Archive for December, 2009

Effective “Wave”ing

Today something happened that will forever cement the importance of Google Wave in my mind. Something simple, yet so profound that I believe we are finally starting to see real world purpose for Google’s latest creation. It started much like all of my days start, wake up, hit the computer, logged on to Twitter to [...]

Vevo: The new (read, better) way to watch music videos

MTV, VH1, BET, CMT all used to have one thing in common; they played music videos. Somewhere between its launch that fateful August day in 1981 and the umpteenth season of the Real World, MTV dropped the “music” from its television and become the poster network for “reality” tv. Soon after the other music networks [...]

A disturbing truth

Ok, I have a confession to make…it might make you all a little uncomfortable, so I urge you to brace yourself. Are you ready? I Google myself…there I said it. Wait, what were you thinking? Sickos… What, you want proof? Fine, here it is… It’s true. I do from time to time slap my name in [...]

Return of the Podcaster

Once upon a time, I decided to start Rod’s Planet, a podcast meant as a tool to both sharpen my broadcast skills and make me world famous. At least I accomplished one of those things. I started out slow and began with very little knowledge of audio editing software or what a podcast even was, but I started [...]

Lesson from a “Rodcaster”

So as many of you know, I recently took part in the Run and Walk against hunger Thanksgiving morning in downtown Stockton. It was put on by the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin and was the fifth year of the event. Also most of you know that I was broadcasting live during my walk, [...]

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