Durham Skate Park
This past weekend I took my daughter to the Durham Skate Park in downtown. She loves skateboarding, so she was pretty up for it. The funny thing is that she doesn’t really know how to ride. She knows the names of all the tricks, but can’t even really ride on a flat surface. I figured taking her to the Skate Park would provide some inspiration and she would get some practice riding along the edge of the park. She really didn’t ride at all, but she was very interested in shooting some video. The above video was completely shot by my 9-year old daughter on a Kodak ZI-8, handheld HD camera. I cut it together using iMovie, but with some simple direction regarding cutting on action and creating a narrative thread, she organized the shots, and even discarded a few that didn’t work. This kid is not your normal 4th grader. She really gets this stuff. We will definitely be shooting more video, and soon she will be managing the editing software too. Oh, and we scored it in Garage Band and she made the choices in that too.
They are just a band
This music video from Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip for the song “Thou Shalt always Kill” struck me as being catchy and thoughtful. It is a guide to life in modern day England for the music hipster. I love the litany of bands at the 1:30 mark.
Personal Branding through Social Media
Today I spoke at the Living Arts College @ School of Communication Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was great to speak with students who are learning their digital skills and get them thinking about creating an online personal brand.
The presentation below covers the following topics. Note that the presentation only features images and screenshots. There is not a bullet point or even text throughout the presentation.
- Introduction to Brand and Personal Brand
- The Importance of Owning Your Name as a Domain
- Why You Need to Pick One Appropriate Photo and Stick With It for All Profiles
- Creating Social Profiles
- Time for Content
- What to Blog About
Spam Comments That Have Amused Me
Across the several blogs I publish, along with events that are managed using WordPress, we get a lot of spam. I generally like that we get spam, provided the spam filters are cranked way up so nothing gets published, because it means that sites are well-indexed by Google and found by the spammers as being worth their time leave a little garbed comment with a link. Some have disagreed with me, but I’m sticking to it. I also always go through my spam comments to make sure nothing erroneous got caught in the net.
Below I have collected some spam comments that have amused me. Many appear to be written by non-English speakers, so there is amusement in that, but some of them are so off topic of social media, wine or local Raleigh-area events, that I chuckle at them. Enjoy, and let me know your favorite spam comments… in the comments.
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If you should see her…
Do you understand me?
You ought to take more exercises.
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Not sure that this is true:), but thanks for a post.
I agree with you him, her,
I’m in oil.
Please, leave me alone.
I’m sorry, I can’t.
I wouldn’t do it.
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I’d like to visit the flower market.
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Haha, your site formats perfectly on my new iPhone, didnt look quite right on my old phone
My son bought a brand new one for my home. Except I am running into some trouble and I could use some help.
Oh I love this as a birthday cake idea! Might have to use it!
Happy New Year from Durham NC
Here’s a picture from the American Tobacco District from earlier this evening, before the security guards asked me to leave. Here are some other pictures I took this evening at American Tobacco and at Durham’s Bus Station.
Movies with No Signal
This video is a compilation of movies, mostly from the horror genre, where people find themselves is perilous situations, only to discover they have not cell phone signal.
Call All Santas
My nine-year-old daughter still gets presents from Santa Claus. It is hard to tell if this is true or not, but this year she has gotten concerned with contacting St. Nick himself. Her mom has always told her that parents communicate with Santa by fax or email. Well recently her 11 year-old brother convinced her that she could actually call Santa herself, and his number is 1-800-NORTHPOLE.
Tonight she dialed that number and was so shocked by the response, she hung up. She quickly realized that she did not dial Santa. She is still pretty innocent and doesn’t use bad language. She had to whisper the words to her mom. The voice on the other end of the phone said, “Please hold, a hot porn star will answer your call shortly.”
My Brand Identity was used as a Noun
Years ago when I named my blog Digital Papercuts, I didn’t really think about it as a brand. When I joined Twitter two years ago, the ideas of social media authenticity and online identities were still based on anonymity, so I did not use my real name. My profile is @dgtlpapercuts, based on my blog name. Well, today I discovered a Twitter conversation that used my online identity, my brand as a noun. That means I made it, right?
The Beatles 3000
Sometimes history adds perspective, and sometimes it adds Scottie Pippen.
Peter Climbs Rocks
Last night Peter had a lock-in with his Scout troop at a local indoor rock climbing place. That means they got there around 9pm and were able to climb until 2am. After they were done climbing, Peter stayed up until about 4:30am. They got up at 7:00am to leave. I expect he will be a bit tired today, but he hasn’t shown signs of it yet.