Thanks to Amherst Media and Hidden-Tech for a great program. These folks are doing amazing work with their community and their technology. kh --- Karl A. Hakkarainen 508 829 5825 Queen Lake Consulting www.queenlake.com On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Jon Reed <jonreed at earthlink.net> wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > Hey folks - > > I'm hoping many HT types will ignore the awesome weather and head to > the Amherst Video event tomorrow (Thursday) night March 22. > > Amherst Video has some impressive equipment and also some very good > know-how on getting started with video, audio, etc. > > I have learned from a couple of our past programs than my Hidden-Tech > members are reluctant about video. I know from my experience the > learning curve can be steep, but multi-media content has had more > powerful impact on my business the last few years than anything else > I have done. > > When my buddy Morris pushed me to get a flip cam and get going a few > years ago, I was really reluctant. Maybe 200 videos later, it's still > a steep learning curve. But it was well worth it, and even along the > way in the midst of awkward moments with the technology, you can > share content while learning and still have a real business benefit. > Obviously the proliferation of tablets and "iDevices" are only > accelerating these trends. Opportunities on the one hand, opportunity > cost for missed trends on the other. Now's a great time to learn. > > Look forward to seeing you there. I'll paste in details below in case > you missed the announcement list version.... > > best regards, > > Jon Reed > Founding Member, Hidden-Tech Board > > > > **************************************************** > > HIDDEN-TECH PRESENTS: Amherst Media, an Inside View > > **************************************************** > > > > When: Thursday, March 22, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm (program 6:00 to 7:30) > > Where: Amherst Media, 246 College St. (Rt. 9), Amherst, Massachusetts; > (Directions: > <http://www.amherstmedia.org/about>http://www.amherstmedia.org/about) > parking available. > > Refreshments: Light snacks and beverages provided > > Suggested Donation at the Door: $10 > > For more information: www.hidden-tech.net > > Amherst Media is a fabulous untapped resource here in the Valley, and you > will have a chance to get an inside look into all it has to offer. Join us > for a personal exploration of how Amherst Media can help you in your > business. > > Our host, Craig Sinclair, will present an overview of all of the services > this nonprofit has to offer. You will also hear about future directions and > opportunities to help identify needs of yours they can fill. Here are some > of the topics we will explore. > > o TV production: create your TV show, commercial, video podcast, etc. > > o Audio production: create website audio, audio podcast, etc. > > o Software training: current offerings or identify training needs > > o Software beta testing: Drupal modules and future projects [insert your > needs here] > > o Start-up incubation support > > o Meeting space > > As you can see they provide a wealth of services to support you in your > business. After the presentation, you'll have an opportunity to ask > questions, tour the facilities, and explore how Amherst Media can serve > your > specific business needs. Amherst Media, helping us work collectively and > collaboratively in isolation and together. > > About Craig Sinclair > > Craig Sinclair is the Director of Media Technologies at Amherst Media. His > background in academia and multimedia IT has proven essential to > harmoniously integrating new approaches with existing solutions. He helped > rebrand ACTV by building Amherstmedia.org > <<http://Amherstmedia.org/>http://Amherstmedia.org/> and > made it an Apple Authorized Training Center. > > Craig's role involves tech advocacy and outreach, working with policy > allies, incubating local startups, and beta testing web applications to > extend the possibilities of community media. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20120323/51791a68/attachment.html