Check out this website I found at filehippo.com
I’m enjoying seeing these helpful sites that aggregate free — and many essential — applications after working on http://MID.AllMyApps.com with my pals inside Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group.
Beet-TV Takes Time to Hear My Take on Video
In November, I got to join an interesting panel at the Online Video Platform Summit, where we talked about strategies for using of video as a communication vehicle.
BeetTV was kind enough to devote time to meet up with me and hear how I’ve been helping Intel’s Global Communications Group evolve its use of video. Here’s the post from BeetTV:
SAN JOSE, CA — Some of most innovative uses of online video have been pioneered by technology companies, notably Microsoft’s Channel 9, the videoblog for customers and developers.
Sun Microsystems has been using video for some time. One of the latest entrants into corporate use of video is the new Adobe.TV
Intel has been using online video as core communications tool for its many constituents . For a chat about the importance of online video within corporations, we spoke with Ken Kaplan, Broadcast and New Media Manager, Intel Global Communications Group.
We caught up with Ken recently in San Jose at the Streaming Media West show.
We’ve published some of the Intel videos here.
Andy Plesser, Executive Producer.
Next Island to launch sci-fi adventure virtual world — with time travel | VentureBeat
via venturebeat.com
Nice to see my long-time friend David Post turn his brainstorm into a living dream!
Is your company effectively using Twitter?
via om.ly
Tips from ObjectiveMarketer founder Amita Paul:
Instead of jumping into execution, if companies adopt the simple framework of Plan -> Execute -> Learn -> Optimize, then not only can effectiveness be measured, but the knowledge gathered throughout the process can also be used for repeatable success.
The Intel Reader – Accessories, Anecdotes
This is a video I shot with a great guy, Ben Foss, from Intel’s Digital Health Group. I also edited a shorter version here.
Ben invited me to his and gave me a first-hand look at the The Intel Reader,which takes pictures of text and read it aloud.
It’s designed to provide access to printed text for people with dyslexia, low vision or blindness.
Intel’s Digital Health Group researched and designed the mobile Intel Reader, which is built on the Intel Atom processor and run on the Moblin operating system.
I got to attend the San Francisco briefing today, where I got to see a few great tech writers from sites like VentureBeat, Ubergizmo, TechPulse360 and SiliconValleyWatcher.
During the briefing, Ben showed the first prototype design, so I shot this photo showing the idea evolve into reality – and a set of photos here.
My take: it’s interesting to learn about the blend of people and technology research that went into making the device. It is purpose built and intended to assist people who have trouble reading text. The ability to “on-the-spot” snap a photo of a newspaper, magazine or voter booklet and have the text read back to you slow or super fast is amazing.
And the fact that you can create a collection of documents and mp3 audio files for sharing (appropirately, not for commercial uses) makes this device ripe for our times.
I think it will help bring together young and older people who need help reading text — people with dyslexia, weak eye sight or other forms of blindness.
Intel Inside Cloud Computing and Micro-Servers
Intel provides updates on cloud computing infrastructure, including the Intel Cloud Builder Program, products and technologies enabling innovation in cloud/Internet datacenters, and a look at the new micro-server category. EMC join us as special guests to discuss our joint efforts in the cloud.
Investing in the Data Center During the Downturn
Intel CIO Diane Bryant leads an industry conversation on how investing in new data center servers during the economic downturn is saving Intel $250 million over eight years.
Future of Public Relations & Corporate Communications
Brian Solis visited Intel headquarters on August 7, 2009 to talk with the Global Communications Group, the public relations team that helps Intel share news, information and stories about the company at http://www.intel.com/pressroom.
Brian is an Intel Insider, a group of 10 social media advisors who help Intel evolve how the company communicates and participates with people online.
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