iDynasty : Bye
03:20 yogiwan-1 : Later looking forward to seeing you in Atlanta
03:21 ustreamer-16383 : italy too
03:21 JoselinMane : it only buffers a certain amount it’s a pain if there is a lot of chat activity
03:21 WildAngel : Bye everyone see you all later
03:21 JoselinMane : Have a great day All
03:24 shermanlive : Share your feedback with me on Twitter ok? Would like to know
your takeaways and value received today – send me at http://twitter.com/shermanhu

When you record a video on your Flixwagon iPhone app, it’ll post to your channel on 12Seconds.tv. Firstly, you’ll have to add your Flixwagon details to your 12Seconds.tv account.

Note that at this time, you’ll need to have a jailbroken iPhone to install Flixwagon via the Cydia Installer.

Here’s a quick 12 second video I recorded on my jailbroken iPhone that linked to my 12Seconds.tv channel.

Hey peeps, this 12 second video was created using the 12Seconds iPhone app, combining 3 photos taken from my iPhone, and my short audio recording. Merry Christmas!

Many blessings to you and yours from The Hu’s! Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

Wishing you bountiful blessings of health, wealth and prosperity

ps. Below is the video player offered by Animoto, the service used to create this video.

Discovered today that the “Half Hour Huddle” at http://ShermanHu.tv is now a “Featured Show” on Ustream.tv. Thanks to all my peeps who support the show with your weekly attendance, brilliant questions and sharing the show with your friends.

On this show, we cover questions about WordPress blogging, data feeds, creating 3D box graphics, broadcasting LIVE with Ustream, podcast mics, my video studio setup, hacking iPhones, and getting free stock photography. Check the notes below for when these questions were asked on the show.

Show Notes

11:03 RKCastillo : Also wondering if you know any plugins to post like 8 pictures all in a row?
11:04 WildAngel : I support you with my love Sherman
11:04 GeorgeKedourie : and i am looking for a plugin to datafeed into with articles for sale
11:04 BiggiFraley : Thanks for telling me. I am now logged in successfully for the first time.
11:04 shioti : Hi Sherman.  I was trying out broadcasting this past week. and I tried using FME for a higher resolution/clearer video. but it is clearer alright but it made the broadcast in high speed. my audio was like 1.5 speen faster.  I guess I want to ask you what should I do to have a clear video
11:04 shioti : and good sound
11:04 BiggiFraley : Oooh, looks like I am allowed to talk now!
11:04 WildAngel : I have been really dim and can’t figure out how to update my wp as wp requested
11:04 shioti : what do you use?
11:04 BiggiFraley : Hi everyone and Happy Monday!
11:04 shioti : your sound is perfect and your video doesnt stop and go
11:04 GeorgeKedourie : worst case a plugin to add the items for sale manually
11:04 AlexKaris : GRAB THIS and paste it in your twitter feed – RT “Half Hour Huddle” goes LIVE right now at http://ShermanHu.tv – let your peeps know U R rockin’ it at the Huddle!

11:05 MichaelMillman : First time seeing you in a cap. Bad hair day? ;~)
11:05 GeorgeKedourie : abba had a house about 20 kms from me in mallorca
11:05 griff366 : Hi BiggiFraley – welcome
11:06 DaleMaxwell : Thanks for the tip boxshot3d.com love the app
11:07 DaleMaxwell : Have you tried the livescribe.com pen looks cool
11:07 BiggiFraley : What’s the best way / place to “share my engaging story?” Does it just mean putting something personal in my posts and web site here and there?
11:07 paulcolligan : which program did you unlock you generation 1 iphone with for use on “another network?”
11:13 GeorgeKedourie : datafeeds from vendors yes. A plugin that can accept those datafeeds.that is what I am looking for
11:13 shioti : Adobe Flash Media encoder
11:14 paulcolligan : is sherman getting choppy for anyone else – or just my lousy connection?
11:14 michelletrent : Hi All, running late
11:14 carolicious : not chappy here
11:14 GeorgeKedourie : choppy in spain
11:14 RKCastillo : just your connection
11:14 shioti : on the ustream consule panel there is an option for higher broadcast and it made me install the FME
11:14 SelfMadeCelo : sometimes a little choppy for me
11:14 shermanlive-1 : RODE Podcaster Mic
11:15 RKCastillo : what type of mic do you recommend for doing voice overs?
11:15 WildAngel : Fries? Did I hear fries?
11:16 cknicker : no, please skip the country
11:16 HuckC21 : Chicken Fried is a great song!
11:17 WildAngel : :O
11:17 HuckC21 : … and I’m not a redneck.
11:17 RobNelson : y’all got the ball cap on! I thought u had gone country!
11:17 JuneM2 : hey Michelle
11:17 michelletrent : Hey Hey JUne!
11:18 DaleMaxwell : What settings in dreamweaver to change so the html code matches what wordPress wants?  /p vs /b  post work fine unless I redit them then all formatting breaks
11:18 WildAngel : fallen on the floor w. shock
11:18 WildAngel : Thanks Sherman
11:19 ChrisBradley : Not sure if my first post came through.. few weeks ago you gave me a site to trascribe video, can you give that again…and can you discuss the power of RSS and submitting to RSS directories  Thanks!
11:20 JuneM2 : CHICKEN
11:20 WildAngel : Sherman do extensions until it gets long
11:20 michelletrent : no no, don’t give up now
11:20 shioti : Do you use anyother software to compliment your broadcast or do you just use the ustream broadcast consule? do you just click broadcast then go?
11:20 paulcolligan : uh …
11:20 paulcolligan : mallorca ain’t u.k.
11:20 paulcolligan : is it george
11:20 GeorgeKedourie : spain
11:20 michelletrent : there u go, extensions re WildAngel
11:20 paulcolligan : did the beatles hang out there too
11:21 paulcolligan : been there twice – no more beautiful place on the planet
11:21 paulcolligan : (didn’t know george then)
11:22 Acrole : Hi Sherman, I’m new, new : ) What type of light do you use as you are broadcasting?
11:22 michelletrent : Paul, u knew George?
11:22 WildAngel : I am all 4 the long hair
11:22 paulcolligan : love geroge
11:22 griff366 : Hi Paul – Sheman’s video stream is smooth for me.
11:23 paulcolligan : i used pownage
11:23 SelfMadeCelo : QuickPwn or Pwnage
11:23 RKCastillo : How do I send that stuff to you on twitter?  Is there a message link or something?
11:23 JuneM2 : Hey sherman Bawana.com has a video demo on that
11:23 shermanlive-1 : http://hackthatphone.com
11:23 shermanlive-1 : pwnagetool
11:23 paulcolligan : ok
11:23 paulcolligan : i wasn’t able to get it registered
11:23 paulcolligan : kept asking to verify phone
11:23 paulcolligan : thanks of rht link – i’ll look at that
11:23 SelfMadeCelo : you unlocked 3g or jailbroke?
11:24 HuckC21 : What equipment do you use for your broadcast?
11:25 GeorgeKedourie : Thank You! Sheman
11:25 cknicker : type teli’s name please
11:25 JuneM2 : Its good here
11:25 paulcolligan : i’m wifi
11:25 animegen : it’s not choppy for me
11:25 cknicker : No chop for me
11:25 paulcolligan : and pumping a LOT of stuff down my pipe right now
11:25 paulcolligan : that’s why i asked
11:25 michelletrent :
11:26 cknicker : who got the spelling of teli’s name?
11:26 shermanlive-1 : RODE NT1-A
11:27 realsource : I use the Samson CO1U Microphone
11:28 JuneM2 : What are you doing wednsday night
11:28 JuneM2 : FAB
11:28 michelletrent : June is FAB!
11:28 WildAngel : Who is June? Hi June
11:29 JuneM2 : in dw, you can use div tag
11:29 shermanlive-1 : http://CastingWords.com
11:29 JuneM2 : looks like a box on the tool bar, and can also assign css and put in your css file
11:29 michelletrent : June is @MediaCollective
11:30 HuckC21 : How does one find chat commands for ustream?
11:30 paulcolligan : thanks sher!
11:30 JuneM2 : NO PAIN NO GAIN
11:31 realsource : I have had problems connecting ping.fm to myspace are there any other websites that will aggregate rss to myspace blogs
11:31 WildAngel : Thanks Michelle for June info
11:31 michelletrent : You’re welcome!
11:32 JuneM2 : Whats with the ustream ppc ads on video ack
11:33 shioti : Thank you so much of all your FREE advise Sherman.
11:33 GeorgeKedourie : teli adlam
11:33 JuneM2 : IPhone
11:33 Acrole : Thank you for your answer.
11:34 HuckC21 : You did!
11:34 HuckC21 : Thanks!
11:34 SelfMadeCelo : lol no unlocking is to use on other service, jailbroke is to install third-party apps, or you could do both
11:34 shermanlive-1 : Teli Adlam
11:34 Acrole : What type of backdrop doyou have… a wall?
11:34 phaynes : Googlevideo length limiited all of a sudden?
11:35 MichaelMillman : Backdrop
11:35 JuneM2 : almost looked like floating teeth
11:36 Acrole : Thank you VERY Much!!!
11:36 MichaelMillman : Twitter IDs everyone? I share info on persuasion copy polishing & marketing strategies & follow all back: http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman :~)
11:36 shermanlive-1 : http://twitter.com/shermanhu
11:36 DaleMaxwell : Thanks Sherman
11:36 JuneM2 : Thanks hat dude
11:36 shermanlive-1 : http://twitter.com/tutorialu
11:36 TCTC : http://twitter.com/jeradb
11:36 HuckC21 : http://twitter.com/HuckC21
11:36 RobNelson : http://twitter.com/RobGNelson
11:36 BiggiFraley : You are awesome! Thank you so much!
11:36 SelfMadeCelo : http://www.twitter.com/selfmadecelo
11:36 Chrissyna : www.twitter.com/vaagogo
11:36 WildAngel : http://twitter.com/sandraschubert
11:36 BiggiFraley : http://www.twitter.com/BiggiFraley
11:36 Chrissyna : and we love your brain dumps!
11:37 GeorgeKedourie : http://twitter.com/GeorgeKedourie
11:37 paulcolligan : http://www.twitter.com/colligan
11:37 JuneM2 : @MediaCollective
11:37 shermanlive-1 : http://freefoto.com
11:37 WildAngel : 45 media huddle?
11:37 shermanlive-1 : http://sxc.hu
11:37 phaynes : http://twitter.com/PhyllisHaynes
11:37 animegen : http://twitter.com/Benu
11:37 michelletrent : http://twitter.com/michelletrent
11:37 IanStuart : http://www.twitter.com/IanStuart
11:37 DaleMaxwell : http://twitter.com/DaleMaxwell
11:38 shioti : I hope someone can help me with this dumb question:  what is twitter?
11:38 shermanlive-1 : http://trafficgeyser.com/blog
11:38 shermanlive-1 : 10x10x4
11:38 SelfMadeCelo : haha how funny, i was just starting an upload on Traffic Geyser
11:38 GeorgeKedourie : please type in the .hu address
11:38 BiggiFraley : Yes, I like those videos and would recommend them!
11:38 shermanlive-1 : Video Affiliate Marketing
11:38 WildAngel : What were the stock photos
11:38 JuneM2 : not dumb shioti, just go to twitter.com sign up and its pretty obv. micro blog meets im
11:39 BiggiFraley : twitter is a microblogging platform – social media – fun, fun, fun
11:39 shioti : Thanks JuneM2
11:39 GeorgeKedourie : shioti…go to twitter.com and start to play
11:39 GeorgeKedourie : and thanks Sherman!!
11:39 MichaelMillman : I think I got everyone followed. I’m a symmetrical follower so a follow back will keep me following you too. Look forward to tweeting with ya :~)
11:39 RobNelson : Thanks Sherman for all the great information!
11:40 BiggiFraley : thx, michael – see you on twitter
11:40 WildAngel : Thank you Sherman…
11:40 MichaelMillman : You betcha Biggi
11:40 BiggiFraley : Great show, Sherman! Thanks a bunch!
11:40 Acrole : Bye, Bye
11:40 paulcolligan : youdaman
11:40 paulcolligan : butyouknowthat
11:40 MichaelMillman : Thanks as always Sherman…you rock dude
11:40 griff366 : www.twitter.com/jimgriff
11:40 paulcolligan : spacebarisbroken
11:40 TimJudge : 5* 4 u
11:40 griff366 : Good stuff Sherman
11:40 MichaelMillman : http://Twitter.com/MichaelMillman
11:41 HuckC21 : Good stuff Sherman… 2nd show and will be back for more.
11:41 animegen : good info Sherman
11:42 IanStuart : Thanks Sherman..btw got the Panasonic on ebay
11:42 TimJudge : did you like that pic with posh spice for your bday?
11:42 RobNelson : off to promote some affiliate programs
11:42 TimJudge : enjoy see ya
11:42 IanStuart : 150
11:43 IanStuart : 177 with abunch of extra lenses
11:44 WildAngel : Thanks for the animoto link. going to play more todya
11:45 SelfMadeCelo : it was on the front page of ustream last week!
11:45 BiggiFraley : Congratulations, Sherman!!!
11:46 WildAngel : You are the man Sherman… My back was in the New York times
11:47 MichaelMillman : Hope to see ya next week…off to work out. Enjoy your day everyone
11:49 BiggiFraley : Got to run. See you next week. Bye, all!
11:50 GeorgeKedourie : Thanks for the teli adlam tip seems like I am getting closer…
11:50 JuneM2 : ta ta off to work, blessed day to ya
11:50 WildAngel : See you I am going to try & update my wp blog. If is goes blank ….

Will Newman, Managing Editor of “Copywriting Insider” (AWAI) interviewed me this morning. Frankly, this ranks as one of my all time favorite interview sessions. I believe alot had to do with how much of a pro Will is with his pre-interview research. He had invested hours of research into my previous blog entries, podcasts and videos before conducting his interview with intelligent questions that inspired lengthy, in-depth answers from me. Almost felt like an “Inside The Actors Studio” session

HIs audience are copywriting students, novice professional writers and folks who are generally tech-unsavvy. The questions Will asked of me really opened up answers targeting mindset and practices with respects to blogging, podcasting, video and social media / networking.

I’m confident you’ll receive tremendous value from this interview. It would really thrill me to receive your feedback, thoughts and comments on this interview and your takeaways that you’ll take action on.

(sidenote: To prevent audio feedback with Will, this interview seems 1-sided with me talking. As much as I could, I rephrased Will’s question/s before my answers. Just a heads up.)

(If video above does not load, press Play, then let it load or buffer a few seconds. It should play well after.)

The 1st of December saw my return to the Huddle after a week off due to travels out of town, and not wanting to carry gear with me whilst attending my best friend’s surprise birthday party – can you blame me?

In addition, Sarah (my wife) and I were celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary and my 35th birthday at our favorite local resort, and returned just an hour prior to this broadcast, so you’ll see some references to it in the Show Notes below.

Great questions as usual from our Huddle supporters. Questions range from camcorders, to parental filters for children surfing the web, to broadcasting with Ustream, to blogging with WordPress. One question by ‘yogiwan’ at timestamp 11:09 opened up a “can of worms” and I shared in more detail how one can achieve massive exposure, traffic and sales from blogging, podcasting, video, social media and other effective no-cost/low-cost marketing strategies. This is my personal “HOT Blueprint” for getting tons of traffic, and branding YOU as an expert in whatever field you choose to attack.

Enjoy this episode and please share your feedback, comments and takeaways below in the comment box, or at ShermanHu.tv. Thanks!

Show Notes

10:46 shermanlive : !moderateon

10:47 shermanlive : !topic Half Hour Huddle with Sherman Hu for Dec 1 2008

10:47 shermanlive : howdy everybody!!!

10:47 eldonletkeman : hello there!

10:48 shermanlive : happy Dec 01 to y’all

10:48 RoadWarriorShow : What up?!

10:48 eldonletkeman : thanks

10:49 RoadWarriorShow : Really diggin the new white background last episodes

10:49 eldonletkeman : yeah, much better than black, we can see you now

10:49 RoadWarriorShow : Do u have any glow sticks 4 us w this music

10:51 shermanlive : do u see and hear me now?

10:51 shermanlive : sorry i kicked the wired connection

10:51 ModernGearTV : Hi Sherman! I wanted to be here for this but I’ll be just in and out as I am working…

10:51 eldonletkeman : crazy just waitun for the feed to fully return

10:52 RobNelson : How was your Birthday?

10:52 shermanlive : sorry dudes, i kicked the connection off

10:52 RoadWarriorShow : oh yeah…happy belated.

10:53 RoadWarriorShow : Thinking of going HD cam. Canon HF100 or Vivia or other?$5-$700 budget

10:53 eldonletkeman : cool, I’ll see what i can do

10:55 WildAngel : there is sherman… no audio?

10:55 RobNelson : What software or program do U use to prevent your kids from surfing to sites U do not want them to visit?

10:55 eldonletkeman : The canon product is always nice, they have superior lenses

10:55 EdShaz : It’s all good now

10:55 eldonletkeman : and they are fairly cost effective

10:56 WildAngel : Sherman how was your bday/anniv. weekend?

10:56 eldonletkeman : if you want to save some bucks, you might want to even consider going with previous models, cheaper and still good tech

10:57 WildAngel : audio?

10:58 shioti : hi Sherwin,  I am signed in already. but can someone right a message here without signing up?

10:58 realsource : @realsource hey Sherman

10:58 shioti : I mean write

10:58 michelletrent : Hi Ed

10:58 EdShaz : @Wild angel Audio is good here

10:58 EdShaz : Hi MichelleT

10:58 drdawg81 : Thanks, we met at Stompernet

10:58 SelfMadeCelo : I’ve got a question thats been annoying me..How do you go about A/B testing when you have an old HTML site up against a new PHP site with an external shopping cart (UltraCart) and testing with Google Website Optimizer?

10:58 SelfMadeCelo : Hi =)

10:59 shioti : thanks

10:59 WildAngel : odd is was muted… never had that before

11:00 SelfMadeCelo : Happy Belated Birthday!

11:00 JoselinMane : Que Pasa all

11:00 WildAngel : Did vid inside it was grainy… coolpix. used it before so confused

11:00 TCTC : Congrats and Happy B-day.

11:00 RKCastillo : Is the video not working?

11:00 RKCastillo : or is my computer broke?

11:01 eldonletkeman : You might want to consider a camera even something with a HD, depending on your purpose

11:01 RobNelson : RKCastillo refresh the page

11:01 shermanlive : http://camcorderinfo.com

11:01 JoselinMane : really I just refreshed my page and only see found no video

11:02 EdShaz : Q: Could you do a quick summary, of your WP help options/levels properties?

11:03 shermanlive : http://opendns.com

11:03 RobNelson : My daughter friend called her and told her to go to a site that was nasty

11:04 RobNelson : Tahnks I will check opendns out!

11:04 WildAngel : it was muted

11:04 WildAngel : strange

11:06 shermanlive : @davidbullock http://davidbullock.com

11:07 SelfMadeCelo : will do thanks!

11:08 shioti : Sherwan, I am new to Ustream. can I stream a private show to my family? or once I have a stream broadcast it is open to anyone?

11:08 EdShaz : <–Even refresh right under the video screen

11:08 EdShaz : <–Refresh over there

11:09 yogiwan : I have a blog up for about 4 months with little traffic.  I am posting content about 4 times a week.  Promote on HubPages and Facebook.  Other suggestions for traffic building.

11:09 JoselinMane-1 : I am all set now, opened IE instead of FF3

11:09 JoselinMane-1 : your show is now ad supported?

11:09 WildAngel : Joselin- Sherman is in basic black turtle neck. white bckgrnd. He looks Ok:)

11:09 JoselinMane-1 : Hey Just got an iphone, what are some good resources

11:10 EdShaz : Your different wptutorials compared to tutorilaU/ compared to courses= a brief overview in steps?

11:10 JoselinMane-1 : yeah I see Sherm seems to be in a whiate outer space LOL

11:10 MikeStuart : Q: What ar your thoughts on Jeff Johnson’s Free SEO Blog Software (WP) ?  Good/Bad?

11:11 WildAngel : Darn.. Joselin I was going to say his hair went red for his bday

11:11 RKCastillo-1 : Need to change my wordpress blog to a new server but don’t know how to

11:11 eldonletkeman : Hey Sherman, what’s your preference: Open-source or Pay-for services?  Any suggestions for CMS or similar services?

11:11 shioti : Sorry about the name. thanks dude you are very helpful

11:16 shermanlive : http://search.technorati.com

11:17 shermanlive : http://TubeMogul.com

11:17 shermanlive : http://HeySpread.com

11:20 yogiwan : Great orchestration advice for putting things together

11:20 yogiwan : Thanks

11:20 JoselinMane : Yeah I had a video several times on page one in less than 15 mins

11:21 realsource : great stuff Sherman

11:21 shioti : Can I embed my ustream live broadcast with chat to my own website like MySpace etc.?

11:21 SCHEFF-1 : great idea

11:22 JoselinMane : I would highly recommend sponsarship because it’s extremely informative

11:22 SCHEFF-1 : Take the actual sponsors o support you

11:22 eldonletkeman : Yeah, totally, I say go for it

11:22 WildAngel : We would place our own ads?

11:22 morate : no problem with sponsors.

11:22 WilsonMattos : I like the idea Sherman

11:22 SCHEFF-1 : especially the indy companies

11:22 Weltonian : Sponsors work…. gotta pay the bills. 

11:22 realsource : I like the idea

11:24 SelfMadeCelo : Super Monkey Ball

11:24 JoselinMane : xcellent I look forward to chatting more about the iphone!

11:24 SelfMadeCelo : #1 thing to do after getting iPhone..Jailbreak it =)

11:24 morate : iPhone apps…I like Taxi(calls taxi for u), Wikipanion, Flixster(movies) and NYTimes

11:25 WildAngel : We can talk about him now…

11:25 cknicker-1 : Evernote is da bomb

11:26 JoselinMane : yes I have evernote

11:26 yogiwan : Just for your viewers http://chefwannabee.com  is the blog

11:26 JoselinMane : I have flixter and nytimes actually I got many iphone apps from time magazine

11:26 IanStuart : Why use a paid for WP theme over a free one? Does the paid one eliminate hidden outgoing links?

11:27 JoselinMane : I could share if you guys want the link (time magazine top 11 iphone apps)

11:27 WilsonMattos : BTW, I got SEMIO Pro and Wishlist Member…they rock.  Have you tried wpSALES and wpSLEEP plugins?

11:28 DulcitaLove : Your show is the featured one playing today on http://ustream.tv.

11:29 WilsonMattos : RKCastillo-1: if you need help with the blog move, give me a shout on twitter.com/WilsonMattos

11:30 JoselinMane : Que Pasa DulcitaLove

11:30 shermanlive : http://WordpressProTheme.com

11:30 shermanlive : http://snipurl.com/onetheme

11:30 DulcitaLove : Hi @JoselinMane

11:31 IanStuart : TY

11:32 shermanlive : http://twitter.com/shermanhu

11:32 HuckC21-1 : How do you get the white background in your video?  Sorry, new to broadcast.

11:32 RobNelson : http://twitter.com/RobGNelson

11:32 DulcitaLove : http://twitter.com/dulcitalove

11:32 eldonletkeman : http://www.twitter.com/eldonletkeman

11:32 JoselinMane : http://twitter.com/JoselinMane

11:32 maverick88 : http://twitter.com/maverick18

11:32 WilsonMattos : http://twitter.com/WilsonMattos

11:32 trilbyj : http://twitter.com/tjbuffoonery

11:32 TCTC : https://twitter.com/JeradB

11:32 SelfMadeCelo : http://twitter.com/selfmadecelo

11:32 WildAngel : http://twitter.com/sandraschubert

11:32 yogiwan : http://twitter.com/yogiwan

11:33 realsource : http://www.twitter.com/realsource

11:33 cknicker-1 : twitter.com/cknicker

11:33 drdawg81 : http://twitter.com/debragarrison

11:34 TCTC : https://twitter.com/JeradB

11:34 SelfMadeCelo : oh did that work out for you?

11:34 Weltonian : Aloha! 

11:35 craftyGAgal : New first time loved it, Chris Flores tipped me bout u, sweet

11:36 eldonletkeman : great show

11:36 RobNelson : Thanks again! U Rock Sherman!

11:37 HuckC21-1 : Added you to my Calendar… will be back next week.  Do you do any other shows?

11:37 WilsonMattos : are you streaing tunes from web into feed or from external device connected as input?

11:37 eldonletkeman : Yeah, i have this show on my calendar too, never know when I can help or need help

11:37 yogiwan : Interesting issue  Lost the network connect for email but your stream is still on Hummmm

11:38 CindyMoore2014 : I just got here…missed it all!

11:38 HuckC21-1 : How do you get your white background?

11:38 CindyMoore2014 : You look great Sherman!

11:39 CindyMoore2014 : White background very cool

11:39 JoselinMane : Party Time in the ShermanLive show!

11:39 WildAngel : I miss the lime green shirt

11:39 RobNelson : 82 viewers Cool!

11:39 shioti : 92 views

11:39 RobNelson : and going up!

11:39 JoselinMane : -98 views

11:40 WildAngel : What!!!

11:40 TCTC : There is always a first for everything including owning a lime green shirt =P

11:40 CindyMoore2014 : Had a fun & gr8t birthday/anniv weekend?

11:40 SelfMadeCelo : I’m all for hot pink

11:40 RobNelson : do the questions get recorded?

11:40 WildAngel : I am sure. Maybe I just dreamed it.

11:40 TCTC : heh, you would be celo

11:41 Weltonian : Figured out why your stream was freezing on my computer…. had too many windows open – Firefox Mac.

11:41 TCTC : firefox and mac don’t always get along.

11:41 WilsonMattos : Sherman can you follow me on twitter so I can send you a DM?

11:41 CindyMoore2014 : Wonderful!  You need that kind of R&R often!

11:41 Weltonian : Been trying out Flock lately…..

11:42 SelfMadeCelo : Flock is based on Firefox..

11:42 RobNelson : How is the new work sched working?

11:42 SelfMadeCelo : Uses the same engine

11:42 Weltonian : You’re right. 

11:42 JoselinMane : Why the white background today?

11:43 shermanlive : i’m using the white background now

11:43 shermanlive : very Mac

11:43 eldonletkeman : Mac = superior

11:43 Weltonian : Cool colors…. very fashionable. 

11:43 TCTC : Well time for lunch! Have a great day everyone!

11:43 CindyMoore2014 : Have a great day!

11:44 Weltonian : twitter.com/welton

11:44 Weltonian : Aloha everyone!

11:44 CindyMoore2014 : Bye!

11:44 eldonletkeman : cya

11:44 SelfMadeCelo : See ya!

11:44 cknicker-1 : Did I see a plug for semilogicpro?

11:45 JoselinMane : wow that recording launched very quickly!

11:45 shermanlive : that’s true!

11:45 shermanlive : catch ya guys and gals later!

Today’s “Half Hour Huddle” sports a green screen background to reflect the wonderful weather we’re enjoying here in Beautiful British Columbia. Plus, a new feature to the show is the playing of audience requested Channels on XMRadio while we have fun edutainment on the show. On today’s “Half Hour Huddle”, we listened to 80s, 90s, Reggae, Movie Soundtrack themes, and contemporary Christian music

Topics covered in today’s broadcast:

• Green Screens: resources and DIY options
• Screencasting software for Windows and Macs
• LIVE video broadcast services and platforms
• Upcoming conferences I’m attending / speaking at
• New Twitter applications for your desktop and iPhone
• New Facebook interface
• Time-management when involved with social media, ie Twitter
• Plugins for WordPress
• iPhone hardware and color choices
• Shooting video on the iPhone
• My tennis-playing days
• Sharing & exchanging Twitter IDs

… and much more!

Transcript / Show Notes

10:48 shermanlive-1 : check check check
10:48 nyminute : yes
10:48 marcuszacco : You’re live
10:48 randy_nacol2002 : yes both
10:48 DrTodd : Green screen: doing weather today?
10:49 randy_nacol2002 : Sherman are you going to shave your head
10:49 randy_nacol2002 : frooze
10:49 DrTodd : Very appropriate
10:49 randy_nacol2002 : i did
10:49 randy_nacol2002 : your fine
10:51 DrTodd : Did. Hope we get some coming in. Camino’s working great receiving broadcast here.
10:51 shermanlive : !moderateon
10:51 shermanlive : !topic Half Hour Huddle with Sherman Hu
10:53 LindaZ : Hello Sherman & Dr Todd
10:53 shermanlive : All Request/ All Channel Station: http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc – request a station # and I’ll play it for you
10:53 mike1mb : Nice Green Screen
10:53 LindaZ : Helllo everyone
10:53 DrTodd : Hi LindaZ
10:53 mike1mb : Freeze Frame soo appropriate on Ustream
10:54 randy_nacol2002 : never heard of camino?
10:54 DrTodd : XM 27 usually on here, but I’m cinemusicphile
10:54 LindaZ : Why can I not see my comments
10:54 DrTodd : randy_nacol : Camino is Mac browser. Clean, quick.
10:55 coolkay : I miss your hat
10:55 LindaZ : this is weird I am signed on and showing up as ustreamer-88688 in the comments
10:55 DrTodd : Odd, Linda. Reload?
10:56 TamaraAlex : When we watch ShermanHu.TV replays, how do we get the corresponding text to come up from the replaying show?
10:56 LindaZ : OK here it goes… think it is working now
10:56 LindaZ : yeah!!!
10:56 randy_nacol2002 : there’s been some problems with the chat java for a few days
10:57 LindaZ : really you reall like black????
10:57 LindaZ : did not know that
10:57 shermanlive : http://eefx.com/
10:58 EcommerceDiva : Hey Sherman, 1st time watching you on Ustream.
10:58 DrTodd : EcommerceDiva. Welcome. Always a rockin show.
10:59 randy_nacol2002 : Garyvee has a challenge for different charities to a streamers. shave head he will give 300.00
10:59 markress : Hey Shermy Sherm what’s up bro. Ur on early eh?
10:59 EcommerceDiva : Yep, caught him in person last year at the System Seminar in Chicago, very impressive.
10:59 randy_nacol2002 : all
10:59 markress : Oh no does Sherman want to get another DJ battle going? Ha ha ha ha ha
11:00 markress : Nah that is my brother from another mother
11:00 EcommerceDiva : QUES: social marketing & time management… having a heard time with that! So easy to lose track of time and end up Twittering all day, for example.
11:00 coolkay : going to ahy seinars sometime soon?
11:00 markress : Like the new do bro.
11:01 markress : Cool with the spikes potnah
11:01 DrTodd : EcommerceDiva U might enjoy @thetimediva
11:01 EcommerceDiva : BTW, sherman u look like James Dean in your black & white photo! lol
11:01 EcommerceDiva : thx todd
11:01 spiritcoach : Finally made it!  : )
11:01 spiritcoach : Hello Everyone!
11:01 spiritcoach : Blessings!
11:02 DrTodd : Hi spiritcoach. Nice to see you.
11:02 LindaZ : Secret…. I always wear black….
11:02 mike1mb : http://tinyurl.com6g5zsy for Drarf comment
11:02 coolkay : you look better in blue
11:02 markress : EcommerceDiva use an egg time (digital preferred), write down what you need to accomplish for the day but make them smaller goals so they are attainable, stay focused, use tools 2 manage your Twitter conversations
11:02 spiritcoach : Hi @ecommercediva
11:02 TamaraAlex : Hello EcommerceDiva … I’m pretty new to this too.
11:02 markress : I DON’T THINK SO!
11:02 markress : I agree Sherman
11:03 markress : STRAIGHT OUT!!
11:03 mike1mb : Dwark comment http://tinyurl.com/6g5zsy
11:03 EcommerceDiva : Hey @spiritcoach, everyone!
11:03 AlexKaris : Whats up everyone!!
11:03 TamaraAlex : Hello EcommerceDiva … the text flies along and one comment is not always related to the next … I’m new too.
11:03 spiritcoach : @alexkaris  — HELLOOO!
11:03 EcommerceDiva : thanks markress, good tip. i use the timer for everything else, didn’t think about it for social marketing
11:04 coolkay : I am curious are you on stompernet
11:04 EcommerceDiva : HAHAHA! my fault
11:04 AlexKaris : Hey there @spiritcoach
11:04 SusanneTanner : Hey Alex
11:04 marcuszacco : Question: Ustream vs JustinTv. Thougths?
11:04 DrTodd : Hi. My name is Todd and I’m a twaddict.
11:04 AlexKaris : HI @susannetanner
11:04 mike1mb : I give up can’t type laughing so hard Dwarf comment http://tinyurl.com/6g5zsy  – I think I got it right this time!
11:04 coolkay : that was quite a definition Sherman
11:04 spiritcoach : gotta duck out 4 call with @jimzaccaria — try to catch y’all b4 show is over! @markress — see you on EMPOWER HOUR
11:05 TamaraAlex : CoolKay … are you on StomperNet?
11:05 SusanneTanner : Twitter is cool cause @shermanhu just reminded me of his show – I would have forgotten otherwise…
11:05 coolkay : here is the situation – if I had the money I would be on stompernet
11:06 markress : Sherman is trying to grow his hair out like mines
11:06 EcommerceDiva : thanks for the TwAddict advice!
11:06 markress : VEGAS
11:06 markress : VEGAS
11:06 markress : VEGAS
11:06 markress : VEGAS
11:06 markress : Sherman come to Vegas in August to Blog Media Expo
11:06 markress : It’s August
11:07 coolkay : the vegas one is the one I could have made
11:07 markress : I will be there August 15 – 17th
11:07 HerbNewborg : rebel without a cuase
11:08 coolkay : the blog world conference might be useful for me
11:08 markress : Sherman abuses dwarfs
11:08 shermanlive : www.tweetdeck.com
11:08 markress : Twifferic, TweetDeck, Twirl, and Twinkle for the iPhone
11:09 SusanneTanner : @shermanhu – what do u think of the new facebook – don’t really like it, but also haven’t figured it out yet…
11:09 TamaraAlex : I use a digital wristwatch. My hubbie laughs because I’m constantly beeping.
11:09 mike1mb : and Dwarfs talk back http://tinyurl.com/6g5zsy
11:09 coolkay : Sherman have you tried Friend Feed? Do you have a rss feed there?
11:09 markress : This way you are not overwhelmed
11:10 DulcitaLove : QUESTION:  Maybe U already said: how did you change background?
11:10 mike1mb : Gotcha
11:10 markress : Sherman abuses dwarfs but I don’t abuse my Chihuahuas
11:10 EtiquetteDiva : Hi Sherman, I am new to your show and I am enjoying it.
11:10 iDynasty : Hi, I’m new here
11:11 markress : Dulcita I believe he just put up a green screen.
11:11 marcuszacco : Eggtimerwise: Check out XNote Stop Watch. Nagware. Timer on screen with opacity. http://www.xnotestopwatch.com/
11:11 TamaraAlex : Hi EtiquetteDiva and iDeynasty.
11:11 markress : It’s behind him. This way the black shirt does not blend with his black background
11:11 EcommerceDiva : Dulcita, scroll up for Sherman’s link for the green screen fabric
11:11 HerbNewborg : What Camtasia settings do you use for a screencapture that you want to upload to your blog?
11:11 coolkay : okay, are you going to be offering a video class that you teach ever again?
11:12 yogiwan : I do not think my question got posted as I was not logged in.  I have trouble getting adsense to work with my blog.  I downloaded “Who can see ads” but still cannot get adsense ads to generate on the blog.  Any suggestions.
11:12 markress : Let me tell you that I have a green screen behind my black background for the shows that I do and it just became too much of a pain to work with.
11:12 TamaraAlex : Moguel Es? Mouel what?
11:12 DrTodd : mogulus
11:12 markress : mogulus
11:12 DrTodd :
11:12 katrinah : mogulus
11:12 TamaraAlex : Thanks.
11:12 DulcitaLove : @EcommerceDiva thanks.  My chat only picked up when I tuned in at 11:06 PT.
11:13 JerryLeventer : Hello
11:13 coolkay : sherman do you know how ustream makes money?
11:14 SusanneTanner : @DulcitaLove I will tweet u the link for the green screen
11:14 JerryLeventer : Is there a broadcast?  I don’t see any.
11:15 SusanneTanner : @JerryLeventer try refresh
11:15 Pranksmaster : w00t my computer is fixed im BACK PPLZ!!!!!!!!!!
11:15 Pranksmaster : !!!!!
11:15 coolkay : sherman I have a lot of traffic and a neat site but little cash, I could use Stompernet help
11:15 DulcitaLove : @SusanneTanner Perfect.  Thanks.  I wasn’t on Twitter, so I zoned and was late.
11:15 Pranksmaster : everyone forgot me XDDD
11:15 JerryLeventer : What twitter reader do you prefer?
11:16 JerryLeventer : Seems everyone is using Twhirl
11:16 shermanlive : www.slandr.net
11:17 MartinMaybruck-1 : recommended SEO plugin for WordPress…have you used http://www.semiologic.com
11:17 coolkay : you have the new I Phone,? I am still using my Palm Treo 700p
11:17 DulcitaLove : QUESTION:  Do you suggest 16GB for iPhone? White? Black?
11:18 coolkay : have you ever tried jott.com?
11:18 markress : http://www.mogulus.com/
11:18 coolkay : yes, the facebook doesn’t look any different to me either
11:19 JerryLeventer : @coolkay: I’ve heard of Jott and even signed up, but haven’t gotten around to using it
11:19 jeffmadison : try this for the new facebook look http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php
11:19 CindyMoore2014 : Ahhh…I’m in!
11:19 markress : I HACKED my older iPhone and am shooting video with it. ha ha
11:20 JerryLeventer : Jason Moffatt has some good stuff for Video
11:20 coolkay : Jott is cool!! you can send multiple e-mails off Jott instantly, and you can also send voicemail off your I-Phone, or in my case the Palm instantly
11:20 JerryLeventer : Is Sherman giving a presentation?  I still can’t see anything on screen to the left…
11:21 markress : No Jerry no presentation
11:21 JerryLeventer : oh, ok.  thx
11:21 markress : Just speaking about changing the background for his show.
11:21 JerryLeventer : well, I don’t hear anything  hmm
11:21 markress : I have a nice cheaper way if anyone is interested
11:21 markress : I’ve used this over and over and over again
11:21 coolkay : you have the fabric haning on a frame you made?
11:22 markress : I stopped cuz getting the lighting is a pain after a while and sometimes you just want to shoot the video without having to keep messing with the lighting
11:22 EtiquetteDiva : Joining in from Germany
11:23 SusanneTanner : What was the new twitter application Sherman mentioned?
11:23 EtiquetteDiva : Hi TamaraAlex, thank you for the welcome.
11:23 markress : You can go to K-mart or Walmart and buy the neon green posterboard. I purchased six and pasted them onto the walls behind me. 6 x’s $3 equals $18. Use some glue/paste we already at home and about 3 minutes to set up. For some reasons the lighting is easier with the posterboard than the cloth
11:24 markress : That has been my experience anyway
11:25 DrTodd : Camtasia for Mac has been in development since Ed Sullivan was on, but it’s supposed to be coming.
11:25 coolkay : markres that is nice if you have a wall to paste them on??
11:25 TamaraAlex : I’m managing to hang on as a Stomper but I’m currently not monetized for cash flow to use for an Atlanta trip … BUT I’m still working on it. You might see me squeeeze in. Definiately have possibilities on the table … so no pitty … though networking and marketing friendships excellent and welcome
11:25 LindaZ : sorry… I have to leave… stay well all and have a great week… see you around the web
11:25 DrTodd : Bye Z
11:25 TamaraAlex : StomperNet is cool and Sherman is their resident software and hardware technical guru.
11:26 shermanlive : http://blip.tv/learning/export/
11:26 coolkay : Does Camtasia work on windows?
11:26 SusanneTanner : @coolkay yes
11:26 SusanneTanner : @coolkay Camtasia is great – u want to have it
11:27 markress : Coolkay no need for a wall. You can just paste the boards together and use a portable stand. Those can be picked up at Walmart cheap too. The boards don’t wrinkle like the cloth. I’ve been doing green screen vids for years. I started before Visual Communicator 1.0 came out
11:27 markress : The stand is called a portable closet rack and it rolls and folds away nicely
11:28 coolkay : markres – from Walmart?
11:28 DulcitaLove : QUESTION:  On iMovie, it asks if I want to create wide-screen, (then I think standard and something else).  Do you know which is best to pick?
11:28 markress : So no excuse coolkay
11:28 SusanneTanner : Can’t wait for Sherman’s videos… EXCITED
11:28 markress : yup
11:28 markress : Walmart has pretty much EVERYTHING ya need
11:28 markress :
11:28 spiritcoach : I’m baaak!
11:28 shermanlive : http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
11:28 HerbNewborg : Thanks Sherman. I just signed up for a pro account at Blip. I had been using S3 and Podpress, but it was clunky.
11:29 markress : My wife says the rack was super cheap.
11:29 HerbNewborg : XM 101, The Joint!
11:29 markress : Alot cheaper and quick fix for doing green screens
11:29 spiritcoach : oh I like the Joint!
11:29 coolkay : okay so I have been wimping out… markress…. I still am converting my website to rss – state by state, and doing podcasts
11:29 markress : With that set up I have fooled folks and made it look like I was vacationing at all these spots when I was still in my office
11:30 coolkay : if anyone wants to convert data from a MySQL – well, that is what I have been doing… rss code, hand coded is hard!
11:30 markress : Not saying your wimping out coolkay just saying where there’s a will there is a way.
11:30 markress : Just need to think outside the box
11:30 jeffmadison : it’s the “At least a half hour, but probably more show”
11:30 JerryLeventer : where there is a Wall there is a way
11:30 coolkay : its a question of how many hours there are in a day
11:30 spiritcoach : Channel 32 please Sherman
11:30 markress : I didn’t know that stuff until someone shared it with me and I am just paying it forward
11:30 markress :
11:31 markress : Cheap quick setup
11:31 shermanlive : www.mogulus.com
11:31 jeffmadison : Question: When is Sarah going to post a video of you playing tennis?
11:31 markress : You can have yourself up and running within 30 minutes depending how far the local Walmart or K-mart is
11:31 TamaraAlex : MarkRess you have an awesome attitude! I like your playing it forward
11:32 coolkay : well, I got you there I live about 30 car minutes from the nearest WalMart
11:32 markress : Hey DJ Shermy Sherm I am going to go get ready for my show. For those interested my show is from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. called the EMPOWER HOUR: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/empowerhour I keep what Sherman starts going answering questions and sharing the love. I love to PAY IT FORWARD
11:33 JerryLeventer : @Markress, do you have a website or contact info?
11:33 Pranksmaster : WTF he dont remember me? -_-!!!!!
11:33 markress : Sherman is my brother from another mother. He and I are TIGHT!!
11:33 spiritcoach : @markress — see you in a few mins!  Your show is AWESOME!  Love the UPLIFTMENT!
11:33 markress : Thank’s @spiritcoach!
11:33 Pranksmaster : RAWR -.-
11:33 Pranksmaster : xD
11:33 markress : Be back in a few.
11:34 markress : TweetDeck, Twirl.org, Twitterfic for the iPhone Twinkle
11:34 JerryLeventer : whoa too many, need a list…
11:34 JerryLeventer : of all those twitter apps…
11:35 markress : Okay now I am out. Be back soon
11:35 JerryLeventer : ok, there they are, thx Mark
11:35 spiritcoach : what? twitter SLANDER?
11:35 MartinMaybruck-1 : LOL
11:35 MartinMaybruck-1 : any free plugins?
11:35 DrTodd : Sherman is the reason I’ve used Semiologic for over a year. Great stuff.
11:36 MartinMaybruck-1 : thx!
11:37 JerryLeventer : Video plays on IE6 with new Flash player, but not FF
11:37 Pranksmaster : O.O
11:37 Pranksmaster : 0.o
11:37 Pranksmaster : now what stuff would that be that ur doing … xD
11:37 Pranksmaster : jk
11:39 JerryLeventer : I don’t hear any breathing
11:39 Pranksmaster : DARTH VADEEEEEER!!!!!
11:39 Pranksmaster : XD
11:39 JerryLeventer : just music in the background
11:39 EcommerceDiva : Sherman, your audio is fine
11:40 DulcitaLove : @spiritcoach Sherman is using slander.net app on his iPhone
11:40 EtiquetteDiva : Garth Vader in the house!
11:40 spiritcoach : thanks Dulcita!
11:40 EcommerceDiva : lol @EtiquetteDiva (BTW, do we have the same dad? lol)
11:41 EcommerceDiva : New Facebook is definitely different, not sure yet if it’s an improvement or not, still getting used to it
11:41 spiritcoach : @marismith has new tips and seminar Tues morn for FB Prof club members
11:41 Pranksmaster : he’s reading stuff that we typed 20 minutes ago
11:41 Pranksmaster : LOL
11:41 JerryLeventer : I got it on MSIE
11:42 Pranksmaster : TURN UP UR VOLUME JERRY!
11:42 Pranksmaster : NAO!
11:42 DrTodd : Is Slandr a separate app? Or must u log on thru iPhone Safari?
11:42 Pranksmaster : refresh ur page too…x D
11:42 JerryLeventer : just not Firefox.  Probably don’t have latest Flash on my FF
11:42 markress : Okay I am hearing breathing and Jerry is not hearing anything. What gives
11:42 markress : ha ha ha ha
11:42 Pranksmaster : 0.o
11:42 Pranksmaster : FFFFFFF!
11:42 Pranksmaster : weeeeeeeeee =D
11:42 EcommerceDiva : my video works fine on Firefox
11:42 Pranksmaster : !!!!
11:42 Pranksmaster : !!
11:42 Pranksmaster : !
11:42 Pranksmaster : !
11:42 Pranksmaster : !
11:42 Pranksmaster : =D
11:42 spiritcoach : @markress — it’s those “spirits” u r connected to and I mean that in the nicest possible way!  : )
11:43 Pranksmaster : no it did NOT~!!!!~!@@!!!@!11!~121!~!!!
11:43 Pranksmaster : =P
11:43 shermanlive : www.slandr.net
11:43 SusanneTanner : @spiritcoach – if I bought @marismith’s FB for professionals – does that mean I’m in that club you mentioned?
11:44 markress : Yeah the wind is speaking to me. Let me tell you this weekend was a VERY SPIRITUAL experience because of the Tahitian competition. Made many new friend all over the world who tuned in: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/huratahiti2008 Lots of fun!!
11:44 Pranksmaster : O.O
11:45 shermanlive : iShowU (ShinyWhiteBox.com); Screenflow (VaraSoftware.com)
11:45 spiritcoach : @markress–the competition WAS spiritual — the music is so primal and the dancing taps into those emotions within us!  AWESOME
11:45 TamaraAlex : 1127
11:45 CindyMoore2014 : Gotta go meet clients & show a house! Thx for great time, Sherman. Catch everyone later!!
11:45 SusanneTanner : @EtiquetteDiva I’m from Zurich, Switzerland
11:45 markress : Indeeeeeeeeed spiritcoach
11:45 spiritcoach : @markress – ; )
11:46 coolkay : why do I need camtasia if I use audio acrobat?
11:46 JerryLeventer : Does Acrobat do video?
11:46 JerryLeventer : I don’t think so
11:46 EtiquetteDiva : You say it @EcommerceDiva! We need to get him tell us the WHOLE TRUTH!!
11:47 markress : Sheman needs to trim his nose hairs so it stops itching
11:47 SusanneTanner : Camtasia is for tutorials – cause you can do screen capture
11:47 coolkay : Yes acrobat does video – I love acrobat
11:47 spiritcoach : @markress — u try to start sumpin?
11:47 coolkay : what about jing for screen capture?
11:47 markress : ha ha ha ha ha nah Sherman is my BRO NO DOUBT!
11:48 markress : Plus me and the Chihuahuas will beat him again.
11:48 markress : ha ha ha
11:48 coolkay : markress did you give me your twitter address?
11:48 mstrilby : Itchy nose means you’ll get money!
11:48 spiritcoach : I’m in for the puppy dog dancin!
11:48 JuneM2 : Did I miss the dog fight
11:48 markress : Jing is cool. That is what my students are reporting coolkay
11:48 EcommerceDiva : hey folks, gotta run (time management!! LOL!) thankx for a great show, Sherman!
11:48 EtiquetteDiva : See @EcommerceDiva, we are on the same continent, let’s get him fast! Nice to meet you Sister!
11:48 griff366 : Sherman – thanks for giving the TimeStamp when introducing a new question – really helps.
11:48 markress : http://www.twitter.com/markress
11:48 markress : IRIE!
11:48 EcommerceDiva : bye sis EtiquetteDIva
11:48 markress : IRIE MON!!!
11:49 mike1mb : Audio Acrobat $19.9r /Mo
11:49 mike1mb : Camtasia 1 time cost
11:49 coolkay : JUST where is rss going?
11:49 markress : Your a punk Sherman ROTFLOL
11:49 JuneM2 : Mark takes trips in his own mind????
11:49 coolkay : great customer service and constant support with audio acrobat
11:49 TamaraAlex : Is Twitter the best place to get Sherman updates? Info on your new instructional videos and other cool stuff? … I guess I’d better sign up?
11:50 JuneM2 : Tamara do Friend Feed, you’ll see it all
11:50 JerryLeventer : what radio are you using?
11:50 JerryLeventer : how do you go to channel 22?
11:50 mike1mb : OMG Tamara  – never sign out!
11:51 JuneM2 :  still got game sherman?
11:52 TamaraAlex : Thnks JuneM2.
11:52 jeffmadison : I knew about your tennis from Twitter.
11:52 JuneM2 : your welcome
11:52 EtiquetteDiva : Looking forward to your show@markress
11:52 spiritcoach : no swarves 2 day Sherman?
11:52 coolkay : okay markress I gotta yah on twitter
11:52 spiritcoach : I mean DWARVES
11:53 mike1mb : spiritcoach see http://tinyurl.com/6g5zsy
11:54 coolkay : I love Mari Smith but her classes seem expensive
11:54 spiritcoach : Mari gives a lot of info away though on her blog and on FB and in Twitter
11:54 JuneM2 : CoolKay, if you follow her FB and some of the groups she’s in you’ll pick up a lot also follow her on FF she does share a lot.
11:54 spiritcoach : she’s got several videos on FB — you can be my friend on FB — look 4 STEPHANIE NAN BELL and I’ll point u in right direction
11:55 jeffmadison : Got go. Great show. See ya next week
11:55 JuneM2 : Hey Jeff
11:55 JerryLeventer : Audio Acrobat: The question to ask is: Does it have as good editing tools for Video as Camtasia
11:55 spiritcoach : @coolkay -I’ m SpiritCoach on twitter 2
11:55 jeffmadison : Sorry June gotta run.
11:56 Pranksmaster : OMG i got to leave, soz
11:56 Pranksmaster : D:
11:56 Pranksmaster : well byue
11:56 Pranksmaster : bye*
11:56 DrTodd : @DrTodd
11:56 DulcitaLove : @dulcitalove
11:56 coolkay : thank you JuneM2 sometimes I wonder who notices, although my site traffic has tripled this season
11:56 marcuszacco : @marcuszacco
11:56 mike1mb : @mike1mb
11:56 AlexKaris :  www.twitter.com/alexkaris
11:56 JuneM2 : I’m @MediaCollective
11:56 coolkay : I am coolkay on twitter
11:56 JerryLeventer : www.Twitter.com/JerryLeventer/
11:57 MartinMaybruck-1 : www.twitter.com/ccnetworks
11:57 nyminute : www.twitter.com/quickreply
11:57 JerryLeventer : www.JerryLeventer.com/
11:57 spiritcoach : www.twitter.com/spiritcoach
11:57 ShokTHX : https://twitter.com/shokthx
11:57 spiritcoach : Facebook.com/Stephanie Nan Bell
11:57 mstrilby : I showed up really late… but want to come earlier next way.
11:57 EtiquetteDiva : www.twitter.com/MarjorieJanczak
11:57 SusanneTanner : http://www.twitter.com/SusanneTanner
11:58 mstrilby : https://twitter.com/tjbuffoonery
11:58 DrTodd : @shermanhu Thx for that suggestion for us all to follow one another.
11:58 coolkay : sherman you know something I dont know about rss? I am about to merge a whole bunch of big state fairs into their own individual feeds
11:59 nyminute : that favs tips on twitter u just handed out is cool. Thought it was to fav people not tweets. Like it!
11:59 mstrilby : Merci!!
11:59 mstrilby : Thanks Sherman!!
11:59 kennybarrow : http://www.twitter.com/kennethbarrow
12:00 spiritcoach : @mike1mb — just checked out URL — HA HA — may have to make it my screensaver! : )
12:00 yogiwan : http://twitter.com/yogiwan
12:00 mike1mb : Hi Ken
12:00 EtiquetteDiva : Pronounced Yan-shak
12:00 JerryLeventer : Thanks Sherman
12:00 JuneM2 : Your the man Sherman
12:00 coolkay : this is the first time I made it all the way through
12:01 kennybarrow : Thank Sherman good info
12:01 spiritcoach : Bye bye Sherman — have a GREAT week!  tweetya later!  : )
12:01 MartinMaybruck-1 : thanks Sherman…later
12:01 DrTodd : Hi all new friends. See you on Twitter.
12:01 nyminute : thanks!
12:01 DulcitaLove : http://twitter.com/dulcitalove
12:01 EtiquetteDiva : Happy listening to you!
12:01 markress : Okay getting ready to start my show here in a minute http://www.ustream.tv/channel/empowerhour
12:01 markress :
12:02 spiritcoach : oh I love that song Sherman!  I just bought it this weekend at church
12:02 DrTodd : http://twitter.com/drtodd
12:02 spiritcoach : turn up the tunes!
12:02 DrTodd : To paraphrase Teri Garr: The feeling’s moochel!
12:02 JuneM2 : folks you can copy the threadto add the twits later
12:03 DrTodd : Great idea June.
12:03 JerryLeventer : Right Click -> Select All -> Copy
12:03 mstrilby : wow… everyone is super fast! Twitter heaven!
12:03 DrTodd : Started at 11:56
12:04 yogiwan : It seems to me that when you “end” you should go to black — at least for a little while.  Otherwise, you never do end the show.
12:04 coolkay : bye i gotta go ack to work… Sherman if there is something going on with rss please please let me know
12:04 DrTodd : And we keep watching, just like Home Shopping Network.  LOL
12:04 DulcitaLove : COMMENT: I think chat only picks up from time of tune-in.  So if late, can’t scroll back to catch up.  Cut & paste for those late or who missed is helpful.
12:04 coolkay : bye everyone
12:05 yogiwan : We get to watch  your life – must not have anything better todo.
12:05 JuneM2 : Tamara when you set up friendfeed, and the other social accts that sherm and others posts to, it will pull all of those into one place and you can even respond to twitters in there as well, share and a whole bunch of stuff
12:05 spiritcoach : bye bye Sherman — off to see Mark!
12:06 JuneM2 : Ta Ta off to make a call now on to work, your the best sherman

Today’s "Half Hour Huddle" sports a new feature to the show – playing of audience requested Channels on XMRadio – while we have fun edutainment on the show. On today’s "Half Hour Huddle", we listened to a variety of music genres while learning about blogging, podcasting, video and social media.

Topics covered in today’s broadcast:

• Forum script and applications: SMF vs. Vanilla
• Green screen hardware, Reflecmedia from Guy’s DVeStore.com
• Camcorders I’m currently using, eg. Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG6 (CG9 is current model; see Amazon) & HD models I’d like to test
• Friendfeed vs. Twitter
• New Twitter applications for your desktop and iPhone
• Drama about the iPhone data plans in Canada
• MobileMe from Apple, syncing Google Cal to iCal, syncing to iPhone
• RODE Podcast mics, Sennheiser mics
• Video sharing services, ie. Blip, YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion etc
• Video editing software programs
• Unix vs. Windows hosting services for WordPress
• Mac vs. Windows
• How I create my own softboxes for my studio lighting

… and much much more!

Transcript / Show Notes

09:46 shermanlive-1 : !moderateon
 09:46 shermanlive-1 : !topic Half Hour Huddle with Sherman Hu on ShermanHu.tv
 09:48 spiritcoach : Not sure if this is where you wanted my question Sherman but would like to discuss forum software for websites — SMF / Vanilla vs bullletinboards.com which has support and easy interface.  Thanks!
 09:49 shermanlive-1 : yes, go ahead and type it in now
 09:54 spiritcoach : that was it! 
 09:55 spiritcoach : Oh you mean a specific question?
 09:55 CreativeOil : Hi, Sherman
 09:57 CreativeOil : By the way, wanted to let you know that Reflex Media was actually used and results are avaiable
 09:57 CreativeOil : I will send you link where it was actually used… on emoment
 09:57 simzboy : hey
 09:58 simzboy : yeah
 09:58 CreativeOil : http://www.samkosales.com/samko-party-services.html
 09:58 CreativeOil : Worked very well… easy set up
 09:58 spiritcoach : guess my question is — the free forum software seems really technical which concerns me — there’s a company called bulletinboards.com that I found, charges $10/mo, I can totally administrate it easily myself (I’ve seen the interface) but if I need tech support or have questions . . .
 09:58 spiritcoach : is there to help me
 09:58 CreativeOil : she was hot against the green screen
 09:59 CreativeOil : I mean shot on the portable screen with the reflex light ring
 09:59 shermanlive-1 : NICE!!!!
 09:59 shermanlive-1 : good job!!!!
 10:00 ashliie : heyy
 10:00 CreativeOil : She is A Samko employee
 10:00 ashliie : what’s up?
 10:01 shermanlive-1 : Guy Cochrane’s store at www.DVestore.com – product is called Reflec Media
 10:06 spiritcoach : I’m here Sherman
 10:06 spiritcoach : that was Saturday
 10:06 spiritcoach : I just got a tweet that your wife is following me! whoo hoo
 10:07 spiritcoach : thanks I’d appreciate that
 10:07 spiritcoach : Iwas just looking at that
 10:07 ashliie : im gonna come back at 2.
 10:07 spiritcoach : my husband does my web hosting I’ll have to ask him about that
 10:08 spiritcoach : the install isn’t the problem — husband can do that
 10:08 spiritcoach : it’s the administration
 10:08 spiritcoach : I couldn’t find examples on their website
 10:08 spiritcoach : I mean SMF website
 10:09 spiritcoach : what was that ablake site Sherm? then I can see how the threading works
 10:09 shermanlive-1 : http://ablakeforum.com/
 10:10 spiritcoach : I’ll go check that out — THANKS!
 10:10 spiritcoach : I’d like to be able to have replies to replies
 10:10 spiritcoach : some of just keep running a long thread but you can’t tell who is replying to which reply
 10:10 ashliie : hey what do you do at 2?
 10:12 joncline : Can’t wait to be one of those friends.
 10:12 joncline : Good
 10:12 CreativeOil : Great info…. how do we use friendfeeder verusu twitter?
 10:12 joncline : thanks.
 10:12 joncline : you use both
 10:12 spiritcoach : Sherman — you were going to send me 1 more link please?
 10:13 ashliie : how is your summer?
 10:14 CreativeOil : by the way, we were the ones who promoted www.ruinediphone.com
 10:14 shermanlive-1 : twhirl (twitter app)
 10:15 joncline : many people prefer the web based app to twitterific
 10:15 joncline : check the web app here: http://friendfeed.com/i
 10:15 joncline : iphone interface for friendfeed
 10:15 shermanlive-1 : http://forum.semiologic.com/
 10:15 spiritcoach : that’s OK sherm — I’m looking at ablake now.  Thanks!
 10:15 joncline : there is also a stellar iphone interace for twitter here: www.twitterforiphone.com
 10:16 joncline : friendfeed link: http://blog.friendfeed.com/2008/06/friendfeed-iphone-interface.html
 10:16 ashliie : thats cool
 10:17 spiritcoach : well u broadcast from the car so you’ll figure it out Sherman!
 10:18 spiritcoach : tweetlater
 10:18 shermanlive-1 : twittelator
 10:18 shermanlive-1 : twitterforiphone.com
 10:20 simzboy : ill be back later for the half hour huddle
 10:20 joncline : just got back. jon cline?
 10:20 joncline : no, i use twitter to send info to friendfeed
 10:20 joncline : the twitter interface is much more clear and well understood
 10:21 joncline : for example, messaging a user on friendfeed I have yet to find (such as after a follow)
 10:21 joncline : my pleasure
 10:21 spiritcoach : I like ablink — don’t like semilogic
 10:22 joncline : friendfeed popularity is related to twitter uptime.
 10:24 joncline : I have 2.0
 10:24 joncline : mobileMe is sweet!
 10:25 joncline : think sync fundamentals: contacts, events,
 10:25 joncline : in a mobile life, 30 mins counts
 10:25 joncline : my VA schedules stuff for me all day
 10:25 joncline : if I am on the train and can’t sync, mobile me pushes events to me in 15 mins without syncing
 10:25 joncline : basic but huge
 10:26 joncline : the mobile me web interface @ me.com is great too
 10:26 joncline : but, no security layers (all or nothing)
 10:26 joncline : not like contacts only, etc.
 10:26 joncline : yes
 10:26 joncline : if you give your va your login…
 10:27 joncline : she has access to it all
 10:27 joncline : also, subscribed events in iCal to do get pushed forward
 10:27 joncline : they stay on your mac
 10:27 mike1mb : Good Hipster look!
 10:27 joncline : yes
 10:27 joncline : right
 10:28 joncline : do not rather
 10:28 nyminute : hi all
 10:28 joncline : so if you subscribe to your wife’s sched
 10:28 joncline : those events will not get pushed to mobile me
 10:28 joncline : another reason…
 10:28 joncline : if you like GTD, get OmniFocus and you can use iDisk to sync your iPhone and Mac version
 10:28 joncline : tasks in sync too
 10:29 joncline : yea, my wife is on blackberry
 10:29 joncline : we share the minutes
 10:29 joncline : text plan is cheaper that way
 10:29 joncline : no, she doesn’t use mobile me
 10:29 joncline : just me
 10:30 joncline : does that come after Elmo?
 10:30 joncline : (laughing)
 10:30 joncline : I am researching the same thing
 10:31 joncline : will share my results
 10:32 CreativeOil : Opting out for 30 minutes
 10:32 CreativeOil : Ok
 10:34 mike1mb : Pre and After  – those are always better
 10:35 joncline : Well, new peeps need a little order at first
 10:35 joncline : the music is nice
 10:35 joncline : publishing a "Sherman’s Tunes" pandora station would be great
 10:35 joncline : nice
 10:36 joncline : plus, science shows we learn better to music
 10:36 joncline : http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/Ed690DR/Examples/LitRev/Levy.htm
 10:36 tracireuter : hey sherman!  first time tuniing in!
 10:37 tracireuter : cool!
 10:37 tracireuter : baroque
 10:38 jeffmadison : baroque
 10:38 mike1mb : bio rhythm
 10:38 joncline : http://music.arts.usf.edu/rpme/effects.htm
 10:38 tracireuter : that’s to that classical music class in college!
 10:39 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 10:39 mike1mb : 49 Big Tracks
 10:39 mike1mb : Arean Rock
 10:39 ashliie : thanks for music
 10:39 mike1mb : Arena
 10:40 joncline : B.B. King’s Bluesville*    74
 10:40 mike1mb : think of 50, 000 people live
 10:40 mike1mb : that’s very cool too jon
 10:40 JoselinMane : Que Pasa How are you doing Man!
 10:41 mike1mb : THat’s really a nice looking mike very pro
 10:41 shermanlive-1 : RDOE NT1-A podcast mic
 10:41 JoselinMane : Still can’t pronounce my name LOL
 10:41 shermanlive-1 : XLR cables
 10:41 mike1mb : Joselin in  da house
 10:41 ashliie : do you like to sing or act?
 10:41 shermanlive-1 : RODE PODCASTER (USB)
 10:41 nyminute : Hola "JM"
 10:42 joncline : i am looking for an earpiece mic with boom. very thin and minimal
 10:42 JoselinMane : Que Pasa All
 10:42 ashliie : i wanna act so bad ): but all the auditions are too much money. i auditioned and it was a waste of 1000 dollars
 10:42 JoselinMane : You know that Journey has a lead Arnel Pineda
 10:42 mike1mb : what is scheduled time and will it be recorded?
 10:42 JoselinMane : Mike1mb…que pasa
 10:43 JoselinMane : share link again pls
 10:43 mike1mb : nada – gotta go out, haven’t been there in 3 days
 10:43 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 10:44 JoselinMane : Great song!
 10:44 joncline : let’s wait
 10:44 spiritcoach : Is good song!
 10:44 joncline : i like this song
 10:44 joncline : i defer
 10:44 joncline : look over here…
 10:44 joncline : aack
 10:44 joncline :
 10:44 joncline : oh well
 10:44 spiritcoach : : (
 10:45 JoselinMane :
 10:45 mike1mb : Sherman what is scheduled time and will it be recorded?
 10:45 JoselinMane : New Glasses?
 10:46 spiritcoach : Sherman — I don’t see how to STAR the show/ rate it?
 10:48 joncline : i have a mac
 10:48 joncline : podcasting, ustream recording, webinars
 10:48 pellesensei : Hi there Sherman! Yoroshiku buddy!!!
 10:48 shermanlive-1 : http://dvcreators.net/sennheiser-mics
 10:48 joncline : yea
 10:48 joncline : higher quality
 10:49 joncline : underneath the photo
 10:49 joncline : bottom right
 10:49 spiritcoach : GOT IT!  Doing IT! : )  12 STAR Of course!
 10:50 pellesensei : Thanks buddy!
 10:51 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 10:51 pellesensei : Denmark, that’s funny since they’re all blind!!??
 10:51 shesquared : Thanks Sherman, glad to be here.  Fellow Stomper!
 10:51 susannef : thank you.
 10:52 susannef : pellesensei what is this about Denmark? I am living in Denmark
 10:53 EdShaz : Hey, I’m just here to learn how to be cool!
 10:53 joncline : With a name like Shaz, you are there my friend.
 10:53 joncline : Shaz-zam!
 10:54 susannef : that’s a cool feature….
 10:54 mike1mb : 6-0
 10:55 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 10:55 pellesensei : Just a joke,  I really love Denmark and Danish people!!
 10:55 EdShaz : @jon Actually, it’s shazIam ;~)
 10:55 susannef : I sure hope so
 10:55 mike1mb : Works for Mark Ress on his Salsa Im Shows – your bud too
 10:55 iOZKER-1 : HEY CALL MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 10:55 jeffmadison : yeah you better call him
 10:56 iOZKER-1 : WAKE HIM UP!!
 10:56 iOZKER-1 : YA!!
 10:56 iOZKER-1 : OH YEAH!!!!!
 10:56 EdShaz : Hey Sherman, you can always tweek as you go with the music, etc
 10:56 JoselinMane : yeah I woke him up last week
 10:56 pellesensei : Actually the most down to eart scandinavian people are no doubt Danish!!!
 10:56 iOZKER-1 : WAITING FOR HIM TO PICK UP…
 10:56 mike1mb : ok i’m going to leave and catch the recorded later, too bad but things start to close on East Coast some at 3PM
 10:57 pellesensei : Meant to say down to earth!
 10:57 spiritcoach : bye bye mike 1mb
 10:57 jeffmadison : yes
 10:57 susannef : yes
 10:57 iOZKER-1 : YES
 10:57 JoselinMane : by Mike1mb
 10:57 JoselinMane : yes
 10:57 iOZKER-1 : ???
 10:57 iOZKER-1 : ROBIN!!!
 10:57 iOZKER-1 : LOL
 10:57 iOZKER-1 : HOLDING ON..
 10:57 iOZKER-1 : SHE HAS A MILF VOICE!!!
 10:58 iOZKER-1 : LOL
 10:58 spiritcoach : not a pretty picture!
 10:58 iOZKER-1 : LIVE!
 10:58 iOZKER-1 : DIRTY MARK TOOK A SHOWER!
 10:58 iOZKER-1 : LOL
 10:59 simzboy : caps lock ftw
 10:59 spiritcoach : 2 hour empower hour sounds good Mark
 10:59 susannef : Hi Mark
 10:59 iOZKER-1 : YAY!!!! 5 MINUTES
 10:59 FOJC : mark who? i came in late.
 10:59 iOZKER-1 : MARKO POLO
 10:59 iOZKER-1 : LOL
 11:00 FOJC : hee hee
 11:02 ShokTHX : and I thought the hat was latest evolution
 11:02 coolkay : Hi Sherman !
 11:02 JoselinMane : Pre-huddle Madonna LOL
 11:03 pellesensei : susannef  – hope you realize I was only joking?
 11:03 coolkay : I love your hat
 11:03 susannef : pennesensei – I don’t know what you said in the first place.
 11:04 susannef : but I am sure you would not say something bad about the Danes.
 11:04 pellesensei : That’s good!
 11:04 nyminute : @susannef Sherman just mentioned his glasses were from Denmark
 11:04 susannef : oh thanks nyminute
 11:04 nyminute : no problem
 11:04 pellesensei : I wish I was Danish actually!!!
 11:05 susannef : the happiest people on the planet?
 11:05 pellesensei : Absolutelly!!
 11:06 shermanlive-1 : DVestore.com – Reflec Media
 11:06 shermanlive-1 : SMF forum
 11:07 shermanlive-1 : Vanilla forum
 11:07 MashUp : sherm- what was the vid camera you recently purchased off eBay? you vlogged about it but i forget the name.
 11:07 AlexKaris : Hey Sherman
 11:07 JoselinMane : Que Pasa @AlexKaris
 11:08 jeffmadison : MobilMe has a 60 day free trial.
 11:08 shermanlive-1 : Panasonic PV-GS150 (mini dv tape)
 11:09 MashUp : oops.. not that one. it uses flash cards
 11:09 jeffmadison : No, I think he’s asking about the cg-6
 11:09 pellesensei : Twitter and Friendfeed are actually 2 totally very different tools, no??
 11:09 DulcitaLove : Hi @shermanhu @tinacook @alexkaris @spiritcoach @joncline @jeffmadison @JoselinMane!
 11:09 AlexKaris : Question:  I have my webmaster with me we are subscribed to www.wordpresstutorials.com and have uploaded 2.5 but don’t see the presentation tab which she would like to be using…any suggestions for maximizing the older tutorials?
 11:09 MashUp : that’s it! okay… you purchased the mem cards on eBay
 11:09 shermanlive-1 : Amazon: Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG6 (CG9 is the new model) $286
 11:09 AlexKaris : Hi Joselin..hows your day going
 11:09 DulcitaLove : QUESTION: Will you be upgrading from your $286 Sanyo in the near future?
 11:10 jeffmadison : Hey @Dulcitalov
 11:10 AlexKaris : Hi Dulcita!! Great convo today!!
 11:10 MashUp : @sherm: can you zoom while recording video?
 11:10 DulcitaLove : QUESTION:  For video sharing sites, I’m picking Blip, YouTube, and Vimeo as my favorites.  Noticed DailyMotion works with Skype.  Any other contenders?
 11:11 CreativeOil : I’m back
 11:11 AlexKaris : I wish i would have seen that camera before i bought my JVC
 11:11 ShokTHX : Some bugs in 2.6 wait for 2.6.1
 11:11 JoselinMane : Great AlexKaris…finally finished my social media mindmap so excited about that …What up with you
 11:12 shermanlive-1 : Sanyo Xacti HD1010
 11:12 shermanlive-1 : Canon HV30
 11:13 CreativeOil : price on HD?
 11:13 AlexKaris : Question:  I would like to embed Snapvine.com into a blog but they dont have the code for that do you know of any work arounds or anything similar to snapvine
 11:13 MashUp : yes
 11:13 CreativeOil : How much is the HD Canon and HD Sanyo?
 11:13 nicheprof : If you’re sharing it JoselineMane, when and where will you be sharing it?
 11:14 shermanlive-1 : TubeMogul.com
 11:14 shermanlive-1 : HeySpread.com
 11:14 nyminute : how’s the audio on the Sanyo Xacti?
 11:14 JoselinMane : do you trafficgeyers?
 11:15 cknicker : OK, now I have login ID. Is my question about email addresses and iPhone appropriate?
 11:15 shermanlive-1 : CamcorderInfo.com
 11:15 markress : Yo yo yo yo!!!
 11:16 JoselinMane : Que Pasa Mark!
 11:16 AlexKaris : yeah JVC Everio…30gb however its in .mod so I need to convert thats the only bad part
 11:16 nyminute : hola mi amor
 11:16 Loopster : Hello
 11:17 joncline : pls
 11:17 JoselinMane : http://www.litbel.com/SocialMediaBasicOverview.jpg
 11:17 JoselinMane : thanks
 11:17 DulcitaLove : QUESTION:  Which brand will you be using first in ExtremeMember.org if you are ready to share that?
 11:17 spiritcoach : off topic Sherman but lovin this ABlake site for CONTENT! : )
 11:17 cknicker : I’m trying to figure out how to make email: 1and1; roadrunner; gmail; and iPhone 3G to work well together.
 11:17 Loopster : Sherman, Carl from Houston
 11:17 shermanlive-1 : http://www.sanyohd1000.com/
 11:18 jeffmadison : hey @joselinmane that’s a good looking mind map.
 11:18 joncline : cknicker: in a word, IMAP
 11:18 markress : I LOVE the Chinese people and Chinese food Sherman so stop lying. Hello JoselinMane, NYMinute and AlexKaris
 11:18 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 11:18 Loopster : Question: I have a website with a blog. Should I create pages or categories?
 11:19 JoselinMane : Thanks Jeff, I appreciate it
 11:19 joncline : cknicker: remember that you want a central location for your email archive rather than some sent mail on a device here, a device there, etc.
 11:19 JoselinMane : how do I request the music?
 11:19 susannef : loopster it is 2 different things
 11:19 AlexKaris : Mark Ress did you get the PM I just sent you
 11:19 wparlaman : can I ask a question about an error page I’ve got with host gator and two new wordpress blogs I tried to load with fantastico?
 11:19 susannef : Loopster: pages is like your about page.
 11:19 MichelleChance : Music Request ? How about some Opera? Wink
 11:19 nyminute : @JoselinMane just req the channel from XM line up
 11:19 susannef : categories will be your posts categories.
 11:19 markress : Good morning everyone or afternoon to some people
 11:20 susannef : afternoon markress
 11:20 AlexKaris : http://www.any-video-converter.com/download-avc-free.php
 11:20 AllproHomes : Whats your take on outsourcing web projects vs. control with in-house web guy?
 11:20 joncline : JoselinMane: Thanks for this! Consider adding Flock.com for microblog client
 11:20 cknicker : jon, I use Outlook functions so trying to have everything to go into the roadrunner address to sort incoming to tasks and calendar. thanks for ur help
 11:20 AlexKaris : also www.erightsoft.net
 11:21 AlexKaris : www.wordpresstutorials.com
 11:21 markress : I use TG
 11:22 JoselinMane : Excellent Joncline
 11:22 AlexKaris : Mark..did you get the PM I just sent you?
 11:22 erinely : oh my for some reason I cannot get the sound to work…
 11:22 erinely : not sure why
 11:22 JoselinMane : SocialMarker is great too
 11:22 erinely : I checked my control panel and everything is good with my volume, etc
 11:22 erinely : any ideas anyone?
 11:23 cknicker : joncline, TimeWarner Road Runner ain’t IMAP
 11:24 cknicker : guess i need to get off TW as primary cause of no imap with them.
 11:24 Loopster : Thanks!
 11:24 kennybarrow : hi erinely
 11:24 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 11:24 energy33 : thanks for all your honest insights Sherman!
 11:24 susannef : erinely have you tested the volume on this site?
 11:25 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 11:25 AlexKaris : Question:  I would like to embed Snapvine.com into a blog but they dont have the code for that do you know of any work arounds or anything similar to snapvine
 11:25 ShokTHX : Opera= music with a lot of killing
 11:26 JoselinMane : ch 94! Latin Caliente Tropical;-P
 11:27 JoselinMane : Have you ever used www.youconvertit.com ?
 11:27 AlexKaris : www.wordpresstutorials.com
 11:28 MichelleChance : Channel 25 – The Blend
 11:29 joncline : You might want to let people know about the "Private Msg" funcationality by right clicking on the right
 11:29 coolkay : what about camcorder to windows?
 11:29 spiritcoach : Erin – did you try refreshing your screen?
 11:29 doug-lietz : Hey Sherman – thanks for the Extreme Member Thumbs Up. Unbelievable software! I’m talking with Shane now about some customization stuff.
 11:30 kennybarrow : hello
 11:30 cknicker : Wait, wait, Sherman! Jon was responding to my question about where to go to set up personal and professional email addresses to work well with my iPhone 3G (which I’m new to).
 11:30 doug-lietz : EM doesn’t have a feature to install scripts at the time of publishing a post or page, like SemPro does. Can you think of a work around this using EM. I need to be able to install a javascript between the <head> tags for certain posts that house my custom “juke box” video player.
 11:30 coolkay : on Friend Feed now…
 11:31 wparlaman : I’m getting a 404 error with two new domains I tried to add to my host gator account with word press. Any idea?
 11:32 MashUp : to private message, you can also double-click the name of someone in the list at right. so rt click or double click
 11:33 ashliie : heyy
 11:33 ashliie : sorry im late
 11:34 coolkay : Cannon Camdorder
 11:34 joncline : on the iPhone or any device, I recommend routing mail using IMAP
 11:34 CreativeOil : Gotta run to meeting… let me know what you think of your new IPhone.  Catch you later.
 11:35 joncline : the reason is email is a subpeonable piece of content as well as a valuable archive over time. If you don’t use IMAP, syncing becomes troublesome and duplicate emails are almost invevitable
 11:36 joncline : IMAP keeps the iPhone on par with other machines so you can use whatever is most convenient at the time without thinking "the msg was on my phone, etc."
 11:36 joncline : do you have an etiquette you like us to follow with private messaging?
 11:36 MichelleChance : Question on Mic Static. I have set up the audio in my studio as suggested. I am getting static on the recording. If I switch back to my Internal Audio and then Switch Back to USB Codec it clears it up, but you don’t know until you listen to the recording? Thoughts?
 11:37 shermanlive-1 : www.WordpressProTheme.com
 11:37 coolkay : Sherman I see you have done 33 episodes.. are any of them themed? Is there something that tells you a little about any of them? Can we get the chat logs from them>
 11:37 blake777 : what was that one call cuo themea?
 11:38 coolkay : I see you have done 33 ustreams, is there anywhere to tell us what each might be about? Can we download the chat logs?
 11:38 coolkay : Vega Studios… is what I’d like to use.
 11:39 coolkay : Vega Studios is what I’d like to use… will it work?
 11:40 AlexKaris : This Blog Man Cometh…. http://www.facebook.com/video/videos.php?of=1145994473#/video/video.php?v=1031422862925&subj=1145994473&oid=5890182706
 11:40 MichelleChance : MAC but not PRO
 11:40 jeffmadison : I had that problem too, with the mic. Iswitched the usb cable, problem gone. Might try that.
 11:40 AlexKaris : please copy an paster that link in your browser and send him your love
 11:40 TamaraAlex : How is it that some people get NON-www.. land WITH-www… duplicate content issues? How do we make sure that we set things up right from the beginning so we don’t have “non-www” and “with-www” domain and duplicate content issues?
 11:40 AlexKaris : if your on Facebook
 11:40 MichelleChance : Thx @JeffMadison
 11:41 tinacook : Hey Sherman, can you recommend great video editing program? 1st time. Great show Thank u
 11:41 markress : Have to reboot. Alex Karis I will be back but check your PM. C ya guys in a minute when I pop back in
 11:41 coolkay : thanks sherman
 11:42 DulcitaLove : QUESTION:  Will you call out chat time mark for question you are answering?
 11:42 coolkay : here is good question for you, I need a new computer, laptop, can you tell me why I should consider a Mac? and is it that much different to use?
 11:43 DulcitaLove : QUESTION: Can you make folders on Mac just as nimbly as on a PC?
 11:44 susannef : @DulciaLove yes you can
 11:44 DulcitaLove : Half-Hour dessert time now since past half-hour.
 11:45 susannef : a Mac is easier to navigate and it is faster .
 11:46 susannef : it took me about 3 days to get used to my mac.
 11:46 erinely-1 : there is a chat time on the side and she is asking if you can say at 11:44 DulcitaLove asked…
 11:46 DulcitaLove : CLARIFICATION ON QUESTION: If you say "2:41 coolkay asks", I can go find the question in the chat since you are backing up.
 11:46 JoselinMane : Dark side huh LOL
 11:47 cknicker : I’m thinking of replacing my ancient but fine working Latitude C840 to a macbook and put Fusion on it for the windows apps that i will need cause of client projects.
 11:47 cknicker : Is good?
 11:47 Mark_Azevedo : @DulcitaLove: that timestamp would also help when listening to recorded show and reviewing the saved text log.
 11:47 TamaraAlex : Could you please explain what the difference between the recommended Linux or UNIX hosting platform versus the not-recommended Windows hosting platforms? And as host shoppers, will the difference be obvious while we are shopping for a host?
 11:48 coolkay : will most of my programs work on the mac – the ones I bought for windows?
 11:49 AlexKaris : THis guy is awesome http://bit.ly/43J0Pi
 11:49 markress : I WANT A MAC! I will be buying at least one Macbook Pro and one iMacPro within a week or two!!
 11:49 AlexKaris : www.wordpresstutorials.com
 11:50 markress : My wife gets an educational discount cuz we gets the hookup
 11:50 markress : Just need to find the time to get down to the Mac store.
 11:50 markress : I know I’ll be in there for at least an 2 hours
 11:50 markress : I love that store
 11:51 shermanlive-1 : http://quommunication.com/ – news and video theme
 11:51 blake777 : Sweet!!
 11:51 TamaraAlex : I have everything Adobe CS3 for Windows. Was told at Mac store that I would have to buy everything again shift from Win to Mac. Are the Win emulators any good (will tolerate “slower” but can’t handle re-purchase).
 11:51 XxBuRtOn360xX : fahj
 11:51 XxBuRtOn360xX : a
 11:51 markress : Also if you get a Mac pay the $100 and get tons of free training with them. You can one on one training with them if you join their program for getting an hour per day I believe of free training. It’s one on one too.
 11:51 XxBuRtOn360xX : i have a mac
 11:52 XxBuRtOn360xX : what kind of mac do you have?
 11:52 joncline : great song. Thanks for not telling us lies Sherman
 11:52 yogiwan : I have 6 programs and 6 mail sessions open on my PC.  So multitasking is possible on a PC
 11:53 jeffmadison : @TamaraAlex yes you can use the emulators. there is a slow down and it depends on the speed of the machine and your ram.
 11:53 XxBuRtOn360xX : What kind of mac do you have?
 11:53 jeffmadison : Fusion is much better
 11:53 joncline : multitasking is possible on the PC, however, windows does not implement protected memory in the same way that BSD/Mac does
 11:53 coolkay : okay where do you find this fusion? and what does it do exactly?
 11:53 joncline : memory management is better on the mac
 11:54 cknicker : Yeehaaaa  I get to tell my girlfriend that Shereman says I need to get the MacBook!  So I gotz ta get it.
 11:54 AlexKaris : I gotta jump…take care everyone!!!
 11:54 shermanlive-1 : VMWARE FUSION
 11:55 nicheprof : He’s merely trying to escape VISTA
 11:55 spiritcoach : by Alex!
 11:56 MichelleChance : The BLEND
 11:56 MichelleChance : See not so bad for "oldies" huh
 11:56 TamaraAlex : … Oh cool, you answered my question answering someone elses … can’t "take back" my question. Please excuse the redundancy. UStream … Wish I could "un-raise" my hand / "un-ask" my redundant question.
 11:56 simzboy : i have to go now cya later
 11:57 AlexKaris : Sherman go on FB you’ll understand that link then…thanks for everything!!
 11:57 blake777 : PC’s are good Sony Vegas Pro… All these programs just take the time needed to learn
 11:59 coolkay : not on the Flock Browser which I love… I need more memory
 11:59 coolkay : yup, its your fault Sherman
 12:00 coolkay : before I forget again and I know I have asked this before but I am having a lighting probem with the videos where exactly are your lights right now and what are they?
 12:00 TamaraAlex : Regarding multitasking on Win … I put maximum RAM into my system (4GB in my case) and it makes the biggest difference, but it’s barely enough so I’m on the verge of going Mac.
 12:01 coolkay : they have updated a few times lately
 12:01 spiritcoach : Bye Sherman — @markress — see ya in a minute!
 12:01 markress : Hey DJ Shermy Sherm I gots to get goin cuz starting my EmpowerHour show now: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/empowerhour. Once your folks are done here they can come check me out. PEACE!!
 12:01 blake777 : Thanks Sherman!!!!!!!!!
 12:02 cknicker : Thank you Sherman.  Good stuff
 12:02 joncline : Thanks
 12:02 markress : Come check me out starting in about two minutes: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/empowerhour
 12:02 DulcitaLove : Thanks!
 12:02 nicheprof : Thanks, Sherman
 12:02 joncline : nice closer
 12:02 joncline : you were meant for me
 12:02 jeffmadison : thanks sherman
 12:02 markress : Someone send me the chat from the whole show today with Sherman please: markress@gmail.com
 12:02 susannef :  thanks for sharing your knowledge sherman
 12:02 nyminute : Thanks Sherman
 12:02 joncline : shalom
 12:02 markress : If someone can send that and I will forward to Jeff Madison cuz we both came on late: markress@gmail.com
 12:03 Loopster : Hey, I have links in my sidebar under "meta." I go to the sidebar and try and edit those links under the widget, but they aren’t there.  Where are they?
 12:03 susannef : sidebar.php
 12:03 markress : Sherman broadcasted for like two hours today so I was not on the entire show. Would love the notes. Thanks
 12:04 coolkay : wow, those are pretty cheap lights Sherman
 12:04 Loopster : thanks susannef, I’ll look at it!
 12:04 kennybarrow : you can paint the reflector whit for soft box effect
 12:04 coolkay : I tried the natural daylight lamps – and thought they’d work and they don’t
 12:04 Mark_Azevedo : hey sherm. peace out, brother!!
 12:04 kennybarrow : and use 6500k daylight lamps
 12:04 AllproHomes : lets try and do lunch this week Wednesday…larry
 12:05 ShokTHX : kenny would be better to aim the lights at white posterboard
 12:05 cknicker : this is on my calendar now
 12:05 MichelleChance : Thx for the 10 and 2 position on the lights, just like driving, huh?
 12:05 JoselinMane : great show
 12:05 energy33 : tx again Sherman… I’m DYING to leave the Dark Side! LOL
 12:06 energy33 : what do you mean when you say laundry hampers?
 12:06 kennybarrow :  ShokTHX thats true but more trouble for compackt areas
 12:07 marcuszacco : energy33: IKEA has literally laundry hampers that are foldable. They are white and see through
 12:07 TamaraAlex : … Wish this was being captured on the recording. Missed some of the lighting details while gabbing in my open office.
 12:07 AllproHomes : awesome!!
 12:08 gibkey : whats the best way to set up mic
 12:09 DulcitaLove : COMMENT: see and new "Follow" button for Schedule.
 12:09 DulcitaLove : COMMENT:  didn’t know how to subscribe to your show.
 12:10 MichelleChance : We’ll try the live broadcast again on Weds Sherman at 2PM ET. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/coolshoppingideas.com
 12:10 TamaraAlex : Your  show is awesome and I just left comments. … I’ll try to do this often.
 12:10 MichelleChance : Thanks for all the input – greatly appreciated
 12:10 energy33 : akia.com?
 12:11 JoselinMane : it’s funny for someone that left the dark side you should wear and surround yourself with alot of Black ;-P
 12:11 gibkey : is it not best a Umbrella
 12:11 lineajones : Finally registered…thanks for all the great info.
 12:11 OwenO : ksbwhaat camera do you use?
 12:12 kennybarrow : I use car white sunsheild protectors as reflectors also they flod too
 12:13 gibkey : cant they brun
 12:14 blake777 : I Love Tennis just started playing
 12:14 shermanlive-1 : IKEA.com
 12:14 kennybarrow : gibkey not with florescent
 12:15 shermanlive-1 : RODE PODCASTER MIC (Amazon)
 12:15 shermanlive-1 : www.rodepodcaster.com
 12:15 shermanlive-1 : 3CCD Mini DV Tape
 12:15 shermanlive-1 : Panasonic PV GS 150
 12:16 shermanlive-1 : Walmart for Camcorders: FIREWIRE out
 12:16 shermanlive-1 : USB OUT
 12:18 kennybarrow : Great show thanks
 12:18 OwenO : thanks sherman
 12:18 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 12:18 blake777 : When is the show? Same day every time…
 12:18 blake777 : Ahhh!!
 12:18 TamaraAlex : May want to consider recording until you’re really signing off?
 12:19 TamaraAlex : Lots of valubale content … might as well capture it.
 12:19 gibkey : be cool
 12:20 blake777 : Anyone have any cool resources they can share for wp or good sites for info?
 12:21 blake777 : I found this one the other day and am using it now
 12:21 blake777 : http://www.revolutiontheme.com/
 12:22 TamaraAlex : Okay. … But I feel like people are missing out on the "after show" content and you kind of miss out on the benefits of what you created provided … Maybe record part 1 and 2, part one ends at 1130? But this has its difficulties too with the text questions rolling along?
 12:22 TamaraAlex : Got to scoot. See you next time.
 12:22 doug-lietz : Great format Sherman. FYI: One of the main features I’ve been talking to Shane Goldberg at ExtremeMember about is how to time code a new member sign-up so they only receive content from the date they join… as opposed to them getting instant access to all of the previously dated or archived content
 12:23 doug-lietz : I’ve yet to find a membership solution that has been able to do this. Shane is talking to his developers about how feasible this would be to integrate. If he can add this feature, it would solve the problem of people joining every 6 months to quickly download content, as opposed to sticking with the
12:23 doug-lietz : Monthly pay plan.
12:23 JoselinMane : I am headin out…you having a show tonight 6pm EST?
 12:24 kennybarrow : Doug vtribes has that capability
 12:26 JoselinMane : brb
 12:26 doug-lietz : Yes I understand that. It’s good for course work. But we are selling a newsletter that is not modular.
 12:27 doug-lietz : But the module time release is killer too. I’ll be using that feature as well.
 12:28 doug-lietz : Thanks kennyBarrow. I’ll look at how vtribes does it.
12:30 JoselinMane : back
 12:30 marcuszacco : Hey Doug. Could you just sell credits for viewing content. I think Stompernet is doing something like that. Maybe Sherman can elaborate.
 12:30 MichelleChance : Sherman peace-out. Hope to see you on Weds. Gotta go sell something
 12:31 Loopster : Sherman, you still reading?
 12:31 DulcitaLove : Is thas @markress I hear?
 12:31 DulcitaLove : Bye @MicheclleChance I lost our chat screen when I went to other Sherman shows.
 12:32 Loopster : I want to add RSS feeds to create some article content under my specific categories.  Can this be done? What is the name of the WP Plugin to do this?
 12:32 MichelleChance : ByeBye @Dulcita … c u tomorrow for Facebook
 12:32 MichelleChance : Weds 2 PM. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/coolshoppingideas.com
 12:33 DulcitaLove : I guess I am ustreamer -12565 at the moment (Dulcita Love)
 12:33 shermanlive-1 : Feedburner.com
 12:33 DulcitaLove : Sherman and Michelle Chance are smart.
 12:33 Loopster : No, trying to get RSS feed content onto the blog…
 12:33 MichelleChance : @Dulcita – cuz we hang with you Dulcita
 12:33 DulcitaLove :   Michelle
 12:34 Loopster : Yes
 12:34 Schala : Sherman, you remind me of my favorite cousin.
 12:34 Loopster : What do you recommend for filling my blog, by categories, with some content?
 12:34 doug-lietz : @marcuszacco: Yes the credit system at Stompernet is a DotNetNuke thing (I think). That would be a good feature to put on the ExtremeMember wish list for Shane.
 12:34 Schala : Yeah, I was watching with Michelle earlier
 12:34 Schala : I’m her cameralady for her broadcast.
12:35 MichelleChance : We have Sherman Fan Club here at coolshoppingideas.com
 12:35 MichelleChance : Forgot to record the first week.
 12:36 MichelleChance : Kewl… thx for that
12:38 shermanlive-1 : http://xmradio.com/onxm/full-channel-listing.xmc
 12:39 Loopster : Got your WPTutorials backstage pass today!
 12:39 shermanlive-1 : COOL – tutorials need a new facelift – new ones (hopefully) coming down the pike this week!
 12:39 shermanlive-1 : thanks!
 12:39 JoselinMane : ch 94! Latin Caliente Tropical;-P
 12:40 JoselinMane : did you just improve video quality?
 12:40 gibkey : How many can log in to see show?

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Do you have stacks of magazines piling up in corners of your home? Hate to give up your magazine subscription?

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Text Chat Notes

10:17 shermanlive : !moderateon
10:17 shermanlive : !topic "Half Hour Huddle" with Sherman Hu
10:36 Sogeking : hi
10:36 Sogeking : how are you
10:37 Sogeking : what is this chanel for
10:38 Sogeking : thx you so far
10:39 Sogeking : im here to make new friends
10:40 Sogeking : im from germany
10:41 Sogeking : thats very cool
10:42 Sogeking : what can you speak besides english
10:44 Sogeking : okay
10:44 didyou : hi Sherman its David Ledoux
10:44 Sogeking : yes
10:44 Sogeking : like arabic and little bit french
10:44 Sogeking : hi david
10:45 didyou : yes
10:45 didyou : how’d Stomper launch go?
10:45 Sogeking : i know some japense too
10:46 Sogeking : are you boardcasting from a studio
10:47 Sogeking : me
10:47 Sogeking : im jobless
10:47 Sogeking : right now
10:48 DonnaFox : Hi Sherm
10:48 DonnaFox : The pleasure is definitely all mine
10:49 jeffmadison : what’s Shermy Sherm?? the master of multitasking.
10:49 jeffmadison : oh that should be what’s up…not what’s
10:50 jeffmadison : no i did
10:50 DonnaFox : I’m working on my new WP theme today, not really "noticing" it’s a holiday
10:50 lbpromo : Hey Sherman – Looks good!
10:51 lbpromo : I never know what day it is – working at home. Tough to sep. work from home life…
10:51 lbpromo : LB as in Lou Bortone – Howdy!
10:52 Rick_Butts : I’m here cause Donna Twittered me – Hi Sherman!
10:53 lbpromo : Thanks! First time I used Camtasia – tagged you
10:53 Rick_Butts : Good to see you – now I have to stop listening to the Cars on Itunes
10:53 didyou : Rick (Death of Product Launches) Butts!
10:53 Rick_Butts : I just put a link to your blog on my latest post today
10:54 Rick_Butts : HI Did You Ledoux
10:54 Rick_Butts : I’m going to Twitter ya Sherman
10:54 DonnaFox : Rick, Sherman is definitely better than the cars
10:55 Rick_Butts : YW!
10:55 Rick_Butts : The Band – (ITunes)
10:55 DonnaFox : The Cars, the band
10:55 Rick_Butts : HI Donnalicious
10:56 didyou : sup!
10:56 Sogeking : arbaic is my birth language im a arabic born in germany
10:56 didyou : $7 unlmited data
10:56 didyou : qik.com has me on the waiting list
10:56 Chris_Flores : thanks for the twitter. im here HI donna, rick
10:56 didyou : Fido has $7 unlimited now too for 3G phones
10:57 DonnaFox : Hi Chris
10:57 Sogeking : im not german
10:57 Sogeking : i just was born in germany
10:57 DonnaFox : http://www.DonnaLFox.com Thanks!
10:57 Rick_Butts : Sherman I just Tweeted ya
10:57 DonnaFox : That’s the new wordpress theme I’m working on revising
10:57 lbpromo : www.LouBortone.com Thanks!
10:58 lbpromo : US – New Hampshire
10:58 Chris_Flores : ME
10:58 Chris_Flores : ha
10:58 Rick_Butts : I don’t have a uRL
10:59 lbpromo : Twitter Tutorial is at: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=15861917915
10:59 Sogeking : i have to go it was nice to meet you i will be on later
10:59 Sogeking : bye guys
10:59 griff366 : Hi Sherman, Jim here.
10:59 Sogeking : buy shermann
10:59 RobNelson : Hi Sherman
10:59 eeconsults : Elsom Eldridge saying hello
10:59 DonnaFox : Lou, I like the colors on your site
10:59 DulcitaLove : just created a ustream account. Hi Sherman!
10:59 DonnaFox : Hi Elsom
10:59 Sogeking : bye guys
11:00 lbpromo : Oh yeh, it’s on my profile page right now. Good to know.
11:00 didyou : Elsom – The Original Obvious Expert!
11:00 lbpromo : Aha!
11:01 RobNelson : Hey Sherman I live in Mission ;-O
11:01 quickbooks : Hi Sherman
11:01 DulcitaLove : Thank you for the welcome Sherman. First visit to your huddle.
11:01 TymB : Hi Sherman. Working day in Canada, eh!
11:01 jeffmadison : that link goes right to the video with out problems
11:02 lbpromo : May have to do a fan page…
11:02 quickbooks : what site is best for uploading video and then sharing with the public?
11:02 lbpromo : Same w/ Camtasia videos – right to Facebook page?
11:03 lbpromo : Hi Dulcita!
11:04 shermanlive : blip.tv
11:04 shermanlive : tubemogul.com
11:05 quickbooks : i have a 2 minute video uploading to blip now it takes 1 hour!!
11:05 DulcitaLove : Here’s my Facebook Face Page: http://companies.to/dulcitalove/ I have some videos here thanks to Sherman’s idea.
11:05 lbpromo : What do you think of Mogulus.com?
11:05 Rick_Butts : Cool – great content!
11:06 RobNelson : Any experience with nsmov format and software for editing files?
11:07 Rick_Butts : Are you using a mac Sherman?
11:07 dogday : Hi Sherman
11:08 quickbooks : thanks
11:09 TymB : When you get MP4 file from a flash camcorder, but want a high quality "master" in .avi format what do you recommend? Blip.tv or converter software on your PC?
11:09 DulcitaLove : Hi Lou! Social media works…meeting in 2 of 3 places today. 11:10 lbpromo : Thank you…
11:12 TymB : pc still
11:12 didyou : I use zamzar.com to convert mp4 to avi
11:12 didyou : free and webbased
11:13 lbpromo : Final Cut rocks… Been using it for 4-5 years…
11:14 dogday : Hey Sherman, this is Jerry Thompson. Didn’t realize I was using the username "dogday".
11:14 DulcitaLove : Can you link to previous Twitter posts with a @reply? Or only to the person’s most recent Twitter post?
11:15 gailtaylor : AVC VideoConverter, converts to/from all formats, $40, comes packed with other tools
11:15 gailtaylor : AVS Vid Converter, that is.
11:16 gailtaylor : http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/avs-video-tools.htm
11:16 gailtaylor : AVS
11:17 TymB : Thanks everyone! I bought the xacti cg9, it’s great but sometimes I can’t use the mp4 file
11:17 Rick_Butts : SHERMAN: Question – do you have an opinion on using Feedblitz vs Awer for Blog notification?
11:18 lbpromo : Still using the Flip
11:18 bcfilmmaker : check out http://quotably.com/ for following Twitter conversations
11:19 DulcitaLove : Thanks Peter and Sherman on the Twitter suggestions.
11:20 RobNelson : Using Aiptek HD DV 1280×720 8 mega pixels looks like your camera
11:22 Chris_Flores : thar’s awesome
11:23 Chris_Flores : how much was it?
11:23 Rick_Butts : SHERMAN: Question – do you have an opinion on using Feedblitz vs Aweber for Blog notification?
11:23 gailtaylor : $200 – what is the name of it?
11:23 RobNelson : around $140 usd
11:24 DulcitaLove : How are you showing your Mac screen images on ustream?
11:24 Chris_Flores : SHERMAN: Question – do you have an opinion on using Feedblitz vs Aweber for Blog notification?
11:24 jeffmadison : dulcita he’s using "camtwist"
11:25 Rick_Butts : Feedblitz allows you to "newsflash" separately
11:26 jeffmadison : you can find info on camtwist here http://allocinit.com/index.php?title=CamTwist
11:26 Rick_Butts : it’s free – but with ads
11:26 Scottmann : does that mean you’d use feedblitz rather than feedburner 11:26 Rick_Butts : Feedblitz allows the notifications to go to Twitter or other IM accounts
11:26 shermanlive : www.interspire.com
11:26 Rick_Butts : Feedburner VERY limited
11:26 Rick_Butts : And Feedblitz reports to feedburner
11:27 Rick_Butts : Feedblitz is annoying slow
11:27 DonnaFox : I have an orange Flip
11:27 Rick_Butts : Donna, of couse you do…
11:28 jeffmadison : Pink???? what’s up with that? tell me you don’t carry that in public
11:28 DonnaFox : yep it’s so ME isn’t it, Rick?
11:28 Rick_Butts : that’s cause it’s so sunny in Vegas
11:28 lbpromo : Flip good for b-day parties and home vids – not so much for other stuff…
11:28 DulcitaLove : To see Lou’s Twitter Tutorial, I think you’ll need to become a Facebook friend with Lou Bortone.
11:29 RobNelson : Aiptek $140 usd
11:29 klessblog : Hey Sherman, I’m glad I made it!
11:30 lbpromo : Twitter tutorial also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G4txF5EcHs
11:30 Scottmann : is it easy to migrate from feedburner to feedblitz?
11:30 TymB : what was the url and model of the microphone?
11:30 lbpromo : Thanks, Sherman!
11:30 klessblog : What’s a good inexpensive camcorder for news gathering?
11:31 Scottmann : thanks
11:32 Rick_Butts : at the time I couldn’t get my FB people out
11:32 jeffmadison : @tymb here it is http://www.dvcreators.net/the-sennheiser-mke-400-shotgun-mic/
11:32 shermanlive : www.dvestore.com – ask for Guy
11:32 TymB : Great, thanks!
11:34 klessblog : Anything in the MiniDV or low end HD family?
11:34 klessblog : Thanks, great info Sherman!
11:34 gailtaylor : SHERMAN: suggestions for a HardDrive cam w/video IN as well as mic-in?
11:35 Rick_Butts : but you CAN upload to Feedblitz and without a confirmation email
11:35 shermanlive : sanyo xacti hd1000
11:35 klessblog : Awesome thanks!
11:35 DulcitaLove : Do these comments stay with the ustream playback for future reference?
11:36 shermanlive : www.camcorderinfo.com
11:37 klessblog : Have you talked about the Beachtek audio adapter?
11:37 gailtaylor : thank you Sherman
11:39 DonnaFox : Sherman amazes me. How does he KNOW all this stuff?
11:39 klessblog : That’s a good idea to make the chat available, eaier to get the URLs! Please? Pretty please?
11:39 klessblog : Glad I stopped in! You rock!
11:39 RobNelson : He has an extra brain instead o