Entries tagged as ‘al.com’
Thanks to everyone who came out Tuesday morning for our video workshop!
A few special thank yous:
If you couldn’t make it, a few takeaway tips:
- Matt and Dennis often use a Flip camera, one of the more popular and less expensive options out there.
- You can use a digital still camera to shoot video, but keep in mind that the quality won’t be as high, since it’s primarily designed for photos.
- Before going out on a shoot, check two things: battery life and available memory. You can’t shoot if your battery is dead or your memory is clogged with older videos. (The Flip has no accessible memory card — you must dump footage to your computer to free up space, delete it or no shoot.)
- They use basic video editing software that usually comes standard with computers: Windows Movie Maker and iMovie for the Mac.
- With the Flip, proximity is important for good audio. The model Matt showed off had a mono microphone (Flips have no audio input jack).
- Besides YouTube and Vimeo and other video sharing sites, you can also post your videos to AL.com to reach the hometown audience.
- Breaking a long video into a series of shorter ones (around 2 minutes or less) can yield higher numbers of views.
- To have a home for each video, embed it on one of your Web pages or within a blog post. Then, you can write a headline and some explanatory text for maximum search engine optimization (how users find it through Google).
Also, MOBster Lisa Isbell shares her insights from the presentation.
What should we present at a future seminar or workshop? What do you as a media professional want to learn?
Categories: Our events
Tagged: al.com, Andrea Walker, Dennis Pillion, Flip, Jeff Book, Matt Cuthbert, Shaun Chavis, Shift Workspace, tips, video, W Social Marketing, workshop
- November event: Video Made Easy
- Tuesday, Nov. 17
- 7-8:30 a.m.
- Shift Workspace, 2308 Second Ave. N., downtown [map]
- $10, includes coffee and pastries
It’s our first morning meeting, and it’s going to be an eye opener.
Matt Cuthbert and Dennis Pillion of AL.com will show you how they shoot, upload and promote videos, and how you can, too. Ever wonder how you can use video to tell a story or promote a brand on your site? Learn how in our Nov. 17 workshop at Shift Workspace downtown.
Matt is the senior editorial producer and has been with AL.com for 11 years. He oversees the site’s entertainment and living sections, acts as a liaison with the state’s three largest newspapers, manages the community blogs and writes a couple of his own.
Dennis is a sports producer and has been with AL.com since 2007.
- 7-7:30 a.m. – networking
- 7:30-8:30 a.m. – presentation
Invite your friends and colleagues in media (print, broadcast, online, etc.), public relations, advertising and marketing.
Note: You must RSVP for this event. Admission is $10, which includes coffee and pastries
Please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m.
Special thanks to our sponsors, Shift Workspace and W Social Marketing.
Note: Ticket revenue goes to W Social Marketing, not Media of Birmingham.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Categories: Our events
Tagged: 2009, al.com, Dennis Pillion, downtown, event, Matt Cuthbert, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, November, Shift Workspace
When a car sped through a busy UAB campus green and crashed into the dining hall window, the news went out quickly on Twitter and Facebook. But not a single mainstream media outlet responded.
Instead, UAB student blogger Andrew Stone posted the story and photos to his site, Iloveuab.com. That single post, “BREAKING NEWS! Car crashes into UAB Commons!” led to high traffic and queries from those media outlets.
We asked Stone to share how the story came together, and how he managed to build on that one fateful post.
Reporting
April 27 was a normal day, and as usual I was brainstorming about what I needed to write for the day. I’m sure you know how it is: Sometimes, there’s tons to talk about, and other times, you have to force the words to flow from your fingers. However, all that changed very quickly!
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Categories: In the news
Tagged: al.com, Andrew Stone, car, Commons on the Green, crash, Fox 6, iloveuab.com, NBC 13, UAB, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Our pal Matt passed this along:
Al.com is seeking candidates for an editorial intern. Internship responsibilities will include maintaining and updating news stories and section front pages, working closely with the editorial production staff to build special report packages, monitoring discussions in forums and blogs, creating photo galleries, monitoring news wires, and updating news, entertainment and sports databases.
Candidates should be pursuing a degree in Journalism or Communications or have comparable work experience. An ideal candidate would have relevant experience, such as working on a school newspaper or web site or a prior internship.
Candidates should possess skills in the following areas:
- Editing photos with Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady
- Editing HTML with a text editor
- Using FTP to publish files to the Internet
- Strong grammar and spelling skills
- Strong knowledge of Windows operating systems
Candidates should be prepared to work weekends. This is a full-time, paid position. $10 per hour/40 hours per week.
Please e-mail resume to jobs@al.com with the subject line “editorial internship.”
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Categories: Job postings
Tagged: al.com, alabama, alabama live, Birmingham, internship, job posting, Media of Birmingham, new media
We have several job opportunities available at al.com:
- Senior Producer / Sports
- Multimedia Designer
- Graphic Design Intern – Web
Also, we are actively seeking free-lance photographers to cover events for al.com. Amateur photographers are encouraged! These individuals would be attending and taking pictures at community events for posting into photo galleries on al.com. It is a part-time, as needed position ($10/hour). E-mail resume and other information to jobs@al.com.
Kristen Record
editorial producer, al.com
Job descriptions after the jump …
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Categories: Job postings
Tagged: al.com, alabama, alabama live, Birmingham, freelance, graphic design, internship, job posting, Media of Birmingham, multimedia designer, new media, photographer, senior producer, sports
