Make Your Own TV Show
by: Jesse S. Somer
If you?re anything like me, you?ve spent many, many hours of your life watching television. From sit-coms and game shows to cartoons and reality TV, we?ve sat in front of the box for a large part of our life watching stories of one sort or another. What we mightn?t have known is that for every one show that gets on the air there were probably a hundred that didn?t make it. This might be hard to believe with shows like ?The Joe Schmo Show? and ?The Simple Life? out there but our world is a strange place with weird people, now isn?t it? However with the advent of the Internet and legal file-sharing you can now film your own TV show and put it up on the Web for everyone to see. If it?s any good, word will get around. That?s how the Internet works: Word of mouth.
You no longer have to make a pilot show and sit in front of a large group of executives praying that they will like your material. Television is heading for your computer, literally. You can already download some of your favorite corporation-backed shows on the Internet legally, for a small price. It is a commonly held belief that in the not-to-distant-future computers and televisions will become one, a flat digital screen replacing your monitor. Eventually all TV channels and individual shows will have websites where you can download and stream their programs. The interesting new phenomenon is that you can join in the fun too. There?s a low barrier to entering the Internet TV game. We have now been given the freedom to produce, and to share our stories with the rest of the box-watching world.
Check out http://www.welcometothescene.com/index.shtml and http://www.purepwnage.com/. These two sites are a couple of the multitudinous masses that are now being put up on the Web for people to watch and share. It can almost be thought of as an artist?s exhibition, where you and your TV-maniac friends finally get to show your shows to the rest of us. I get the feeling that the whole idea is based around the concept of freedom. We get the freedom to create, a medium where we can choose to show our creations, and the freedom to download a show and share it with our friends. Word-of-mouth spreads and all of a sudden your show?s got a huge underground cult following. What happens next in the story? You tell me.
As always people are going to try and make a dollar out of something cool and new on the human scene. If you look at the show on http://marcushateshisjob.com/ you will see a pretty funny TV program. It is sponsored by Sprite, a division of the Coca-Cola Company. There?s nothing really wrong with this (artists have to get their funding from somewhere) except that it could possibly result in nearly the same paradigm as the old TV company-controlled structure, if Sprite achieves power to dictate what content goes into the show. There?s a name that has been coined for this sort of behavior and in this case the product-placement, commercially-based Internet program fits into this category perfectly: Astroturf. The former shows are grass-roots programs, a sign of the individual freedom that can be obtained on the Internet. Astroturf makes itself out to look like grass-roots philosophy, yet like football, it is definitely a more painful place to get tackled.
The whole concept of file-sharing has a huge amount of nebulous clouds surrounding it, but in this case things are simple. You want people to watch your show. You haven?t downloaded someone else?s copyright material. You?re sharing your own creation. Get to it people, and get it to the people. I want to see what you can do. One can only take so many reruns of ?Gilligan?s Island? and ?Different Strokes?. ?What you talkin? bout Willis?? is what they?ll be saying after watching your inspirational new television masterpiece. Hey, you might even start a whole new era. Remember, one day, a long time ago (and thank the Universe for it), no one even knew what a sit-com was!
About The Author
Jesse S. Somer Jesse S. Somer is someone who has spent too much time in front of the TV. He?s hoping that one day you?ll create something that?s truly worth watching on his computer. Jesse S. Somer is a creative writer working at M6.Net: ?The web-hosting company for humans.? M6M6.Net is working hard to help humanity experience the power and freedom to develop their own part of the Internet, to share their information and connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime.
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A Peek At The Other Orlando
A Peek At The Other Orlando
by: Steven Chabotte
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Most people think of Orlando and think of Disney World or Universal Studios. And a trip to these attractions makes a wonderful vacation experience. But what do you do after you get your fill of Mickey Mouse? Or in the wintertime when the parks close early, what do you do with all those hours between park closing and bedtime?
Believe it or not, Orlando has many more attractions. They are not as big or as glamorous as Disney World or Universal Studios but they make for every pleasant day trips and evening excursions.
For instance, if you find yourself with your evenings free, consider a Dinner Theater experience. There are several in Orlando and they are all an excellent and entertaining way...
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Nine Tips for Successful Trade Show Exhibit Selection
Nine Tips for Successful Trade Show Exhibit Selection
by: Dick Wheeler
Your company has made the important decision to make trade show exhibit appearance a part of its marketing program, and you now need to create a game plan that will help you select your appropriate trade shows. You know that exhibiting at the right trade shows can bring successful leads and sales, while the wrong trade shows can waste your company?s time, money and energy. It is essential to make the right decision. But how do you start? The following are nine steps to guide you in the trade show selection process.
1. Work with a tradeshow planning team or key personnel to decide who your target market is and what your objectives are.
2. Identify the tradeshows that appeal to your market and offer the greatest exposure for your message. Research the target market and your competitors to determine which tradeshows they frequently attend.
3. Time your trade show...
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Using Art Prints With A Minimalist Home Decor
Using Art Prints With A Minimalist Home Decor
by: Joel Walsh
Most decorators traditionally recommend a minimalist d?cor for many spaces, particularly small spaces such as apartments and guest houses. Unfortunately, many people believe that this means that the walls should be kept completely bare for a minimalist d?cor to work. Aren't pictures too flashy for a minimalist d?cor?
Art Prints: Perfect Complement to a Minimalist Decor
In a word: no, pictures are not too flashy to use with a minimalist d?cor. In a few more words: art prints are not too flashy for a minimalist d?cor, as long as you select your prints carefully. In fact, in rooms with minimalist decor, art prints add character and highlight the fact that the decor really is minimalist and not just neglected.
The trick with choosing art prints carefully is just to pick one print, or pick a few prints on a highly related subject or in a similar style, preferably all by the...
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Banner Stands
Banner Stands
by: Peter Jay
Improve your next trade show display, event or sales meeting with a trade show display banner stand.
Banner stands can add a level of graphics and professionalism to your trade show display or sales meeting that can be found in no other way.
A banner stand can create an atmosphere that will generate leads and sales.
Banner stands are simple and inexpensive ways of greatly improving your trade show display.
There is a large variety or selection of banner stands that you can choose from, to fit your specific trade show display needs.
Most banner stand suppliers will likely allow you to customer order a banner stand as well.
One type of banner stand is the quickscreen banner stand.
Quickscreen banner stands are exactly what their name describes as.
They are quick pop up screens that you can easily transport to and from, and put up and take down at your trade...
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Five Reasons Trade Show Exhibits are Popular
Five Reasons Trade Show Exhibits are Popular
by: Dick Wheeler
Why are companies joining the trade show bandwagon?
One of the major reasons for the continuing trade show popularity is the personal contact opportunity to observe innovations in business products and services. In an era of impersonal electronic communication, trade shows offer face- to- face meetings that are critical for companies to compete in an ever-changing marketplace.
The size of the trade show display industry is impressive and it is growing.
According to Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA), 51 million people attended trade shows last year in the United States. There were more than 13,000 trade shows in the nation with 1.2 million companies exhibiting.
This is a testimony to the tremendous value in networking and being able to touch and demonstrate new products. Trade shows connect buyer to seller and people to people in a way that virtual marketing...
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Hello from New York City (6) - Checking out (somewhat desolate) Coney Island
Hello from New York City (6) - Checking out (somewhat desolate) Coney Island
by: Susanne Pacher
So I am sitting here back in my office and I want to bring our last 2 days in New York City to paper. Considering that the weather forecast for Saturday was pretty bad (rain and maximum temperatures of 13 degrees C), the day turned out much nicer than expected.
Surrounded mostly by Caribbean retail outlets, we got a headstart by walking down Flatbush Avenue in the heart of Brooklyn. At Avenue U we grabbed a bus to the west end of Coney Island and started walking along the boardwalk.
When you come from Toronto you associate the term "Boardwalk" with a nice upscale residential neighbourhood, mature trees, manicured lawns, Victorian houses, well maintained playgrounds, tennis clubs etc. Well, the boardwalk in Coney Island is just a little different.
Essentially it is a very wide beach with a wooden boardwalk, made up of 5 sections of wooden...
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Trade Shows
Trade Shows
by: Matt Bacak
Trade shows show promise as a ?golden? marketing opportunity.
Many business owners are stepping outside of the traditional box and investing in portable signage.
Talking one-on-one with potential buyers provides an immediate gratification that is empowering.
The trade show makes highlighting business services or products easier.
Plan Ahead
Working trade shows requires some planning.
If possible, visit the facility prior to selecting your booth.
Walk through the facility looking for potential problems that would inhibit your success, such as:
Food court:
Although being located next to the food court could be beneficial, it creates a distraction.
It's difficult enough to interest a potential buyer in 3-minutes; you don't need the sweet smell of cotton candy interrupting.
Competition:
Don't be suckered into renting a booth...
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5 Reasons Why Cruising Is A Great Value
5 Reasons Why Cruising Is A Great Value
by: Bruce Pickett
For many years, taking a cruise for a family vacation was considered an expensive luxury that few people could afford.
Most people never even considered a vacation cruise as an option for themselves.
Times have changed, though, as more and more people are discovering that cruising is a great value for a family vacation.
1. What you get
The price you pay for your cruise includes a huge number of things.
It covers your accommodations (cabin) for the duration of the cruise, all of the food you can eat, and a huge variety of shipboard amenities and activities.
A good way to see the value of what you get for yourself is to compare the direct costs of a cruise with the direct costs of a typical vacation.
Add up the cost of comparable travel, hotel, food, and activities, you will quickly see that the price of a cruise is indeed a bargain when...
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